Ballymanus , Vicarstown , Stradbally
- 26 Apr 2023Received
- 31 Jan 2024Conditional
- 4 Mar 2024Final grant
- 3 Mar 2029Permission expires
- Status
- Granted with conditions
- Decision
- Conditional · 31 Jan 2024
- Council
- Laois County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 18.41 ha
What’s proposed
develop as follows: (a) the demolition & removal of 74 no. existing mink farm related buildings including all associated foul & surface water facilities comprising of: -30 number Type A Mink House structures, each of which vary in length between 25.6m & 119.8m & which each measure 3.6m in width & 2.5m in height, providing a total floor space of 12,494 sqm. -24 number Type B Mink House structures, each of which vary in length between 34.8m & 68.9m & which each measure 3.6m in width & 2.5m in height providing a total floor space of 6831.5 sqm -6 number Type C Mink House structures, each of which vary in length between 106.6m & 113.8m & which each measure 4.25m in width & 2.8m in height providing a total floor space of 3415.8 sqm -7 number Type D Mink House structures, each of which vary in length between 108.2m & 120.5m & which each measure 8.3m in width & 3.2m in height providing a total floor space of 7746.2 sqm -4 number Type E Mink House structures, each of which are 120.4m long & which each measure 3.6m in width & 2.6m in height providing a total floor space of 2408 sqm -1 no. staff facilities building providing a floor area of 22.7 sqm -2 no. existing storage buildings providing a total floor area of 118.4 sqm All of these existing buildings contain a total floorspace of 33,036.6 sqm. The demolition element of this development includes the disposal of asbestos from the roof of the existing buildings (hazardous waste No. 17 06 05 of the European Waste Catalogue) (b) the removal of structures ancillary to the mink farm comprising of: - 1 no 40ft shipping container - 4 no. animal feed silos with an overall capacity of approx. 1008 m3 (c) the modification & re-purposing of 3 no. existing mink farm related buildings comprising of: -An existing 558.6 sqm mink processing facility which will have its roof raised by 3m & be re-purposed for the housing of cattle -An existing 278.3 sqm storage shed which will have its roof raised by 1.2m & be re-clad with fiber cement cladding & be re-purposed for the storage of farm machinery -An existing 1403.2 fridge building & attached loading bay which will have it’s existing asbestos cladding removed & be re-clad with fiber cement cladding (d) importation of inert topsoil to restore the original ground level of the site following removal of the aforementioned buildings & all associated site works. Ballymanus House, beside this site comprises entry 604 on the Record of Protected Structures
2360152 is a planning application to Laois County Council for develop as follows: (a) the demolition & removal of 74 no. existing mink farm related, received on 26 Apr 2023; permission was granted with conditions on 31 Jan 2024.
Planning details
- Reference
- 2360152
- Local authority
- Laois County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 26 Apr 2023
- Observations close
- 31 May 2023 (closed 1206 days ago)
- Decision due
- 31 Jan 2024 · decided 31 Jan 2024
- Decision
- Conditional on 31 Jan 2024
- Proposed development
- develop as follows: (a) the demolition & removal of 74 no. existing mink farm related buildings including all associated foul & surface water facilities comprising of: -30 number Type A Mink House structures, each of which vary in length between 25.6m & 119.8m & which each measure 3.6m in width & 2.5m in height, providing a total floor space of 12,494 sqm. -24 number Type B Mink House structures, each of which vary in length between 34.8m & 68.9m & which each measure 3.6m in width & 2.5m in height providing a total floor space of 6831.5 sqm -6 number Type C Mink House structures, each of which vary in length between 106.6m & 113.8m & which each measure 4.25m in width & 2.8m in height providing a total floor space of 3415.8 sqm -7 number Type D Mink House structures, each of which vary in length between 108.2m & 120.5m & which each measure 8.3m in width & 3.2m in height providing a total floor space of 7746.2 sqm -4 number Type E Mink House structures, each of which are 120.4m long & which each measure 3.6m in width & 2.6m in height providing a total floor space of 2408 sqm -1 no. staff facilities building providing a floor area of 22.7 sqm -2 no. existing storage buildings providing a total floor area of 118.4 sqm All of these existing buildings contain a total floorspace of 33,036.6 sqm. The demolition element of this development includes the disposal of asbestos from the roof of the existing buildings (hazardous waste No. 17 06 05 of the European Waste Catalogue) (b) the removal of structures ancillary to the mink farm comprising of: - 1 no 40ft shipping container - 4 no. animal feed silos with an overall capacity of approx. 1008 m3 (c) the modification & re-purposing of 3 no. existing mink farm related buildings comprising of: -An existing 558.6 sqm mink processing facility which will have its roof raised by 3m & be re-purposed for the housing of cattle -An existing 278.3 sqm storage shed which will have its roof raised by 1.2m & be re-clad with fiber cement cladding & be re-purposed for the storage of farm machinery -An existing 1403.2 fridge building & attached loading bay which will have it’s existing asbestos cladding removed & be re-clad with fiber cement cladding (d) importation of inert topsoil to restore the original ground level of the site following removal of the aforementioned buildings & all associated site works. Ballymanus House, beside this site comprises entry 604 on the Record of Protected StructuresAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 18.41 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Full planning report for 53.03253, -7.08607
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage — the whole area in one PDF.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
No other designation nearby.
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 396039). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360152/0.
Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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