Ridge Road, Portlaoise, County Laois
Demolition of two bungalows to build a retail development and a drive-through restaurant.
2360095 · Laois County Council · Lodged 15 March 2023
- Reference
- 2360095
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 March 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project on Ridge Road, Portlaoise involves the demolition of two residential bungalows to construct a retail building with two large units and a drive-through restaurant. It includes 90 parking spaces, new boundary walls, and pedestrian access.
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
- For retail building containing 2 large retail units with a separate enclosed service area and one restaurant with drive through facility. The proposed development will include the demolition of two residential bungalows and garden walls, partial demolition of the existing boundary wall to the dublin road to form a new pedestrian access/plaza to the development and erection of a new railing boundary treatment to the dublin road frontage, demolition of the existing boundary wall along ridge road and replaced with a new retaining boundary wall with railings along ridge road. Site works will comprise of; (a) provision of a new access road/entrance to the north east of the development off ridge road; (b) provision of 90 no. Car parking spaces (including 7 no. Accessible parking spaces); (c) installation of signage on the buildings external elevations and provision of two totem signs adjacent to the proposed development along the dublin road and ridge road elevations; (d) provision of landscaping, drainage systems, footpaths, boundary treatments, lighting and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the proposed development; (f) the proposal facilitates an area required for the future construction of the triogue blueway part b (phase
- By laois county council
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the special physical and social character of the existing town centre and to provide for and improve retailing and commercial activities”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 7, Bridge St, Portlaoise | Mar 2025 | €145,000 | 126 m |
| 10 Bridge St, Portlaoise, Laois | Mar 2025 | €90,000 | 134 m |
| 12 The Old Mill, Church St, Portlaoise | Apr 2026 | €150,000 | 143 m |
| 1 Stradbally Rd, Timahoe, Portlaoise | Jan 2025 | €185,000 | 144 m |
| 37 St Johns Sq, Portlaoise, Laois | Dec 2025 | €197,000 | 176 m |
| 23 St John'S Square, Portlaoise, Co Laois | May 2026 | €200,000 | 187 m |
| 8 Millbrook, Portlaoise, Laois | Nov 2025 | €238,000 | 192 m |
| 7 Millbrook, Portlaoise, Laois | Dec 2025 | €160,000 | 192 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 received15 March 2023
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