REAR OF THE MILL HOUSE PUBLIC HOUSE, RIVER STREET & BRIDGE STREET, CLARA CO. OFFALY
Construction of a three-storey apartment building and an extra floor on a hair salon to create five apartments in Clara.
18528 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 27 November 2018
- Reference
- 18528
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 November 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves building a new three-storey block containing four apartments and adding a first-floor extension over an existing hair salon for a fifth apartment. The development also includes demolishing an existing shed, and providing bin, bike, and car parking spaces.
- Residential units
- 5
- Storeys
- 3
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
Construction of a three storey building. The building will contain two number one bedroom apartments and two number two bedroom apartments. Permission is also being sought to construct an extra floor to the existing "sisters" hair salon. The new first floor extension will contain one number two bedroom apartment. Permission is also being sought to demolish an existing shed on site. The application will also include bin storage, car-parking, bike storage and all associated site-works and drainage
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Street, Clara, Co. Offaly | Apr 2026 | €160,000 | 82 m |
| Raheen, Clara, Co. Offaly | Jul 2025 | €50,000 | 83 m |
| Cloughatanny, Clara, Co Offaly | Jun 2026 | €35,000 | 83 m |
| River St, Clara, Offaly | Mar 2026 | €187,000 | 102 m |
| The Square, Clara, Co Offaly | Mar 2026 | €300,000 | 103 m |
| The Square, Clara, Co Offaly | Mar 2025 | €385,000 | 131 m |
| 125 St Patricks Terrace, Clara, Offaly | Jun 2025 | €50,000 | 156 m |
| River St, Clara, Offaly | May 2026 | €117,500 | 194 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 received27 November 2018
- Decision due30 January 2019
- Decision issued30 January 2019
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