ROSCREA ROAD, BIRR, CO OFFALY
Retention of a change of use from car sales and workshop to light industrial in Birr.
1930 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 29 January 2019
- Reference
- 1930
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 29 January 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for the change of use of a building on Roscrea Road, Birr, from car sales and workshop to light industrial use. The retention also covers new signage.
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
Development consisting of change of use of building from car sales/workshop to light industrial & new signage
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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 Birr 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Highgate, Drumbane, Birr | May 2025 | €250,000 | 434 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 received29 January 2019
- Decision due25 March 2019
- Decision issued22 March 2019
- Grant issued8 May 2019
- Permission expiry7 May 2024
In the area
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- Granted190 m away
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2460081OffalyLodged 15 Mar 2024Retention
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2460076OffalyLodged 13 Mar 2024Retention
- Granted250 m away
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