MAIN STREET, BIRR, CO. OFFALY
Change of use of a shop to a bakery and cake design business with a small seating area.
1678 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 24 March 2016
- Reference
- 1678
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 March 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes converting an existing retail shop on Main Street into a bakery and cake design business. The new layout will include a small sitting area for customers to consume products on the premises.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Change of use of existing shop to use as a bakery and cake design with small sitting area for consumption on the premises and all associated ancillary works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The purpose of this zoning is to maintain the vitality and viability of existing town and village centres by developing and consolidating centres with an appropriate mix of commercial, recreational, cultural, amenity and residential uses.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
Objective set by the Birr Local Area Plan 2023-2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Townhouse, St Brendan Street, Birr | Jun 2025 | €165,000 | 56 m |
| 1, Castle Street, Birr | Feb 2026 | €160,000 | 64 m |
| 12 Castle Court, Birrprice excludes VAT | Jan 2010 | €110,132 | 71 m |
| 11 Castle Court, Birrprice excludes VAT | Jan 2010 | €110,132 | 76 m |
| Property B, Castle St, Birr | Aug 2025 | €109,650 | 84 m |
| Property A, Castle Street, Birr | Aug 2025 | €100,000 | 84 m |
| 14 Castle Court, Birrprice excludes VAT | Jan 2010 | €110,132 | 91 m |
| 4 Castle Court, Birrprice excludes VAT | Jan 2010 | €154,185 | 146 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received24 March 2016
- Decision due18 May 2016
- Decision issued17 May 2016
- Grant issued27 June 2016
- Permission expiry26 June 2021
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