GrantedCommercialDecided 3 March 2016

Units 5 & 6 Portlaoise Retail Park, New Road Portlaoise, Co. Laois

Amalgamation of two retail units at Portlaoise Retail Park into a single large retail warehouse.

1631 · Laois County Council · Lodged 28 January 2016

Reference: 1631
Authority: Laois County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 28 January 2016

Summary

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The development involves the amalgamation of Units 5 and 6 at Portlaoise Retail Park to create a single retail warehouse. The works will include minor internal alterations, specifically the removal of internal partition walls, resulting in a combined floor area of 2,395 square meters.

Commercialretailamalgamation

Floor area: 2,395 m²

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Official record

Development description

Amalgamate units 5 and 6 at portlaoise retail park, to provide a single retail warehouse of 2395 m2, including associated minor internal works to remove internal partition walls at units 5 & 6 portlaoise retail park, new road, portlaoise, co. Laois. The subject site is located to the north of the new road (portlaoise orbital route) and to the east of the timahoe road,

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

General BusinessLC

“To provide for and improve commercial activities”

National zoning type: Commercial, retail

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
30 The Downs, Stradbally Rd, Portlaoise	Aug 2025	€350,000	309 m
Green Acres, 2 New Road, Portlaoise	Dec 2025	€249,000	358 m
39 The Downs, Stradbally Rd, Portlaoise	Oct 2025	€400,000	393 m
Glenlahan, Stradbally Rd, Portlaoise	Jun 2026	€815,000	396 m
1 Stonecrop, Sand Wood, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT	Oct 2025	€436,123	402 m
91 Aghnaharna Drive, Stradbally Road, Portlaoise	Feb 2025	€405,000	406 m
2 Stonecrop, Sandwood, Portlaoisprice excludes VAT	Oct 2025	€419,097	410 m
3 Stonecrop Sandwood, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT	Nov 2025	€418,502	418 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

Timeline

Application received28 January 2016
Decision due23 March 2016
Decision issued3 March 2016
Grant issued4 April 2016
Permission expiry3 April 2021

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