Ballymackan, Portlaoise, Co Laois

a) construct an extension to the side of the existing facility to provide additional manufacturing floor space, b) construction of a new two-storey office area to the front, c) elevational changes to existing, d) vehicle and bicycle parking, new sliding gate access/ exit arrangements and all associated site works

a) construction of an extension to the side of the existing facility to provide additional manufacturing floor space, b) construction of a new two-storey office area to the front, c) elevational changes to existing, d) vehicle and bicycle parking, new sliding gate access/ exit arrangements and all associated site works

construct a new maintenance and workshop shed

construct a new material storage shed

to construct, operate and decommission a photovoltaic solar farm over an area of 2 hectares comprising of photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames, a switch room building, Perimeter fencing, hardcore access tracks with underground ducting routes, landscaping, new site entrance and access road to solar farm and existing sawmill facility, surface water drainage with underground attenuation tank, revision of existing site boundaries along with all associated ancillary development works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted with this application.

construct, operate and the decommission of a photovoltaic solar farm over an area of 2 hectares comprising of photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames, a switch room building, Perimeter fencing, hardcore access tracks with underground ducting routes, landscaping, new site entrance and access road to solar farm and existing sawmill facility, surface water drainage with underground attenuation tank, revision of existing site boundaries along with all associated ancillary development works.