Togher National Enterprise Park , Togher , Portlaoise Co. Laois
CONDITIONALPlanning application 18502
Laois - Laois County Council
Proposed Development
develop a Cheese Manufacturing Facility within the Togher National Enterprise Park. The development will comprise of a main building which will facilitate a cheese blending process, an office block for admin. and technical support staff and external buildings to service the proposed facility. The development will generally consist of the following elements, the main Production Building (area = 15,400 sq m) including 5 no external dock loading bays, 14.5 m high glazed front entrance porch, roof mounted equipment and screening for same; external raised condenser platform and equipment, external yard slab area, wastewater pre-treatment plant (WWTP), contractors compound (area = 4,500 sq m), waste storage building 1; Waste storage building 2; Car park for staff and visitors (94 spaces); trailer parking area (6 spaces); external material storage building; Chemical compound; bike shed; bin store; security barrier; security perimeter fence; process cleaning equipment area with associated bunded tanks; ESB Building; transformer house; water treatment building and water storage tank; sprinkler building and sprinkler water storage tank; 2 no services pipe bridges; firewater retention system; surface water, foul and effluent drainage; storm water retention and oil/fuel separator; access roads; equipment storage yard area/Contractors compound; building and site corporate signage; external lighting; landscaping; 4.0 m high landscaped berm; waste compactor; 4.0 m wide fire tender access track and all associated site and ancillary works. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) formerly known as an EIS has been prepared as part of the Planning Application. An Industrial Emissions licence application will be submitted to the EPA for the proposed development.
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Application received
13 Aug 2018
Decision: CONDITIONAL
28 Sept 2018
Decision due
7 Oct 2018
Appeal submitted
25 Oct 2018
Grant issued
6 Mar 2019
Application Details
- Location
- Togher National Enterprise Park , Togher , Portlaoise Co. Laois
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Laois County Council
- Site Area
- 7 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 13 August 2018
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 28 September 2018
- Grant Date
- 6 March 2019
- Permission Expires
- 5 March 2024
An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal
- Appeal Reference
- 302886-18
- Decision
- WITHDRAWN
- Submitted
- 25 October 2018
Location
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Site 1 and 2 J17 Industrial Park , Togher , Portlaoise
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Site 1 and 2 J17 Industrial Park , Togher , Portlaoise
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Site 1 and 2 J17 Industrial Park , Togher , Portlaoise
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Site 1 and 2 , J17 Industrial Park Togher , Portlaoise Co. Laois
construct a light industrial unit with a footprint of 2976 m2 plus associated roads, carpark, and service yard to the north and adjoining their existing facility. The proposed expansion shall house similar operations to the existing facility with the fabrication of modular service supplied systems. The Proposed Extension Shall match the existing in line and level. The General External treatment shall be a mix of Microrib and trapezoidal insulated cladding and shall incorporate extensive fenestration on the eastern and southern Elevation. The roof shall support solar panels over its full area.
Site 1 and 2 , J17 Industrial Park Togher , Portlaoise Co. Laois
construct a light industrial unit with a footprint of 2976 m2 plus associated roads, carpark, and service yard to the north and adjoining their existing facility. The proposed expansion shall house similar operations to the existing facility with the fabrication of modular service supplied systems. The Proposed Extension Shall match the existing in line and level. The General External treatment shall be a mix of Microrib and trapezoidal insulated cladding and shall incorporate extensive fenestration on the eastern and southern Elevation. The roof shall support solar panels over its full area. The application also seeks planning retention for an existing ancillary service yard and landscaped berms measuring 6540m2 located to the West and adjoining the original development.
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