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Planning near you · Laois · Ref 2660244

Develop two new General Industrial Buildings, associated internal access roads,…

Lea Road, Portarlington, Co. Laois

New Application

Applicant
Loadwise Logistics
Proposed use
See council description
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The story so far

Application timeline

Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.

  1. Application received
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable · field: received_date

What changed

First retained observation; this does not establish that the application is new.

Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 21 May 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Lea Road , Portarlington , Co. Laois. Proposal excerpt: “Develop two new General Industrial Buildings, associated internal access roads, service yards, parking areas, bicycle shelters, footpaths, and all ancillary site infrastructure. Industrial Building no1 has a proposed gro…”

Location & nearby applications

Lea Road , Portarlington , Co. Laois

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Documents & sources

Laois County Council · Reference 2660244

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Source records and verification details

Change record: NPAD · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Proposal: NPAD · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Latest source observation retained: 2026-05-21T00:00:00+00:00. Source dataset date: not supplied.

Full description from the council file
Develop two new General Industrial Buildings, associated internal access roads, service yards, parking areas, bicycle shelters, footpaths, and all ancillary site infrastructure. Industrial Building no1 has a proposed gross floor area of 3261.4 sqm and Industrial Building No 2 has a gross floor area of 2857.8 sqm The proposed works include the provision of on-site foul drainage pumping station and rising main; a stormwater management system incorporating an attenuation tank, flow-control chamber, petrol interceptor, and outfall connection; and all associated underground services. The development also includes a site substation, generator compound, water storage tank, and all associated boundary treatments, signage, and landscaping. The site area is 4.587Ha.A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. The proposed development will be accessed from the existing R420 Road and will include a new Ghost Island Junction Arrangement
Application details
Reference
2660244
Applicant
Loadwise Logistics
Site address
Lea Road, Portarlington, Co. Laois
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
New Application
Date received
April 29, 2026
Decision due
June 23, 2026
Authority
Laois County Council

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