Leinster Express, Business Park, Dublin Road
Demolition of an existing building to construct a new two-storey petrol station and convenience store in Portlaoise.
2271 · Laois County Council · Lodged 16 February 2022
- Reference
- 2271
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 February 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the removal of an existing building to construct a new two-storey petrol filling station and licensed forecourt convenience store. The facility will include a retail shop, deli, off-licence, first-floor offices, a new forecourt canopy, car wash, EV charging, and underground fuel tanks.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Remove an existing building and to construct a new two storey petrol filing station and licenced forecourt convenience store comprising of retail shop, delicatessen area, toilets, stores, atm, seating area with full offlicence to ground floor. Staff facilities with canteen, offices spaces, plant space and external plant to first floor. New forecourt with canopy, pump islands, signage, illuminated roadside totem signage, services area, carwash, underground fuel storage tanks, ev charging, carparking, fuel offloading point, relocate site entrance and all associated site works including new boundary treatments and landscaping.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve commercial activities”
National zoning type: Commercial, retail
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 3 April 2025.
Notified floor area: 806 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 Dunmasc, Dublin Rd, Portlaoise | Feb 2025 | €493,000 | 139 m |
| 29 Rinuccini, Dublin Road, Portlaoise | Jul 2025 | €382,000 | 140 m |
| 19 Stradbrook Block D, Stradbrook Apts, Stradbally Rd | Apr 2025 | €170,000 | 157 m |
| 49 Dun Masc, Portlaoise, Laois | Dec 2025 | €496,000 | 198 m |
| Kilminchy, Portlaoise, Laois | Feb 2025 | €320,000 | 223 m |
| 146 Rinuccini Court, Dublin Road, Portlaoise | Apr 2025 | €192,000 | 224 m |
| 61 Rinnuccini, Dublin Rd, Portlaoise | Jan 2025 | €220,500 | 239 m |
| 139 Rinuccini Court, Dublin Road, Portlaoise | Jan 2025 | €190,000 | 241 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 received16 February 2022
- Further information requested6 April 2022
- Further information received16 May 2022
- Decision due12 June 2022
- Decision issued8 June 2022
- Appeal submitted30 June 2022
- Appeal decided7 March 2024
- Permission expiry6 March 2029
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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- GrantedAt this site
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2460515LaoisLodged 5 Sept 2024Alterations
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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22312LaoisLodged 19 May 2022Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
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20351LaoisLodged 13 Jul 2020Commercial
- Granted50 m away
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22417LaoisLodged 8 Jul 2022Industrial
- Refused60 m away
Retain part change of use from industrial to church and ancillary accommodation
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2460014LaoisLodged 17 Jan 2024Retention
- Awaiting decision90 m away
Change use from convenience store to motor sales show room and for permission to alter the existing building.…
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22118LaoisLodged 7 Mar 2022Change of use
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