RIVER STREET CLARA, CO. OFFALY, R35HH39
Retention of a storage shed and change of use from a butchers to a Chinese takeaway.
20564 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 13 November 2020
- Reference
- 20564
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 13 November 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention of an existing storage shed at the rear of the site. It also seeks permission to change the use of the ground floor space from a butchers to a Chinese fast-food takeaway.
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
An existing storage shed at the rear of the site. Permission for the change use of ground floor space of the premises from a butchers to a chinese fast food take away
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 St, Clara, Offaly | May 2026 | €117,500 | 36 m |
| River St, Clara, Offaly | Apr 2026 | €202,500 | 85 m |
| 62 The Green, Clara, Offaly | Aug 2025 | €172,500 | 102 m |
| River St, Clara, Offaly | Mar 2026 | €187,000 | 115 m |
| Cloughatanny, Clara, Co Offaly | Jun 2026 | €35,000 | 139 m |
| Raheen, Clara, Co. Offaly | Jul 2025 | €50,000 | 139 m |
| River Street, Clara, Co. Offaly | Apr 2026 | €160,000 | 145 m |
| River St, Clara, Offaly | Feb 2026 | €102,500 | 149 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 received13 November 2020
- Further information requested13 January 2021
- Further information received5 February 2021
- Decision due4 March 2021
- Decision issued3 March 2021
- Grant issued13 April 2021
- Permission expiry12 April 2026
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