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Knockmay, Portlaoise, Co Laois

Construction of a €20 million plastic bottle and aluminium can recycling plant in Portlaoise.

21375 · Laois County Council · Lodged 27 May 2021

Reference: 21375
Authority: Laois County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 27 May 2021

Summary

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Permission is sought for a 6,108 sqm recycling plant for post-consumer plastic drinks bottles and aluminium cans. This is Phase 1 of a €20 million facility with an annual capacity of 35,000 tonnes, representing Ireland's first 'bottle to bottle' recycling plant.

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Floor area: 6,108 m²

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Official record

Development description

Construct 6,108 sqm plastic bottle and aluminium can recycling plant, associated process wastewater treatment plant, car parking, footways, drainage, services, boundary treatment, landscaping together with all ancillary works at lands at knockmay, portlaoise, co. Laois. An environmental impact assessment report (eiar) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. The proposed development is phase 1 of a €20 million recycling facility in the j17 national enterprise park in portlaoise for post-consumer plastic drinks bottles and aluminium cans. It involves the construction of a recycling plant with an annual capacity of 35,000 tonnes on a fully serviced 1.62 hectare (ha) site. It will be the first "bottle to bottle" recycling plant in ireland

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Old Knockmay, Togher, Portlaoise	Mar 2026	€265,000	370 m

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Application received27 May 2021

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