IDA Business & Technology Park, Mountrath Road, Portlaoise Co. Laois Townlands of Clonroosk Little and Knockmay.
Construction of a steel frame canopy over a loading area at the Greenfield Global facility in Portlaoise.
2460385 · Laois County Council · Lodged 1 July 2024
- Reference
- 2460385
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 July 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of constructing a 181.06 square meter steel frame canopy over the loading area at the existing Greenfield Global facility within the IDA Business & Technology Park.
- Floor area
- 181 m²
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Official record
Development description
Construct 1 no. Steel frame canopy with 181.06 m² over the loading area at the greenfield global facility in portlaois, co. Laois.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 Rockview Drive, Mountrath roadprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €348,017 | 308 m |
| 32 Rockview Green, Mountrath Rd, Portlaoise | Apr 2025 | €240,000 | 347 m |
| 40 Rockview Green, Rockview, Mountrath Rd | Feb 2025 | €250,000 | 362 m |
| 44 Rockview Mountrath Rd, Portlaoise, Laois | Nov 2025 | €260,000 | 391 m |
| 15 Rockview Green, Mountrath Road, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €321,585 | 400 m |
| 21 Rockview Square, Rockview, Mountrath Roadprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €330,396 | 419 m |
| 20 Rockview Square, Portlaoise, County Laoisprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €330,396 | 422 m |
| No 1 Rockview Place, Rockview, Mountrath Roadprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €378,854 | 426 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 received1 July 2024
- Decision due25 August 2024
- Decision issued22 August 2024
- Grant issued23 September 2024
- Permission expiry22 September 2029
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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