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Laois County Council · 2560800

Site 9, National Enterprise Park Knockmay, Portlaoise Co. Laois

  1. 1 Dec 2025Received
  2. 25 May 2026Conditional
  3. 29 Jun 2026Final grant
  4. 28 Jun 2031Permission expires
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Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 25 May 2026
Council
Laois County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
1.59 ha
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What’s proposed

develop the following • Construction of a warehouse unit with associated office accommodation. • Overall combined floor area is c. 4,612 sq.m. See following breakdown: • warehouse unit is c. 3,745 sq.m • office space is c. 632 sq.m, with a plantroom of c. 94 sq.m. • external drivers’ toilet is 6 sq.m. • Sprinkler Tank & Pump House is 110 sq.m. • ESB substation is 25 sq.m. • The height of building is 14.5 meters to its parapet on all 4 sides. • 2 access are proposed from the east (existing), and west (new entrance). • Provision of no. 50 car parking spaces (comprising 3 no. accessible spaces, and 5 no. EV spaces), and 50 bicycle spaces to serve the proposed development. • All ancillary works including landscaping, boundary treatments, internal roadways, car parking, service yard and associated infrastructure both above and below ground level

2560800 is a planning application to Laois County Council for develop the following • Construction of a warehouse unit with associated office, received on 1 Dec 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 25 May 2026.

Planning details

Reference
2560800
Local authority
Laois County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
1 Dec 2025
Observations close
14 Jan 2026 (closed 258 days ago)
Decision due
28 May 2026 · decided 25 May 2026
Decision
Conditional on 25 May 2026
Proposed development
develop the following • Construction of a warehouse unit with associated office accommodation. • Overall combined floor area is c. 4,612 sq.m. See following breakdown: • warehouse unit is c. 3,745 sq.m • office space is c. 632 sq.m, with a plantroom of c. 94 sq.m. • external drivers’ toilet is 6 sq.m. • Sprinkler Tank & Pump House is 110 sq.m. • ESB substation is 25 sq.m. • The height of building is 14.5 meters to its parapet on all 4 sides. • 2 access are proposed from the east (existing), and west (new entrance). • Provision of no. 50 car parking spaces (comprising 3 no. accessible spaces, and 5 no. EV spaces), and 50 bicycle spaces to serve the proposed development. • All ancillary works including landscaping, boundary treatments, internal roadways, car parking, service yard and associated infrastructure both above and below ground level
As published by the register.
Site area
1.59 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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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

No commencement notice matched to this reference.

    Zoning at the site

    C2.1 — Economic development and employment

    Enterprise and Employment: To provide lands for enterprise and employment use, more specifically low input and emission manufacturing, campus-style offices, storage uses, wholesaling and distribution, commercial services with high space and parking requirements.

    Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.

    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 398446). 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/2560800/0.

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