GrantedChange of useDecided 19 March 2019

FREDERICK STREET, CLARA, COUNTY OFFALY

Change of use from a house to offices with a new extension for an industrial company in Clara.

18488 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 2 November 2018

Reference: 18488
Authority: Offaly County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 2 November 2018

Summary

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The project involves changing the use of an existing one-and-a-half-storey house to office use. It also includes building a one and two-storey extension to create a consolidated office facility for Auto Conversions Limited, along with extra parking.

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Official record

Development description

Change of use of an existing one and a half storey dwelling house to office use, along with the construction of a one and two-storey extension to provide for a consolidated office facility incidental to the operation of the industrial company, auto conversions limited. The development will also consist of additional car parking and all ancillary site development works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Enterprise and EmploymentCOE

“This zoning promotes the development of employment uses that reinforce the enterprise and employment function of the subject area as a whole and require high environmental and design standards.”

National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related

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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Charlestown Bridge, Clara, Co Offaly	Oct 2025	€366,000	220 m
River St, Clara, Offaly	Feb 2026	€102,500	232 m
74 Cluain Abhainn, Erry, Tullamore Rd	Nov 2025	€200,000	241 m
River St, Clara, Offaly	Apr 2026	€202,500	269 m
River St, Clara, Offaly	May 2026	€117,500	349 m
River St, Clara, Offaly	Mar 2026	€187,000	435 m
62 The Green, Clara, Offaly	Aug 2025	€172,500	446 m
13 The Green, Clara, Co Offaly	Dec 2025	€42,500	462 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 received2 November 2018
Further information requested3 January 2019
Further information received20 February 2019
Decision due19 March 2019
Decision issued19 March 2019
Grant issued8 May 2019
Permission expiry7 May 2024

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