GrantedInfrastructureDecided 27 January 2026

St Fintan’s Hospital, Dublin Road, Portlaoise

Construction of a new four-storey Primary Care Centre at St Fintan's Hospital in Portlaoise.

2560542 · Laois County Council · Lodged 29 August 2025

Reference: 2560542
Authority: Laois County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 29 August 2025

Summary

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The development comprises a new four-storey Primary Care Centre of approximately 5,845 square metres on a vacant site. It will interlink with the existing protected St. Fintan's Hospital building and include GP surgeries, clinical rooms, and a 104-space car park.

Infrastructurehealthcareprotected structureclinic

Storeys: 4
Floor area: 5,845 m²

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Official record

Development description

Develop a new primary care centre located on a vacant site immediately adjoining the dublin road and to the east of the existing car park, interlinked to the core public services and administration block of the existing protected structure (niah reg. No. 12508088) st. Fintan’s hospital building. The proposed development comprises: a) a four-storey primary care centre building (total gross floor area c. 5,845m²) incorporating general practitioner (gp) surgeries, dental and orthodontic surgeries, outpatient consulting and treatment rooms, physiotherapy and occupational therapy rooms, group rooms, (camhs and day hospital), x-ray and ultrasound services, administrative offices, ancillary staff and meeting rooms, clinical and utility stores, waiting areas, and all associated circulation and building services; b) provision of site infrastructure including a new car park located to the south-west of the proposed building containing 104 no. Surface-level car parking spaces (including 4 no. Accessible spaces and 12 no. Electric vehicle charging spaces), 80 no. Bicycle parking spaces, pedestrian footpaths, cycle paths, boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping, public lighting, site signage, and all associated site development and drainage works; c) the development includes provision of rooftop plant areas, esb substation, and vehicular, pedestrian, and cycle access from within the existing st. Fintan’s campus road network and all associated site development works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Community Educational and InstitutionalCI

“To protect and provide for local neighbourhood, community, ecclesiastical, recreational and educational facilities.”

National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities 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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apartment 13 Block D, Stradbrook Stradbally Road, Portlaoise	Dec 2025	€210,000	174 m
24c Stradbrook, Stradbally Rd, Portlaoise	Jun 2026	€185,000	211 m
Apt 3a, Stradbrook, Stradbally Rd	Apr 2026	€226,500	234 m
Apt 2a, Stradbrook, Portlaoise	Jun 2026	€200,000	234 m
1a Stradbrook, Stradbally Rd, Portlaoise	Jun 2026	€240,000	234 m
19b Stradbrook, Portlaoise, Laois	Apr 2026	€210,000	258 m
Apt 19c, Strandbrook, Portlaoise	Jun 2025	€225,000	282 m
9 Glen Downs, Stradbally Rd, Portlaoise	Feb 2025	€300,000	346 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 received29 August 2025
Further information requested23 October 2025
Further information received22 December 2025
Decision due27 January 2026
Decision issued27 January 2026
Grant issued4 March 2026
Permission expiry3 March 2031

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