ST. MARY'S PRIMARY SCHOOL, ST. MARY'S ROAD, EDENDERRY
Retention of two temporary school prefabs and change of use to a preschool within a protected structure curtilage.
1680 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 24 March 2016
- Reference
- 1680
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 24 March 2016
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 86 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to retain two existing temporary prefabricated classrooms. It also requests a change of use for these rooms from primary school to preschool use. The development is located within the curtilage of a protected structure.
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
Existing 2 no. Temporary prefabricated classrooms (previously granted under planning reference pl2/01/243. Permission for change of use of these rooms from primary school classrooms to preschool classrooms. The development is within the curtilage of a protected structure (reference; 17-40, saint mary's convent national school. )
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The purpose of this zoning is to protect, provide and allow expansion of a wide range of different community facilities, civic facilities and social services, from educational, childcare and health facilities to places of worship and community centres.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
Objective set by the Edenderry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 St Marys St, Edenderry, Offaly | Jun 2025 | €240,000 | 135 m |
| 8 Gilroy Ave, Edenderry, Offaly | Sept 2025 | €450,000 | 167 m |
| 7 St Marys St, Edenderry, Offaly | Apr 2026 | €395,000 | 184 m |
| 14 Francis St, Edenderry, Offaly | Oct 2025 | €210,000 | 251 m |
| 15 Cedar Lawns, Edenderry, County Offaly | May 2026 | €298,000 | 266 m |
| 17 St Francis St, Edenderry, Co Offaly | Mar 2025 | €285,000 | 270 m |
| 19 A Frances St, Endenderry, Co Offally | Aug 2025 | €100,000 | 279 m |
| 52 St Francis St, Edenderry, Offaly | Dec 2025 | €265,000 | 325 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received24 March 2016
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