GrantedCommercialDecided 17 October 2025

Bishopswood Road, Droughill, Portarlington Co. Laois

Construction of a new two-storey creche and daycare centre with outdoor play and parking areas.

2560422 · Laois County Council · Lodged 14 July 2025

Reference: 2560422
Authority: Laois County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 14 July 2025

Summary

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The development will consist of a new two-storey creche and daycare centre. It will include an outdoor play area, set down and parking areas, landscaping, boundary treatments, and all associated site works.

Commercialcrechechildcarecommunity

Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

Construct new two storey creche and daycare centre, including outdoor play area, set down and parking areas, landscaping and boundary treatments, ancillary site services and all associated site works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Residential 2 - New Proposed ResidentialRS

“To provide for new residential development, residential services and community facilities”

National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses

Objective set by the LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
8 Coill An Easpaig, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT	Feb 2026	€330,396	40 m
6 Coill An Easpaig, Portarlington, County Laoisprice excludes VAT	Feb 2026	€330,396	41 m
9 Coill An Easpaig, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€330,397	42 m
5 Coill an Easpaig, Portarlington, County Laoisprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€330,397	42 m
10 Coill an Easpaig, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€370,044	45 m
4 Colil An Easpaig, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT	Feb 2026	€330,396	46 m
3 Coill An Easpaig, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT	Feb 2026	€330,396	51 m
16 Coill an Easpaig, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€295,154	62 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received14 July 2025
Further information requested4 September 2025
Further information received24 September 2025
Decision due21 October 2025
Decision issued17 October 2025
Grant issued26 November 2025
Permission expiry25 November 2030

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