Knockmay, Portlaoise, Co Laois
Declared invalid.
- 27 May 2021Received
- Status
- Withdrawn or invalid
- Decision
- Not yet
- Council
- Laois County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 28 m²
What’s proposed
construct 6,108 sqm plastic bottle and aluminium can recycling plant, associated process wastewater treatment plant, car parking, footways, drainage, services, boundary treatment, landscaping together with all ancillary works at lands at Knockmay, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. The proposed development is Phase 1 of a €20 Million recycling facility in the J17 National Enterprise Park in Portlaoise for post-consumer plastic drinks bottles and aluminium cans. It involves the construction of a recycling plant with an annual capacity of 35,000 tonnes on a fully serviced 1.62 hectare (ha) site. It will be the first "bottle to bottle" recycling plant in Ireland
Planning details
- Reference
- 21375
- Local authority
- Laois County Council
- Status
- Withdrawn or invalid · register status “INCOMPLETED APPLICATION”
- Received
- 27 May 2021
- Decision
- Not decided
- Site area
- 28 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Nearby 7 · 500 m · 12 months
- Awaiting decisionTogher , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
- GrantedNational Enterprise Park , Knockmay Portlaoise , Co Laois
- WithdrawnNational Enterprise Park , Knockmay Portlaoise , Co Laois
- WithdrawnNational Enterprise Park , Knockmay Portlaoise , Co Laois
- Awaiting decisionSite 5a / 5b , National Business Park , Togher Portlaoise Co. Laois
- WithdrawnSite 5a / 5b , National Business Park , Togher Portlaoise Co. Laois
- GrantedSite 9 , National Enterprise Park Knockmay , Portlaoise Co. Laois
- WithdrawnNational Enterprise Park , Knockmay , Portlaoise Co. Laois
- WithdrawnNational Enterprise Park , Knockmay , Portlaoise Co. Laois
- GrantedNational Enterprise Park , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
- GrantedClonminam Business Park , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
- GrantedKnockmay , Portlaoise , Portlaoise
- WithdrawnClonminam Business Park , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
- GrantedSite 10_ 2 J17 National Business Park , Knockmay . , Portlaoise County Laois
- CommencedSite 1 and 2 , J17 Industrial Park Togher , Portlaoise Co. Laois
- GrantedTogher National Enterprise Park , Togher , Portlaoise
- WithdrawnSite 1 and 2 , J17 Industrial Park Togher , Portlaoise Co. Laois
- WithdrawnSite 1 and 2 , J17 Industrial Park Togher , Portlaoise Co. Laois
- Appeal decidedUnit 6 Zone 5 , Clonminam Business Park , Portlaoise Co. Laois.
- WithdrawnUnit 6 Zone 5 , Clonminam Business Park , Portlaoise Co. Laois.
- CommencedClonminam Industrial Estate , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
- GrantedSITE 3 & 4 , J17 INDUSTRIAL PARK , TOGHER PORTLAOISE
- CommencedTogher , Portlaoise , Co. Laois.
- WithdrawnTogher , Portlaoise , Co. Laois.
- RefusedUnit 6 Zone 5 , Clonminam Business Park , Portlaoise Co. Laois.
- GrantedUnit A2 , National Enterprise Park , Portlaoise
- WithdrawnUnit 6 Zone 5 , Clonminam Business Park , Portlaoise Co. Laois.
- GrantedSite 1 and 2 J17 Industrial Park , Togher , Portlaoise
- WithdrawnSite 1 and 2 J17 Industrial Park , Togher , Portlaoise
- CommencedTogher National Enterprise Park , Togher , Portlaoise
- WithdrawnTogher National Enterprise Park , Togher , Portlaoise
- GrantedKnockmay , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
- WithdrawnKnockmay , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
- WithdrawnSite 1 and 2 J17 Industrial Park , Togher , Portlaoise
- WithdrawnClonminam Industrial Estate , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
- WithdrawnClonminam Industrial Estate , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
- GrantedClonminam Industrial Estate , Knockmay , Portlaoise
- GrantedClonminam Industrial Estate , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
- GrantedSite 15 Clonminham Business Park , Knockmay , Portlaoise
- WithdrawnSite 15 , Clonminam Business Park , Knockmay Portlaoise
- WithdrawnTogher National Enterprise Park , Togher , Portlaoise
- WithdrawnClonminam Industrial Estate , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
Homes nearby
- For sale2 Rockview Drive, Mountrath Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, R32 YP5P
- For sale10 ROCKVIEW HILL, PORTLAOISE, Co. Laois, R32 T1XR
- For sale5 Rockview Rise, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, R32 FDR0
- For sale"Curragha", Mountrath Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, R32 CCN8
- For sale3B Parkside, Abbeyleix Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, R32 E183
- For saleAbbeyleix Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Zoning
Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44.
Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 | open |
Summary
21375 is a planning application to Laois County Council for construct 6,108 sqm plastic bottle and aluminium can recycling plant, associated process, received on 27 May 2021; the file is recorded as incompleted application.