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Hawthorn Community Building , Ballacolla , Laois

May 29 2025

Application Received

Jul 23 2025

Decision Due

Jul 23 2025

Decision

Aug 29 2025

Granted

Aug 28 2030

Expiry (if required)
  • Submitted: 29 / 05 / 2025
  • Application Type:
    PERMISSION
  • Application Status:
    APPLICATION FINALISED
  • Council Decision:
    CONDITIONAL (Granted)

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Development Description:

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

Nearby Applications:

Distance: Received: Decision: Development Address: Development Description:
450m 17/06/2026 N/A Coole , Ballacolla , Portlaoise extend and renovate existing cottage and for retention of foundation and floor base completed to date Details...
2.5km 14/05/2026 N/A Ballygeehin Upper , Ballacolla , County Laois construct a single storey extension to the front of the property with a single storey extension to the rear with associated landscaping works. Upgrade existing septic tank to a treatment system with percolation area and all associated siteworks. Details...
2.5km 12/05/2026 N/A Ballygeehin Upper , Ballacolla , County Laois construct a single storey extension to the front of the property with a single storey extension to the rear with associated landscaping works. Upgrade existing septic tank to a treatment system with percolation area and all associated siteworks. Details...
2.6km 20/03/2026 CONDITIONAL Clonohill , Ballacolla , Portlaoise construct a Lean-to extension to existing cattle shed, under-slat tank, feeding barrier & passageway, and all associated site works. Details...
2.6km 20/03/2026 N/A Clonohill , Ballacolla , Portlaoise construct a Lean-to extension to existing cattle shed, under-slat tank, feeding barrier & passageway, and all associated site works. Details...
130m 12/03/2026 CONDITIONAL Rosemount , Ballacolla , Co. Laois construct a dwelling house with a single storey element, domestic garage, septic tank, percolation area, new entrance and a new shared access & entrance and all necessary and associated site works Details...
130m 06/03/2026 N/A Rosemount , Ballacolla , Co. Laois construct a dwelling house with a single storey element, domestic garage, septic tank, percolation area, new entrance and a new shared access & entrance and all necessary and associated site works Details...
2.5km 04/02/2026 CONDITIONAL Oldglass , Ballacolla , Co. Laois construct a single-storey dwelling house, shared entrance, garage, septic tank with percolation system and all associated site works Details...
350m 10/12/2025 CONDITIONAL Park , Ballacolla , County Laois. change of housetype from a 2 storey dwelling as permitted under P.24/60117 to a single storey bungalow to incl revised elevations. All other elements as permitted under P.24/60117 to remain incl., a new secondary treatment system & soil polishing filter (percolation area), new entrance gates and assoc siteworks to incl for garage and carport. Details...
2.8km 28/10/2025 CONDITIONAL Circle K Manor Stone Service Station , Off Junction 3 on M8 Motorway , Tintore Ballacolla Co. Laois construct a high-power electric vehicle charging hub and associated infrastructure, consisting of the following: (i) installation of 8no. electric vehicle charging bays and 4no. charging points which will replace 14no. existing spaces, (ii) Installation of new EV canopy with associated illuminated signage, (iii) new modular ESB Substation, (iv) new EV banner and other signage, (v) signature wall, (vi) relocation of existing lighting columns, new road markings and, (vii) all other associated drainage and site development works. Details...
2.8km 20/10/2025 N/A Circle K Manor Stone Service Station , Off Junction 3 on M8 Motorway , Tintore Ballacolla Co. Laois construct: a high-power electric vehicle charging hub and associated infrastructure, consisting of the following: (i) installation of 8no. electric vehicle charging bays and 4no. charging points which will replace 14no. existing spaces, (ii) Installation of new EV canopy with associated illuminated signage, (iii) new modular ESB Substation, (iv) new EV banner and other signage, (v) signature wall, (vi) relocation of existing lighting columns, new road markings. Details...
0m 27/05/2025 N/A Hawthorn Community Building , Ballacolla , Laois change 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. Details...
0m 20/05/2025 CONDITIONAL Portlaoise GAA , Rathleague Portlaoise , Co. Laois carry out the following development • Demolition of existing structures on site to include existing clubhouse and associated outbuildings (c. 1,567 sqm overall); • Construction of a new clubhouse, grandstand, and indoor training facility measuring c.10,122 sqm GFA to include: an indoor training field (c. 6,175 sqm), changing rooms, communal areas, café/merchandise shop, town hall, gym, physio room, comms room, a function room and associated kitchen, bar, 2 no. meeting rooms, 4 no. outdoor handball courts, plant rooms, ESB substation, and ancillary storage rooms; • Amendments to the layouts of existing 5 no. natural grass outdoor training pitches, including spectator fencing and 400 LUX floodlighting to 1 no. natural grass pitch, realignment of ball stop netting, and associated works; • Conversion of existing grass pitch to 1 no. all weather synthetic pitch, with the inclusion of new floodlights (400 LUX), spectator fencing, ball stop netting and associated works; • Provision of 4 no. dug outs and 2 no. scoreboards; • 1 no. spectator seating terrace measuring 11.16m in height with seating capacity for c. 420 no. spectators; • Relocation of the existing car park to provide 227 no. car parking spaces (to incl. 13 no. accessible spaces and 23 no. EV spaces), bus set down area and 4 no. bus sparking spaces, with additional overflow parking available; • Works to the R425 road to provide traffic calming measures in the form of concrete buildouts, islands, a pedestrian crossing, and associated line marking and signage; • The re-design of the existing vehicular entrance along the R425 road to provide pedestrian/cycle access; • Provision of a new emergency vehicle entrance only onto the R425; • Provision of 227 no. cycle parking spaces; • Provision of static storage for firefighting; • Amendments to and the extension of the existing amenity track and lighting; • All associated boundary treatments including the retention of existing hedgerow along all boundaries; • All associated site development works and services, including foul water pumping station and rising main, irrigation well with pump, and all associated hard and soft landscaping including mounding, footpaths, pitch fencing, planting and landscaping works. Details...
0m 01/05/2025 N/A Hawthorn Community Building , Ballacolla , Laois change of use for a section of the Hawthorn Community Building, Ballacolla, Co. Laois, R 32R8HN. The development will consist of change of use of two meeting rooms to a preschool service and change of use of the rear grassed area to an enclosed outdoor area for the preschool. Details...
0m 18/04/2025 N/A Hawthorn Community Building , Ballacolla , Laois change of use of two meeting rooms to a preschool service and change of use of the rear grassed area to an enclosed outdoor area for the preschool. Details...
900m 15/04/2025 CONDITIONAL Clough Road , Ballacolla , County Laois construct new single storey extension to the side (South West) with internal renovations to the existing dwelling. Install a new septic tank and percolation area. Form a new site boundary between the existing dwelling, extended area and farm with all associated siteworks Details...
90m 22/01/2025 CONDITIONAL Rosemount , Ballacolla , Co. Laois construct single storey dwelling house, garage, septic tank and percolation area, and all associated ancillary site works as approved per outline permission reference 23/60513 Details...
2.7km 20/01/2025 CONDITIONAL Circle K Manor Stone Service Station , Tintore Ballacolla , Co. Laois I. Install new 5,000lt Aboveground Self Bunded Fuel Storage Tank with Integrated Dispenser, II. Associated signage, III. All associated site development works. Details...
100m 14/01/2025 N/A Rosemount , Ballacolla , Co. Laois Permission Consequent on Grant of Outline Permission Ref. 23/60513 for a single storey dwelling house, garage, septic tank and percolation area, and all associated ancillary site works as approved per outline permission Details...

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