Mooreville, Rathdowney, Co. Laois
Declared invalid.
- 3 Aug 2026Received
- 7 Sept 2026Observations closed
- Status
- Withdrawn or invalid
- Decision
- Not yet
- Council
- Laois County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 4,650 m²
What’s proposed
In plain English
Change of use from shop and filling station to childcare facility
The applicant wants to convert an existing shop and petrol station into a childcare facility. This includes building new rooms and removing the fuel pumps and canopy.
- Removes petrol pumps, underground fuel tanks, and the forecourt canopy
- Subdivides the site to separate the existing house from the facility
- Creates a one-way traffic system with two new site entrances
- Adds new boundary walls and changes window and door layouts
Written by AI from the council’s description
An AI model rewrote the council’s description below in everyday words on 9 Oct 2026. It was told to use only that text, and every number it wrote was checked against it. It says nothing about whether the application will be approved. The council’s wording and planning file are the record.
The council’s description
change of use of existing shop and filling station to Child Care Facility including the change the use of the shop to two child care rooms, construct an extra afterschool room, toilet block, lobby and waiting area to the rear and side of the shop, changing the fenestration to alter door on the eastern elevation to a window with opaque glass make two window opes to the western elevation, decommissioning of the petrol pumps, underground fuel tanks and piping and removal of forecourt canopy. Subdivide the site to separate the existing dwelling house from the rest of the site. Construct new boundary walls to the front and eastern boundaries, close existing Crèche entrance and open two new entrances to form a one way access and exit to the site, remove the front portion of wall between the existing Crèche and the proposed parking area, also planning permission for removed existing signage and erect new signage for the Crèche on the front of the existing shop, and all associated and necessary works
Planning details
- Reference
- 2660532
- Local authority
- Laois County Council
- Status
- Withdrawn or invalid · register status “INCOMPLETED APPLICATION”
- Received
- 3 Aug 2026
- Observations close
- 7 Sept 2026 (closed 60 days ago)
- Decision
- Not decided
- Site area
- 4,650 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Nearby 2 · 500 m · 12 months
Homes nearby
- For saleRathdowney Co Laois, Rathdowney, Co. Laois
- For saleRathdowney Co Laois, Rathdowney, Co. Laois
- For sale4 Clarney Hall, Rathdowney, Co. Laois, R32 N8X4
- For saleErrill, Rathdowney, Co. Laois
- For saleChurchville, Church Street, Rathdowney, Co. Laois, R32 C8X2
- Withdrawn14 Mooreville Estate, Rathdowney, Errill, Co. Laois, R32 AK40
Zoning
Zoned for bulky-goods retail warehousing — large sheds, large car parks.
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.
Zoned for office, research and development and high-technology manufacturing.
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 29 Sept 2026, 23:03.
Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 29 Sept 2026, 23:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Sept 2026, 23:03 | open |
Summary
2660532 is a planning application to Laois County Council for change of use of existing shop and filling station to Child Care Facility including the, received on 3 Aug 2026; the file is recorded as incompleted application.