Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedIndustrialDecided 28 September 2018

Togher National Enterprise Park, Togher, Portlaoise Co. Laois

Construction of a large cheese manufacturing facility in Portlaoise.

18502 · Laois County Council · Lodged 13 August 2018

Reference
18502
Authority
Laois County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
13 August 2018

Summary

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The development at Togher National Enterprise Park will comprise a 15,400 sq m main production building for cheese blending, an office block, and external service buildings. The site will also feature a wastewater pre-treatment plant, parking, and associated industrial infrastructure.

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Floor area
15,400 m²

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Development description

Develop a cheese manufacturing facility within the togher national enterprise park. The development will comprise of a main building which will facilitate a cheese blending process, an office block for admin. And technical support staff and external buildings to service the proposed facility. The development will generally consist of the following elements, the main production building (area = 15,400 sq m) including 5 no external dock loading bays, 14.5 m high glazed front entrance porch, roof mounted equipment and screening for same; external raised condenser platform and equipment, external yard slab area, wastewater pre-treatment plant (wwtp), contractors compound (area = 4,500 sq m), waste storage building 1; waste storage building 2; car park for staff and visitors (94 spaces); trailer parking area (6 spaces); external material storage building; chemical compound; bike shed; bin store; security barrier; security perimeter fence; process cleaning equipment area with associated bunded tanks; esb building; transformer house; water treatment building and water storage tank; sprinkler building and sprinkler water storage tank; 2 no services pipe bridges; firewater retention system; surface water, foul and effluent drainage; storm water retention and oil/fuel separator; access roads; equipment storage yard area/contractors compound; building and site corporate signage; external lighting; landscaping; 4.0 m high landscaped berm; waste compactor; 4.0 m wide fire tender access track and all associated site and ancillary works. An environmental impact assessment report (eiar) formerly known as an eis has been prepared as part of the planning application. An industrial emissions licence application will be submitted to the epa for the proposed development.

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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Key dates

Timeline

  1. Application received13 August 2018
  2. Decision due7 October 2018
  3. Decision issued28 September 2018
  4. Grant issued6 March 2019
  5. Appeal submitted25 October 2018
  6. Permission expiry5 March 2024

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