Coolrain Sawmill , Coolrain , Co Laois

What’s proposed

The development will consist of the following 1) Extend and renovate the existing Sawmill building 2) All associated site works. The site is the subject of an existing integrated pollution license from the EPA

2560676 is a planning application to Laois County Council for the development will consist of the following 1) Extend and renovate the existing, received on 20 Oct 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 17 Jun 2026.

Planning details

Reference: 2560676
Local authority: Laois County Council
Status: Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 20 Oct 2025
Observations close: 24 Nov 2025 (closed 302 days ago)
Decision due: 5 Jul 2026 · decided 17 Jun 2026
Decision: Conditional on 17 Jun 2026
Proposed development: The development will consist of the following 1) Extend and renovate the existing Sawmill building 2) All associated site works. The site is the subject of an existing integrated pollution license from the EPA
As published by the register.
Site area: 4,359 m² 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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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

Commencement notice CN0147867LS
25 Sept 2026Coolrain, Offerlane, Laois, R32D298matched by ref_exact

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 398470). 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/2560676/0.

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Coolrain Sawmill , Coolrain , Co Laois

What’s proposed

Planning details

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Nearby 4 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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