Lidl, Kylekiproe Road, Portlaoise
Amendments to a permitted Lidl supermarket development including a revised layout and car park reconfiguration.
21266 · Laois County Council · Lodged 28 April 2021
- Reference
- 21266
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 28 April 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks amendments to a previously permitted scheme to construct a revised single-storey Lidl discount foodstore with a gross floor space of 2,423 sqm. It includes the reconfiguration of the Lidl and Shaws car parks, and the creation of a new shared vehicular access point.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 2,423 m²
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Official record
Development description
- For amendments to planning permission reference 19/647 (which permitted the demolition of the existing discount foodstore and the construction of a new discount foodstore with ancillary off-licence sales), relating to the construction of a revised and repositioned single storey (with mezzanine plant deck) mono-pitch licensed discount foodstore with ancillary off-licence sales, with a total gross floor space of 2,423 sqm and a net sales area of 1,685 sqm (in lieu of 2,442 sqm and 1,650 sqm respectively permitted under planning permission reference 19/647. (
- Reconfiguration of existing and permitted lidl car park and part of existing shaws development car park and hard and soft landscaping
- The closure existing vehicular and pedestrian access points at kylekiproe road and creation a new single vehicular access point to kylekiproe road to serve the lidl and shaws developments and new pedestrian access to kylekiproe road to serve the lidl development and
- All other enabling, associated and ancillary development and works (and amendments to planning permission reference 19/647) above and below ground level, including a new substation building
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the special physical and social character of the existing town centre and to provide for and improve retailing and commercial activities”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield, Ballacolla, Portlaoise | Jun 2025 | €180,000 | 106 m |
| Errill, Portlaoise, Co Laois | May 2025 | €130,000 | 106 m |
| 28 The Way, Belview Wood, Maryboroughprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €308,370 | 106 m |
| 7 The Green, Belview Woods, Maryboroughprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €308,370 | 106 m |
| 41 The Green, Belview Wood, Maryborough Douglasprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €377,973 | 106 m |
| Shrahanboy, Camross, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €180,000 | 106 m |
| Cashel, Pike Of Rushall, Portlaoise | Feb 2025 | €370,000 | 106 m |
| 30 The Way, Belview Wood, Maryboroughprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €377,973 | 106 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 received28 April 2021
- Further information requested17 June 2021
- Further information received16 July 2021
- Decision due12 August 2021
- Decision issued10 August 2021
- Grant issued10 September 2021
- Permission expiry9 September 2026
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