Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedChange of useDecided 2 December 2019

Unit 1, Lismard Business Park, New Road Portlaoise

Change of use from a general warehouse to a warehouse with trade counters at Lismard Business Park.

19568 · Laois County Council · Lodged 14 October 2019

Reference
19568
Authority
Laois County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
14 October 2019

Summary

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The application seeks to change the use of an existing warehouse to include ancillary trade counters for selling building products. External modifications include new customer and goods ramps, additional rear parking, security bollards, and a mechanical plant area.

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Official record

Development description

Change use from a general warehouse to a warehouse with ancillary trade counters (for the sale of building related products principally to trade) and external amendments to the property including: additional car parking spaces towards the rear of the building. On the south east elevation: fill in existing goods ramp and existing good-in door and construct two new ramps to service a new customer entrance to the trade counters and a new good entrance. On the north east of the building include security bollards and mark out a hatched pedestrian route. On the south west elevation include an area for mechanical plant. On the north west elevation, cladding of either side of the door and insert new doors. The proposal includes all associated works to facilitate the development

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

General BusinessLC
“To provide for and improve commercial activities”

National zoning type: Commercial, retail

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

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 20 November 2020. A completion certificate was lodged on 24 January 2022.

Notified floor area: 857 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

  1. Application received14 October 2019
  2. Decision due8 December 2019
  3. Decision issued2 December 2019
  4. Grant issued14 January 2020
  5. Appeal submitted7 January 2020
  6. Appeal decided7 May 2020

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