Ballymacken, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Demolition of an industrial unit to build a new commercial unit in Portlaoise.
17535 · Laois County Council · Lodged 3 October 2017
- Reference
- 17535
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 3 October 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of an existing industrial unit and the construction of a new commercial unit. It also includes site car parking, upgrading the existing entrance with a new roller gate, and a new gated entrance.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Demolish existing industrial unit and permission to build a new commercial unit, site carparking, upgrade existing site entrance including new roller gate, new gated entrance and all associated site works
Built & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 17 July 2018.
Notified floor area: 1,029 m²
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 received3 October 2017
- Decision due27 November 2017
- Decision issued23 November 2017
- Grant issued8 January 2018
- Permission expiry7 January 2023
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