RIVER STREET, CLARA, CO. OFFALY
Renovation and extension of an existing town house in Clara.
20640 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 18 December 2020
- Reference
- 20640
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 December 2020
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 45 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the renovation and alteration of an existing town house on River Street, Clara. It includes building an extension to the rear of the house along with all ancillary site works.
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
Renovation and alterations of existing town house with an extension to the rear of house and all ancillary site works
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 Street, Clara, Co. Offaly | Apr 2026 | €160,000 | 15 m |
| Cloughatanny, Clara, Co Offaly | Jun 2026 | €35,000 | 23 m |
| Raheen, Clara, Co. Offaly | Jul 2025 | €50,000 | 23 m |
| River St, Clara, Offaly | Mar 2026 | €187,000 | 50 m |
| The Square, Clara, Co Offaly | Mar 2026 | €300,000 | 69 m |
| The Square, Clara, Co Offaly | Mar 2025 | €385,000 | 88 m |
| 62 The Green, Clara, Offaly | Aug 2025 | €172,500 | 120 m |
| River St, Clara, Offaly | May 2026 | €117,500 | 133 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 received18 December 2020
- Further information requested17 February 2021
- Further information received22 March 2021
- Decision due18 April 2021
- Decision issued15 April 2021
- Grant issued10 June 2021
- Permission expiry9 June 2026
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