GrantedIndustrialDecided 8 January 2026

Tullyroe, Mountrath Road, Abbeyleix Co. Laois

Expansion of an existing factory including new warehouses, yard extensions, and upgraded storage tanks.

2560425 · Laois County Council · Lodged 14 July 2025

Reference: 2560425
Authority: Laois County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 14 July 2025

Summary

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This application proposes major upgrades to an existing factory site. Works include a new 340sqm glass bottle storage warehouse, a 382sqm warehouse extension, concrete yard expansion, new underground and firefighting storage tanks, and upgraded gas storage facilities.

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Floor area: 722 m²

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Official record

Development description

A) extend the existing concrete yard to the southeast of the site to create a new storage area, b) new overflow underground storage tank adjacent new yard extension, c) a new glass bottle storage warehouse facility with an area of 340m2 located southeast of the existing factory d) a new single storey warehouse extension to the existing factory unit of 382m2 including the provision of a new loading bay to the rear e) the removal of 2 no. Tanks within the existing tank farm to the northeast of the site and replacement with 4 no. New 150,000 litre storage tanks f) the removal of 6 no. 2-tonne gas tanks and the installation of 2 no. 10-tonne gas tanks and concrete base to the south of the site with associated ancillary equipment housed within a new steel 6m2 portable container g) the removal of the existing firefighting tank in the service yard area, and the provision of a new 256,000 litre firefighting storage tank with associated ancillary firefighting equipment housed within a new steel 6m2 portable container and fire truck turning area h) the installation of a flagpole and windsock adjacent fire stank location for firefighting services i) the installation of an oil interceptor to the northeast of the site along the entrance road with associated fire water containment automatic valves. J) the provision of a 6m x 4m concrete base for a new waste glass skip to the southwest of the site, connected to the existing effluent plant k) the installation of new esb transformer and associated infrastructure located to the rear of the existing building, l) new tree screening along the rear of the fire fighting and gas storage tanks, and all other associated site works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

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“To provide for and improve industrial and warehousing development.”

National zoning type: Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise 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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
14 Sli Na Noir, Balladine, Abbeyleix	Sept 2025	€240,000	190 m
16 Balladine Heights, Abbeyleix, Laois	May 2025	€230,000	211 m

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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 received14 July 2025
Further information requested5 September 2025
Further information received3 December 2025
Decision due8 January 2026
Decision issued8 January 2026
Grant issued9 February 2026
Permission expiry8 February 2031

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