National Enterprise Park, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Retention of temporary cabins, yard, and parking for a plant hire business in Portlaoise.
2560512 · Laois County Council · Lodged 21 August 2025
- Reference
- 2560512
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 21 August 2025
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for temporary cabins used as offices, storage, and welfare stations, alongside a hardstanding storage yard and parking. Full planning permission is also requested to operate a specialist plant hire business here for 18 months.
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
Retain the erection of temporary cabins for use as offices, storage and welfare stations, a hardstanding storage yard, a wash down area, parking area, associated signage, temporary palisade fencing and all ancillary works, full planning permission is sought to operate the premises as a specialist plant hire business for a temporary period of 18 months
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Knockmay, Togher, Portlaoise | Mar 2026 | €265,000 | 407 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 received21 August 2025
- Further information requested15 October 2025
- Further information received4 November 2025
- Decision due1 December 2025
- Decision issued1 December 2025
- Grant issued13 January 2026
- Permission expiry12 February 2027
In the area
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- Awaiting decision220 m away
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