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Laois County Council · 2560056

Townparks , Borris-in-Ossory , Co. Laois

  1. 5 Feb 2025Received
  2. 20 Feb 2026Refused
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Status
Refused
Decision
Refused · 20 Feb 2026
Council
Laois County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
3.05 ha

What’s proposed

construct an Enterprise & Employment Park to provide 5 no. serviced sites, on a site of 2.95ha at Townparks, Borris-in-Ossory, Co. Laois. The proposed development includes; 1) the provision of vehicular, pedestrian/cycle access onto the existing R445, including the provision of a new arm off the R445 roundabout; 2) an internal road and footpath and cycle lane network; 3) site clearance & infilling of the land up to c101clm; 4) foul & surface water drainage; 5) landscaping & boundary treatment; 6) an ESB Substation; 7) lighting, signage & all associated site development works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will also be submitted to the planning authority with the planning application

2560056 is a planning application to Laois County Council for construct an Enterprise & Employment Park to provide 5 no. serviced sites, on a site of, received on 5 Feb 2025; permission was refused on 20 Feb 2026.

Planning details

Reference
2560056
Local authority
Laois County Council
Status
Refused · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
5 Feb 2025
Observations close
12 Mar 2025 (closed 563 days ago)
Decision due
21 Feb 2026 · decided 20 Feb 2026
Decision
Refused on 20 Feb 2026
Proposed development
construct an Enterprise & Employment Park to provide 5 no. serviced sites, on a site of 2.95ha at Townparks, Borris-in-Ossory, Co. Laois. The proposed development includes; 1) the provision of vehicular, pedestrian/cycle access onto the existing R445, including the provision of a new arm off the R445 roundabout; 2) an internal road and footpath and cycle lane network; 3) site clearance & infilling of the land up to c101clm; 4) foul & surface water drainage; 5) landscaping & boundary treatment; 6) an ESB Substation; 7) lighting, signage & all associated site development works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will also be submitted to the planning authority with the planning application
As published by the register.
Site area
3.05 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Homes nearby

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 395739). 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/2560056/0.

    Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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