GrantedIndustrialDecided 19 July 2016

Clonminam Idustrial Estate, Portlaoise, Co. Laois R32 XD95

Industrial upgrades including new roller shutter doors, cladding, and roofing over storage areas.

16256 · Laois County Council · Lodged 30 May 2016

Reference: 16256
Authority: Laois County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 30 May 2016

Summary

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The development at an industrial estate involves installing 3 roller shutter doors and additional vertical cladding on a soil remediation unit. It also includes cladding on a soil storage unit, roofing over a desludge area, and roofing over a mixed fuel storage area with a canopy-style roof.

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Official record

Development description

Install 3 no. Roller shutter doors (7.5m wide by 4.8m high) on the western elevation, additional vertical cladding from eaves level to the top of proposed precast concrete panels (2400mm in height) onto the existing roofed soil remediation unit "plan a" on the western and southern elevations. Permission to install additional vertical cladding from the ground floor level to the eaves level onto the existing soil storage unit "plan b" on the western and southern elevations. Permission to roof over the existing desluldge area with a cladding roof system and install vertical cladding to the western, eastern, southern and northern elevations. Permission to install 1 no. Roller shutter door (3.8m wide by 5.6m high) on the northern elevation. Permission is also sought to roof over the existing mixed fuel storage area with a cladding roof system (canopy style roof) with 1.0m high vertical cladding from the roof eaves level on the eastern, northern and southern elevation and all associated site works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Industrial and WarehousingBP

“To provide for and improve industrial and warehousing development.”

National zoning type: Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses

Objective set by the LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
40 Rockview Green, Rockview, Mountrath Rd	Feb 2025	€250,000	166 m
44 Rockview Mountrath Rd, Portlaoise, Laois	Nov 2025	€260,000	168 m
33 Rockview Drive, Rockview, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€339,207	174 m
35 Rockview Drive, Rockview, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€356,828	177 m
32 Rockview Drive, Rockview, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€339,207	178 m
36 Rockview Drive, Mountrath roadprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€348,017	180 m
32 Rockview Green, Mountrath Rd, Portlaoise	Apr 2025	€240,000	190 m
No 26 Rockview Square, Rockview, Mountrath Roadprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€339,207	228 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

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Application received30 May 2016
Decision due24 July 2016
Decision issued19 July 2016
Grant issued22 August 2016
Permission expiry21 August 2021

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