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Togher National Enterprise Park, Togher, Portlaoise

Development of a manufacturing campus with two large blocks and offices in Portlaoise.

2233 · Laois County Council · Lodged 28 January 2022

Reference: 2233
Authority: Laois County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 28 January 2022

Summary

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The proposal is to develop a Manufacturing Campus within the Togher National Enterprise Park. It will feature Block A, a 5,366 sq.m manufacturing plant with a three-storey office building, and Block B, a 5,190 sq.m manufacturing building with a two-storey office, R&D centre, and a recreational roof garden. The site will also include a security kiosk, sub-station, weighbridge, car and bicycle parking, and multiple gated entrances.

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Floor area: 10,556 m²

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Official record

Development description

Develop a manufacturing campus within the togher national enterprise park which will comprise as follows
Block a - manufacturing plant (area= 5366 sq. M) including 3 story supporting office building with staff facilities
Block b - manufacturing building (area= 5190 sq. M) including 2 story office building with research & development centre, staff supporting facilities and roof access to green roof area to include recreational roof garden area and screened plant areas
Security kiosk with sub-station & switch room and adjoining weighbridge
Centrally located main site entrance with sliding gates, stone walls and piers, northern staff site entrance with sliding gates and stone piers to block b, southern vehicular site entrance with sliding gates and stone piers to block a, pedestrian/ cyclist entrance points
Existing site boundaries to be retained & augmented as necessary, new fenceline to create new boundary lines to the north, east and south of the site with additional landscape screening
Proposed trailer staging area to west of block b
Car parking for staff & visitors, bicycle parking, access roads, landscaping, external lighting, building & site corporate signage, solar panels to roof areas on block a and block b
Foul and surface water drainage, water services and all associated infrastructure works and services on 3.03 ha on lands at togher national enterprise park, togher, portlaoise, co. Laois

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	454 m

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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.

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Application received28 January 2022

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