Ridge Road, Ballytegan, Portlaoise
Major upgrades to a wastewater treatment plant including new tanks, solar panels, and security fencing.
2560317 · Laois County Council · Lodged 26 May 2025
- Reference
- 2560317
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 May 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves significant upgrades to local wastewater infrastructure. It includes constructing multiple new settlement and aeration tanks, a stormwater storage tank, solar PV panels, and decommissioning two existing tanks.
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
- Construct - an additional stormwater storage tank
- A new inlet works
- Three primary settlement tanks
- Three new aeration tanks
- Four new final settlement tanks
- The decommissioning and demolishing of two existing final settlement tanks
- Two new tertiary filters
- A sludge storage tank for primary sludge
- An additional centrifuge for sludge dewatering
- Minor chambers and sumps
- Odour control measures
- Solar pv panels
- A biodiversity enhancement area
- Ancillary infrastructure as follows: o a new 2.4m high security fence o site lighting o internal roads and footpaths o control and automation upgrades o an electrical supply upgrade
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the needs of all transport users and other utility providers”
National zoning type: Other networks and basic infrastructure/utilities uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 Rossvale Court, Mountmellick Road, Portlaoise | Mar 2026 | €300,000 | 129 m |
| 15 Rossvale Court, Portlaoise, Laoisnot full market price | May 2026 | €47,742 | 173 m |
| 13 Rosvale Court, Portlaoise, Laois | May 2026 | €265,000 | 189 m |
| 55 Rossvale, Mountmellick Rd, Portlaoise | Jul 2025 | €305,000 | 230 m |
| 36 Liogard, Portlaoise, Co. Laois | Sept 2025 | €201,000 | 270 m |
| Apt 7 Garden Green, Mountmelick Rd, Portlaoise | Aug 2025 | €159,000 | 381 m |
| 4 Bramley Ct, Mountmellick Rd, Portlaoise | Jul 2025 | €125,000 | 400 m |
| 12 Rossvale, Mountmellick Rd, Portlaoise | Apr 2025 | €200,000 | 402 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 received26 May 2025
- Further information requested18 July 2025
- Further information received11 December 2025
- Decision due13 February 2026
- Decision issued13 February 2026
- Grant issued24 March 2026
- Permission expiry23 March 2031
In the area
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- Granted280 m away
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