Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedInfrastructureDecided 4 August 2020

SCHOOL LANE, EDENDERRY, CO OFFALY

Development of sports facilities including pitches, a running track, fencing, and parking in Edenderry.

2057 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 25 February 2020

Reference
2057
Authority
Offaly County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
25 February 2020

Summary

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The project involves constructing a playing pitch with 12m high goal ballstops, an all-weather astroturf training area, a multipurpose training area, and an all-weather running track. It also includes new perimeter fencing, site entrances, pedestrian pathway reconfiguration, and new car parking areas.

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Official record

Development description

The provision of; 1 no. Playing pitch with 12m high goal ballstops and netting to both ends and associated fencing to pitch perimeter, 1 no. All-weather astroturf training area, 1 no. Multipurpose training area, an all-weather running track, new 2.4m high perimeter fencing to the northern/roadside and western boundaries, 1 no. New site entrance [to the west of the northern site boundary], the reconfiguration and widening of 1 no. Existing site entrance [on the eastern side of the northern site boundary], the reconfiguration of the pedestrian pathway to st. Marys church from school lane, along the north eastern side of the site with 2.4m high weldmesh fence, the provision of new car parking areas and new ramped and stepped approaches, together with all associated siteworks

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Community Services/FacilitiesCI
The purpose of this zoning is to protect, provide and allow expansion of a wide range of different community facilities, civic facilities and social services, from educational, childcare and health facilities to places of worship and community centres.

National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses

Objective set by the Edenderry 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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
20 Castleview Park, Edenderry, County OffalyAug 2025€135,000156 m
15 Castleview Park, Edenderry, Co OffalySept 2025€205,000181 m
41 Castleview Park, Edenderry, Co OffalySept 2025€263,000241 m
67 Killane View, Edenderry, OffalyMar 2025€250,000256 m
8 Gilroy Ave, Edenderry, OffalySept 2025€450,000281 m
15 Cedar Lawns, Edenderry, County OffalyMay 2026€298,000284 m
52 St Francis St, Edenderry, OffalyDec 2025€265,000311 m
32 Killane View, Edenberry, OffalyJan 2025€290,000322 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

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  1. Application received25 February 2020
  2. Further information requested5 June 2020
  3. Further information received8 July 2020
  4. Decision due4 August 2020
  5. Decision issued4 August 2020
  6. Grant issued21 September 2020
  7. Permission expiry20 September 2025

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