IDA Business Park, Mountrath Road, Portlaoise
Construction of a blending and packaging facility with an electrical sub-station and site infrastructure at IDA Business Park, Portlaoise.
1932 · Laois County Council · Lodged 23 January 2019
- Reference
- 1932
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 January 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will consist of a new blending and packaging facility, an electrical sub-station building, and a utilities area. It will also include a sprinkler tank, tank farm, utility equipment, car parking, two vehicular entrances, and boundary fencing.
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
Construct a blending and packaging facility, an electrical sub-station building, utilities area including sprinkler tank, tank farm and utility equipment, site infrastructure including car parking, 2 no. Vehicular entrances, circulation roads, boundary fencing and all associated site works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 Rockview Drive, Mountrath roadprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €348,017 | 274 m |
| 32 Rockview Green, Mountrath Rd, Portlaoise | Apr 2025 | €240,000 | 314 m |
| 40 Rockview Green, Rockview, Mountrath Rd | Feb 2025 | €250,000 | 328 m |
| 44 Rockview Mountrath Rd, Portlaoise, Laois | Nov 2025 | €260,000 | 357 m |
| 15 Rockview Green, Mountrath Road, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €321,585 | 372 m |
| 21 Rockview Square, Rockview, Mountrath Roadprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €330,396 | 393 m |
| 20 Rockview Square, Portlaoise, County Laoisprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €330,396 | 396 m |
| No 1 Rockview Place, Rockview, Mountrath Roadprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €378,854 | 401 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 received23 January 2019
- Decision due19 March 2019
- Decision issued5 March 2019
- Grant issued8 April 2019
- Permission expiry7 April 2024
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