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
AI-generatedThe 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.
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
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
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Castleview Park, Edenderry, County Offaly | Aug 2025 | €135,000 | 156 m |
| 15 Castleview Park, Edenderry, Co Offaly | Sept 2025 | €205,000 | 181 m |
| 41 Castleview Park, Edenderry, Co Offaly | Sept 2025 | €263,000 | 241 m |
| 67 Killane View, Edenderry, Offaly | Mar 2025 | €250,000 | 256 m |
| 8 Gilroy Ave, Edenderry, Offaly | Sept 2025 | €450,000 | 281 m |
| 15 Cedar Lawns, Edenderry, County Offaly | May 2026 | €298,000 | 284 m |
| 52 St Francis St, Edenderry, Offaly | Dec 2025 | €265,000 | 311 m |
| 32 Killane View, Edenberry, Offaly | Jan 2025 | €290,000 | 322 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 received25 February 2020
- Further information requested5 June 2020
- Further information received8 July 2020
- Decision due4 August 2020
- Decision issued4 August 2020
- Grant issued21 September 2020
- Permission expiry20 September 2025
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