GrantedCommercialDecided 22 January 2018

EDENDERRY GAA GROUNDS, CARRICK ROAD, EDENDERRY

Major upgrades to Edenderry GAA Grounds including pitch changes, floodlighting, extensions to changing rooms and clubhouse.

1762 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 17 February 2017

Reference: 1762
Authority: Offaly County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 17 February 2017

Summary

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The development includes changes to the artificial playing surface layout and size, new 15m and 21m floodlighting masts, extensions to the changing rooms and clubhouse, a new maintenance store, car parking, and a children's play area.

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Development description

(a) changes to approved artificial playing surface (planning reg. Ref. 14/31), to a different layout on site and size increase to 80m x 50m with provision of new professional non-spill flood lighting on 15m masts; (b) changes to the size and layout of the existing gaa playing pitch with changes to professional non-spill flood lighting (planning reg. Ref. 04/1593) on new 21m masts and ball stopping nets; (c) extension to existing single storey changing room building and associated viewing stand (planning reg. Ref. 10/24); (d) two storey extension and internal modifications to existing two storey club house building with associated paving areas; (e) provision of single storey maintenance equipment store; (f) changes to existing site entrances and front boundary wall, provision of vehicular gates; (g) provision of carpark spaces, set down area, bus parking spaces and bicycle stands; (h) provision of children's play area; (i) provision of general site fencing and general site security fencing, walls and protective netting, landscaping, and associated external led lighting and facilities; (j) erection of general public and directional signage on site as necessary, and all associated works and associated site works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Open Space, Amenity and RecreationOS

“Shall be taken to include the use of land for; parks, public woodland, pedestrian routes and greenways, riparian zones, housing estate open spaces, development incidental to the enjoyment of open space.”

National zoning type: Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other

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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Bungalow 1, Carrick-Esker, Edenderry	Mar 2026	€400,000	215 m
32 Carrick Vale, Carrick Rd, Edenderry	Dec 2025	€345,000	272 m
25 Carrick Vale, Carrick Rd, Edenderry	Mar 2026	€315,000	332 m
66 Ard Na Carraige, Edenderryprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€288,987	360 m
6 St Conleth's Terrace, Edenderry, Co Offaly	Apr 2025	€251,000	362 m
65 Ard Na Carraige, Edenderryprice excludes VAT	Jan 2026	€308,370	366 m
5 St Conleth's Terrace, Carrick Road, Edenderry	May 2025	€220,000	368 m
8 Gleann Na Carraige, Carrick Rd, Edenderry	Feb 2025	€300,000	369 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

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Application received17 February 2017
Further information requested10 April 2017
Further information received22 December 2017
Decision due27 January 2018
Decision issued22 January 2018
Grant issued8 March 2018
Permission expiry7 March 2023

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