Mooreville, Rathdowney, Co. Laois
Open for comments until 4 Nov.
- 30 Sept 2026Received
- 4 Nov 2026Observations close
- 24 Nov 2026Decision due
- Status
- Open for comments · 18 days left to observe
- Decision
- Due 24 Nov 2026
- 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 filling station into a childcare facility. This includes building extensions and removing the petrol pumps and canopy.
- Removes petrol pumps, underground fuel tanks, and the forecourt canopy
- Adds new boundary walls and creates a one-way traffic system
- Subdivides the site to separate the existing house from the facility
- Alters windows and doors on the eastern and western sides
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 provide pre-school and after school care rooms and construct an extra 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, to decommission the petrol pumps & underground fuel tanks and piping and to remove forecourt canopy. Also to subdivide the site to separate the existing dwelling house from the rest of the site and construct new boundary walls to the front and eastern boundaries, to close existing Crèche entrance and open two new entrances to form a one way access and exit to the site, to remove the front portion of wall between the existing Crèche and the proposed parking area, also planning permission to remove 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
- 2660699
- Local authority
- Laois County Council
- Status
- Open for comments · register status “NEW APPLICATION”
- Received
- 30 Sept 2026
- Observations close
- 4 Nov 2026 (18 days left)
- Decision due
- 24 Nov 2026
- Decision
- Not decided
- Site area
- 4,650 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Nearby 2 · 500 m · 5 years
Homes nearby
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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 7 Oct 2026, 01:19.
Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 7 Oct 2026, 01:19
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 7 Oct 2026, 01:19 | open |
Summary
2660699 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 30 Sept 2026; observations close on 4 Nov 2026 (18 days left).