RIVER STREET, CLARA, CO. OFFALY
Change of use from a pharmacy to a restaurant, and conversion of a sitting room into a retail unit.
17367 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 25 September 2017
- Reference
- 17367
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 September 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing a pharmacy/retail unit into a 28-seat restaurant and takeaway, including the demolition of a rear extension to build a new kitchen and toilets. It also proposes converting an existing sitting room in the dwelling house into a new retail unit with a new shopfront.
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 from pharmacy/retail unit to new 28 seat restaurant/ take away and associated signage with replacement roof to match existing house and demolition of existing one storey extension to the rear to provide for sanitary facilities and new kitchen along with extraction facilities. Permission is also sought to change the use of an existing sitting room within the existing dwelling house to provide for a new retail unit and entrance with associated signage and shop front along with all associated site development 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 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.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 25 April 2019.
Notified floor area: 80 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Street, Clara, Co. Offaly | Apr 2026 | €160,000 | 16 m |
| Cloughatanny, Clara, Co Offaly | Jun 2026 | €35,000 | 25 m |
| Raheen, Clara, Co. Offaly | Jul 2025 | €50,000 | 25 m |
| River St, Clara, Offaly | Mar 2026 | €187,000 | 56 m |
| The Square, Clara, Co Offaly | Mar 2026 | €300,000 | 63 m |
| The Square, Clara, Co Offaly | Mar 2025 | €385,000 | 86 m |
| 62 The Green, Clara, Offaly | Aug 2025 | €172,500 | 135 m |
| River St, Clara, Offaly | May 2026 | €117,500 | 145 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 received25 September 2017
- Further information requested10 November 2017
- Further information received20 December 2017
- Decision due25 January 2018
- Decision issued23 January 2018
- Grant issued20 March 2018
- Permission expiry19 March 2023
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