Unit 12 Portarlington Business Park, Canal Rd Cooltederry, Portarlington
Construction of a three-storey office extension and car park expansion in Portarlington.
22512 · Laois County Council · Lodged 19 August 2022
- Reference
- 22512
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 August 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at Portarlington Business Park includes a new three-storey office extension to the front of the building with a fire escape stairs. It also features new cladding on the existing warehouse and an expanded car park providing 33 new spaces.
- Storeys
- 3
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
- Develop as follows
- Construction of a 3-storey office extension to the front of the building with a new fire escape stairs to the side of the existing office block
- New cladding to the northern elevation of existing warehouse building
- A new carparking area which will include 33 new car spaces, 2 of which are for disability parking, bringing the total number of carparking spaces to 50.4. All associated site development 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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 14 May 2024. A completion certificate was lodged on 28 February 2025.
Notified floor area: 3,324 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Millbrook Manor, Canal Rd, Portarlington | Feb 2026 | €420,000 | 127 m |
| 24 Station Grove, Portarlington, Laois | Feb 2026 | €200,000 | 168 m |
| 9 Station Grove, Portarlington, Laois | Jan 2026 | €315,000 | 217 m |
| 15 Ballymorris Court, Portarlington, Laois | Nov 2025 | €265,000 | 480 m |
| 29 White Field, Station Rd, Portarlingtonnot full market price | Jun 2025 | €10,000 | 481 m |
| 46 Ballymorris Green, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €253,744 | 484 m |
| 31 Canal Court, Portarlington, Laoisnot full market price | May 2025 | €90,789 | 490 m |
| 45 Ballymorris Green, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €246,696 | 497 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 received19 August 2022
- Decision due13 October 2022
- Decision issued11 October 2022
- Grant issued14 November 2022
- Permission expiry13 November 2027
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
(1) extend office area by provision of 3rd storey; (2) external facade alteration to include new windows and…
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- Awaiting decision40 m away
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- Granted90 m away
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- Granted100 m away
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- Awaiting decision110 m away
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