Ratheven , Portlaoise , Co. Laois

What’s proposed

a) Proposed Change of Use and Refurbishment of an Existing Car Sales Showroom, Associated Offices and Store Areas to a Proposed Play Therapy Centre and b) Permission for a Proposed Extension to provide Ancillary Toilet and Café Area Facilities and to include all Associated Ancillary Works

2660049 is a planning application to Laois County Council for a) Proposed Change of Use and Refurbishment of an Existing Car Sales Showroom, received on 3 Feb 2026; permission was granted with conditions on 11 Aug 2026.

Planning details

Reference: 2660049
Local authority: Laois County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 3 Feb 2026
Observations close: 10 Mar 2026 (closed 197 days ago)
Decision due: 19 Aug 2026 · decided 11 Aug 2026
Decision: Conditional on 11 Aug 2026
Proposed development: a) Proposed Change of Use and Refurbishment of an Existing Car Sales Showroom, Associated Offices and Store Areas to a Proposed Play Therapy Centre and b) Permission for a Proposed Extension to provide Ancillary Toilet and Café Area Facilities and to include all Associated Ancillary Works
As published by the register.
Site area: 1,991 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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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 22 Sept 2026, 16:10 (store id 397368). 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/2660049/0.

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Ratheven , Portlaoise , Co. Laois

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 28 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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