CLONOGHILL UPPER TOWNLAND, SYNGEFIELD BIRR, CO OFFALY
Change of use from industrial to a pre-school learning facility with retention of alterations in Birr.
20551 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 10 November 2020
- Reference
- 20551
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 10 November 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use from industrial to education for Irish Junior Pre School Learning. It also seeks retention permission for internal alterations, an entrance lobby, classrooms, toilets, a kitchen, and an outdoor play area.
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
Change of use , from industrial to education for irish junior pre school learning and associated internal alterations, signage and associated works . The development will consist of retention permission/ amendments/omissions made to previously granted planning reference no br1197 consisting of (a) existing entrance lobby, 2 no. Classrooms, toilet units and kitchen area, with car parking to forecourt, front elevation (as per plans submitted) (b) open garden/ play area to rear as per plans submitted
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The purpose of this zoning is to facilitate opportunities for industrial and warehousing uses, activities and processes which would in general give rise to land use conflict if located within other zonings.”
National zoning type: General industry
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 Scurragh, Birr, Co. Offalynot full market price | Jan 2026 | €108,000 | 324 m |
| 43 Macregol Pairc, Birrnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €250,131 | 393 m |
| 42 Macregol Pairc, Birrnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €250,313 | 397 m |
| 41 Macregol Pairc, Birrnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €250,131 | 400 m |
| 10 Macregol Pairc, Birr, Co. Offalynot full market price | Jun 2025 | €117,500 | 438 m |
| 45 Macregol Pairc, Birrnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €250,131 | 438 m |
| 47 Macregol Pairc, Birrnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €229,844 | 438 m |
| 46 Macregol Pairc, Birrnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €250,131 | 466 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 received10 November 2020
- Further information requested12 January 2021
- Further information received8 February 2021
- Decision due7 March 2021
- Decision issued5 March 2021
- Grant issued13 April 2021
- Permission expiry12 April 2026
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