MAIN STREET, BANAGHER, CO. OFFALY
Conversion of part of a house to commercial use to access a new 5-cabin glamping site.
18514 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 20 November 2018
- Reference
- 18514
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 November 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting part of an existing house to commercial use by opening a pedestrian entrance door. This will provide access to a proposed glamping site with 5 four-person cabins to the rear, located within the curtilage of a protected structure, alongside 12 off-street parking spaces.
- Residential units
- 5
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Official record
Development description
Conversion to part of my existing house from domestic use to commercial use by opening a pedestrian entrance door through part of my existing dwelling ground floor, for access to a proposed glamping site to include 5 no. 4-person capacity glamping cabins to the rear of my existing property which is part of the curtilage of a protected structure, also 12 no. Off-street parking spaces are to be provided to the rear of the existing super value shopping facility opposite my premises. Site works to include re-connection to the existing public foul sewer and existing water mains services on site and all associated site 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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Shannon Court, Banagher, Offaly | Sept 2025 | €135,000 | 62 m |
| Bank View, Main St, Banagher | Mar 2025 | €200,000 | 86 m |
| House 2 Oy15678, Curraghavarna, Banagher | Aug 2025 | €120,000 | 88 m |
| Shannongrove, Banagher, County Offaly | Jul 2025 | €115,000 | 88 m |
| Harbour Road, Banagher, Co Offaly | Aug 2025 | €185,000 | 114 m |
| 18 Portavolla, Banagher, Offaly | Jul 2026 | €100,000 | 120 m |
| 17 Portavolla, Banagher, Offaly | Jul 2025 | €130,000 | 124 m |
| Main Street, Banagher, Co Offaly | Apr 2025 | €100,000 | 129 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 received20 November 2018
- Decision due23 January 2019
- Decision issued22 January 2019
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