GrantedIndustrialDecided 29 September 2022

Site 1 and 2 J17 Industrial Park, Togher, Portlaoise

Construction of a large light industrial unit with a three-storey administration block and solar panels.

22495 · Laois County Council · Lodged 10 August 2022

Reference: 22495
Authority: Laois County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 10 August 2022

Summary

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The development consists of a light industrial unit with a footprint of 3,000 sq m and a total floor area of 4,549 sq m. It will feature a warehouse, clean room, manufacturing area with a gantry crane, a three-storey office block, and solar panels covering the entire roof.

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Storeys: 3
Floor area: 4,549 m²

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Development description

Construct a light industrial unit with a footprint of 3000 m2 and overall floor area of 4549m2, plus associated roads, carpark, and service yard. The ground floor of the unit shall consist of 2319m2 of industrial space containing warehousing and clean room and an adjoining manufacturing area complete with an overhead gantry crane. A three-storey administration block with in-house training facilities, measuring a total floor area of 2231m2 over 3 floors, shall be located on the eastern elevation of the development with a glazed entrance tower located on the southeast corner incorporating corporate signage. General external treatment shall be a mix of microrib and trapezoidal insulated cladding and shall incorporate extensive fenestration on the eastern and southern elevation. The roof shall support solar panels over its full area. The security of the site shall be provided by the building itself and a 2.5m high palladium fence as per figure 8, which shall surround the rear of the site and terminate at the southwest and northeast corners of the building. Landscaping shall be developed along the southern and eastern boundaries along a 1.5m high berm adjacent to the local authority footpath, with an extensive landscaped mindfulness and wellbeing area created at the south-eastern corner around the proposed surface.

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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Key dates

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Application received10 August 2022
Decision due4 October 2022
Decision issued29 September 2022
Grant issued1 November 2022
Permission expiry31 October 2027

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