WOODFIELD, BIRR, CO. OFFALY
Retention of a coffee shop, residential unit, polytunnel, and shop unit, with permission for coffee shop alterations and a new entrance.
17475 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 30 November 2017
- Reference
- 17475
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 30 November 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention for the change of use of an outbuilding to a coffee shop, an adjoining residential unit, a polytunnel, and a timber-clad shop unit ancillary to an existing garden centre. Permission is also sought for alterations to the coffee shop, a new polytunnel, and the relocation of the vehicular entrance.
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Official record
Development description
(a) change of use of pre existing outbuilding to coffee shop, retention of adjoining residential unit and permission for change of use from residential unit to store ancillary to coffee shop, retention of septic tank and percolation area servicing coffee shop, retention of polytunnel, retention of free standing timber cladded shop unit, all as c0nstructed and ancillary to existing garden centre (b) permission for addition and alterations to existing coffee shop, permission to erect new polytunnel, permission for all ancillary signage, permission to relocate existing vehicular entrance on north east boundary with on site car parking and all ancillary site works
Built & sold
What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkes Hill, Birr, Offaly | Mar 2026 | €240,000 | 418 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 received30 November 2017
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