New Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Demolition of a storage building to construct a modular office for a car rental hub and a car wash bay.
2460340 · Laois County Council · Lodged 13 June 2024
- Reference
- 2460340
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 13 June 2024
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought to demolish a single-storey storage building and pump house to construct a modular office building for a car rental hub, a detached car wash canopy, EV charging spaces, and associated site works.
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
Demolish a single storey storage building and associated pump house. Planning permission is also sought to construct a modular office building to be used as a car rental hub along with the construction of a detached canopy to be used as a car wash/valeting bay. Site works to consist of a relocated vehicular entrance, car parking, ev charging spaces, landscaping, bicycle shelter, lighting, signage, connection to public mains, and all ancillary works at lands at new road, portlaoise, co. Laois.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Acres, 2 New Road, Portlaoise | Dec 2025 | €249,000 | 33 m |
| 39 The Downs, Stradbally Rd, Portlaoise | Oct 2025 | €400,000 | 207 m |
| 30 The Downs, Stradbally Rd, Portlaoise | Aug 2025 | €350,000 | 225 m |
| 6 The Downs, Stradbally Road, Portlaoise | Jun 2026 | €554,000 | 357 m |
| 15 The Downs, Portlaoise, Laois | Oct 2025 | €480,000 | 374 m |
| 1 Meehan Court, Portlaoise, Laois | Jan 2026 | €237,000 | 388 m |
| 1 Stradbally Rd, Timahoe, Portlaoise | Jan 2025 | €185,000 | 390 m |
| Apt 7, Bridge St, Portlaoise | Mar 2025 | €145,000 | 401 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 received13 June 2024
- Further information requested7 August 2024
- Further information received18 November 2024
- Decision due15 December 2024
- Decision issued13 December 2024
- Grant issued28 January 2025
- Permission expiry27 January 2030
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