Block Road , Portlaoise , Co. Laois.

What’s proposed

retain 4 no. existing prefabricated classrooms and all associated works at Kolbe Special School, Block rd., Portlaoise

20387 is a planning application to Laois County Council for retain 4 no. existing prefabricated classrooms and all associated works at Kolbe Special, received on 30 Jul 2020; permission was granted with conditions on 16 Sept 2020.

Planning details

Reference: 20387
Local authority: Laois County Council
Status: Appeal decided — granted · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 30 Jul 2020
Observations close: 3 Sept 2020 (closed 2206 days ago)
Decision due: 23 Sept 2020 · decided 16 Sept 2020
Decision: Conditional on 16 Sept 2020
Proposed development: retain 4 no. existing prefabricated classrooms and all associated works at Kolbe Special School, Block rd., Portlaoise
As published by the register.
Site area: 28 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 394080). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/20387/0.

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Block Road , Portlaoise , Co. Laois.

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