Townparks , Borris-in-Ossory , Co. Laois
- 5 Feb 2025Received
- 20 Feb 2026Refused
- 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 applicationAs 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
Nearby 4 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years
Homes nearby
- WithdrawnMain Street, Borris-In-Ossory, Co. Laois, R32 WKK7
- For saleShanboe, Borris-In-Ossory, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, R32 N5C8
- For sale4 Ossory Court, Borris-In-Ossory, Co. Laois, R32 X7D0
- Sold5 Ossory Court, Borris-in-ossory, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
- Sold7 Ossory Court, Borris-in-ossory, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
- WithdrawnDevelopment Site, Main Street, Borris-in-Ossory, Co. Laois
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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