Bay Road Business Park, Bay Road, Mountmellick
Change of use from light industrial and manufacturing to a construction equipment hire depot in Mountmellick.
18650 · Laois County Council · Lodged 26 October 2018
- Reference
- 18650
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 October 2018
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to amend the use of a site at Bay Road Business Park, Mountmellick, from a light industrial and manufacturing area to a proposed hire depot for construction and construction-related equipment.
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
Amend the use from light industrial and manufacturing area to proposed hire depot for construction and construction related equipment
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Street, Clonaslee, Co Laois | Sept 2025 | €250,000 | 384 m |
| Emmett St, Mountmellick, Laois | Feb 2025 | €285,000 | 452 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received26 October 2018
- Decision due20 December 2018
- Decision issued14 December 2018
- Grant issued23 January 2019
- Permission expiry22 January 2024
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