MAIN STREET, BANAGHER, CO. OFFALY
Retention permission to convert a ground floor commercial space into a home in Banagher.
17488 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 12 December 2017
- Reference
- 17488
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 12 December 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 132.6 m²
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for the conversion of an existing ground floor area from its previous commercial use to a domestic dwelling use.
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
The conversion of the existing ground floor area from previous commercial use to proposed domestic dwelling use
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank View, Main St, Banagher | Mar 2025 | €200,000 | 81 m |
| Main Street, Banagher, Co Offaly | Apr 2025 | €100,000 | 124 m |
| 6 Shannon Court, Banagher, Offaly | Sept 2025 | €135,000 | 134 m |
| Shannongrove, Banagher, County Offaly | Jul 2025 | €115,000 | 143 m |
| House 2 Oy15678, Curraghavarna, Banagher | Aug 2025 | €120,000 | 143 m |
| West End, Banagher, Offaly | Sept 2025 | €300,000 | 183 m |
| 18 Portavolla, Banagher, Offaly | Jul 2026 | €100,000 | 183 m |
| 17 Portavolla, Banagher, Offaly | Jul 2025 | €130,000 | 186 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 received12 December 2017
- Decision due14 February 2018
- Decision issued2 February 2018
- Grant issued15 March 2018
- Permission expiry14 March 2023
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