Awaiting decisionIndustrial

Lea Road, Portarlington, Co. Laois

Construction of two large industrial buildings and associated infrastructure.

2660244 · Laois County Council · Lodged 29 April 2026

Reference: 2660244
Authority: Laois County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 29 April 2026

Summary

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The development on a 4.587-hectare site will consist of two general industrial buildings with a combined floor area of over 6,100 sqm. The project includes internal access roads, service yards, a foul drainage pumping station, stormwater management, a substation, and a new ghost island junction on the R420 road. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared.

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Floor area: 6,119 m²

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Official record

Development description

Develop two new general industrial buildings, associated internal access roads, service yards, parking areas, bicycle shelters, footpaths, and all ancillary site infrastructure. Industrial building no1 has a proposed gross floor area of 3261.4 sqm and industrial building no 2 has a gross floor area of 2857.8 sqm the proposed works include the provision of on-site foul drainage pumping station and rising main; a stormwater management system incorporating an attenuation tank, flow-control chamber, petrol interceptor, and outfall connection; and all associated underground services. The development also includes a site substation, generator compound, water storage tank, and all associated boundary treatments, signage, and landscaping. The site area is 4.587ha. A natura impact statement (nis) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. The proposed development will be accessed from the existing r420 road and will include a new ghost island junction arrangement

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Industrial & WarehousingBP

“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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
41 Bruach Na Habhainn, Killeen, County Laois	Feb 2026	€30,000	482 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.

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Application received29 April 2026
Further information requested19 June 2026

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