TOWNSEND STREET TOWNPARKS BIRR, CO. OFFALY, R42 W902
Conversion of a retail unit to an education facility, apartments to offices, and a two-storey rear extension.
20328 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 28 July 2020
- Reference
- 20328
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 28 July 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks a change of use from a retail/supermarket to an education facility with classrooms, and first-floor apartments to commercial offices. It also includes a two-storey rear extension, new shopfronts, and works within the curtilage of a protected structure.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
The change of use from retail/supermarket use to education facility to provide for classrooms and supporting facilities. Permission for change of use of first floor apartments to commercial office use. Permission is also sought for two-storey extension to the rear (east), new shopfronts, windows and doors to elevations and all associated site development works. This development is within the curtilage of a protected structure, wall mounted post box reference number 49-241
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Glebe St, Birr, Offaly | May 2025 | €257,000 | 27 m |
| 3 Emmet Terrace, Birr, County Offaly | Jan 2026 | €390,000 | 83 m |
| 18 New Rd, Birr, Offaly | Jun 2026 | €200,000 | 107 m |
| 3 Cappaneale Place, Banagher Road, Birrnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €258,443 | 139 m |
| 2 Cappaneale Place, Banagher Road, Birrnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €216,787 | 139 m |
| Clondalla, Birr, Co Offaly | Jul 2025 | €182,500 | 139 m |
| Moistown, Shannon Harbour, Birr | May 2025 | €141,000 | 139 m |
| 2 Kingston Heath, Kileen Lane, Birr | Apr 2025 | €100,000 | 139 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 received28 July 2020
- Further information requested21 September 2020
- Further information received9 October 2020
- Decision due5 November 2020
- Decision issued5 November 2020
- Grant issued21 December 2020
- Permission expiry20 December 2025
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