Site No. 5, Portarlington Business Park, Portarlington
Construction of an ancillary storage unit at Portarlington Business Park.
2237 · Laois County Council · Lodged 31 January 2022
- Reference
- 2237
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 31 January 2022
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 286 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal is to construct a storage unit that will be ancillary to a previously approved industrial unit currently under construction. The development will utilize an existing vehicular entrance.
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 storage unit ancillary to previously approved industrial unit (planning reg ref 19-471 currently under construction) using vehicular entrance and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for enterprise and employment activities”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Millbrook Manor, Canal Rd, Portarlington | Feb 2026 | €420,000 | 198 m |
| 24 Station Grove, Portarlington, Laois | Feb 2026 | €200,000 | 259 m |
| 9 Station Grove, Portarlington, Laois | Jan 2026 | €315,000 | 313 m |
| 46 Ballymorris Green, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €253,744 | 387 m |
| 15 Ballymorris Court, Portarlington, Laois | Nov 2025 | €265,000 | 399 m |
| 45 Ballymorris Green, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €246,696 | 402 m |
| 44 Ballymorris Green, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €246,696 | 406 m |
| 43 Ballymorris Green, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €246,696 | 414 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 received31 January 2022
- Further information requested23 March 2022
- Further information received4 July 2022
- Decision due31 July 2022
- Decision issued26 July 2022
- Grant issued26 August 2022
- Permission expiry25 August 2027
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