GrantedEnergyDecided 21 October 2016

Supermarket building, Kellyville Centre Lyster Square, Portlaoise

Install solar panels on the roof of a supermarket building in Portlaoise.

16464 · Laois County Council · Lodged 16 September 2016

Reference: 16464
Authority: Laois County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 16 September 2016

Summary

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Permission is sought to install a solar photovoltaic (PV) system on the eastern and western sides of the existing main cladded roof. The installation will be over the first-floor offices and staff facilities area to the rear of the Kellyville Centre.

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Official record

Development description

Install a solar photovoltaic (pv) system on the eastern and western sides of the existing main cladded roof over the first floor offices/staff facilities area to the rear of the existing kellyville centre, lyster square, portlaoise

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Town Centre (Primary / Core Retail Area)UC

“To protect and enhance the special physical and social character of the existing town centre and to provide for and improve retailing and commercial activities”

National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area

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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Built & sold

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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
The Mews, 9 Kellyville, Portlaoise	Jun 2026	€215,000	39 m
41 The Green, Belview Wood, Maryborough Douglasprice excludes VAT	May 2025	€377,973	63 m
7 The Green, Belview Woods, Maryboroughprice excludes VAT	May 2025	€308,370	63 m
28 The Way, Belview Wood, Maryboroughprice excludes VAT	Jun 2025	€308,370	63 m
Shrahanboy, Camross, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€180,000	63 m
Cashel, Pike Of Rushall, Portlaoise	Feb 2025	€370,000	63 m
Errill, Portlaoise, Co Laois	May 2025	€130,000	63 m
Springfield, Ballacolla, Portlaoise	Jun 2025	€180,000	63 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 received16 September 2016
Decision due10 November 2016
Decision issued21 October 2016
Grant issued25 November 2016
Permission expiry24 November 2021

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