Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedRetentionDecided 10 July 2018

Bayroad Business Park, Townspark Mountmellick, Co. Laois

Retention of an existing 27.2-metre-high telecommunications mast and equipment.

18311 · Laois County Council · Lodged 22 May 2018

Reference
18311
Authority
Laois County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
RETENTION
Received
22 May 2018
Residential units
1
Floor area
1 m²

Summary

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The applicant is seeking retention permission for an existing 27.2-metre-high telecommunications support structure carrying equipment. The development includes an equipment container and associated equipment within a fenced compound to continue forming part of a mobile network.

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Official record

Development description

Retain an existing 27.2 metre high telecommunications support structure carrying telecommunications equipment, togethe with existing equipment container and associated equipment within a fenced compound as previously granted under local authority reference 12/228. The development will continue to form part of meteor mobile communicatins ltd existing and future telecommunications and broadband network

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Enterprise and EmploymentSI
To provide lands for enterprise and employment use, more specifically low input and emission manufacturing, campus-style offices, storage uses, wholesaling and distribution, commercial services with high space and parking requirements.

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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
AddressDatePriceDistance
Chapel Street, Clonaslee, Co LaoisSept 2025€250,000256 m
Emmett St, Mountmellick, LaoisFeb 2025€285,000314 m
2 Emmet Tce, Mountmellick, Laoisnot full market priceJul 2025€80,000407 m
5 Emmet Street, Mountmellick, County LaoisJan 2026€295,000429 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

  1. Application received22 May 2018
  2. Decision due16 July 2018
  3. Decision issued10 July 2018
  4. Grant issued15 August 2018
  5. Permission expiry14 August 2023

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