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Laois County Council · 2560326

Hawthorn Community Building, Ballacolla, Laois

Approved in Aug 2025. No sign of building yet.

  1. 29 May 2025Received
  2. 23 Jul 2025Conditional
  3. 29 Aug 2025Final approval
  4. 28 Aug 2030Approval runs out
Status
Approved
Decision
Conditional · 23 Jul 2025
Council
Laois County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
667 m²

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What’s proposed

change of use of two meeting rooms, adjoining toilets and entrance hallway to a preschool service (entrance hallway to be shared with community building); new double doors to rear in place of existing window; and change of use of the rear grassed area to an outdoor uncovered grassed area for the preschool, enclosed by a new timber fence and gate

Planning details

Reference
2560326
Local authority
Laois County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
29 May 2025
Observations close
3 Jul 2025 (closed 470 days ago)
Decision due
23 Jul 2025 · decided 23 Jul 2025
Decision
Conditional on 23 Jul 2025
Site area
667 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure

Nearby 16 · 500 m · 5 years

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Zoning

R2 — Existing residential

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

S5 — Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure

Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.

R1 — New residential

Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.

Where this comes from

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44.

Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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Summary

2560326 is a planning application to Laois County Council for change of use of two meeting rooms, adjoining toilets and entrance hallway to a, received on 29 May 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 23 Jul 2025.