GrantedCommercialDecided 5 December 2016

KILBEGGAN ROAD, CLARA, CO. OFFALY

Retention of equipment and storage, and permission for a new porch, loading dock, and energy centre in Clara.

16327 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 12 October 2016

Reference: 16327
Authority: Offaly County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: RETENTION
Received: 12 October 2016

Summary

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This application seeks retention for external air handling equipment and a 42 sqm pallet storage shed. It also seeks permission for a new entrance porch, a clad loading dock, a 65 sqm energy centre building, and additional parking.

Commercialcommercialretentionenergy centre

Floor area: 124 m²

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Official record

Development description

(1) the existing ahu external equipment on the existing west elevation. (2) an external pallet storage shed (area 42msq) to the rear of the existing site. Planning permission for; (1) the construction of a new entrance porch (area 7msq), (2) alterations to the existing fenestration of the east elevation, (3) a clad loading dock structure (area 10msq), to the south elevation, (4) an energy centre building (area 65 msq) to the rear of the main building towards the western boundary, (5) additional parking spaces and all associated site works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Enterprise and EmploymentCOE

“This zoning promotes the development of employment uses that reinforce the enterprise and employment function of the subject area as a whole and require high environmental and design standards.”

National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related

Objective set by the Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027 (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
The Lodge, Badgers Lane, Clara	Jan 2026	€420,000	456 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received12 October 2016
Decision due6 December 2016
Decision issued5 December 2016
Grant issued31 January 2017
Permission expiry30 January 2022

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