GALLEN COMMUNITY SCHOOL, LOWER MAIN STREET, FERBANE CO. OFFALY
Alterations to Gallen Community School including window replacements, internal store rooms, and classroom reconfiguration.
21405 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 1 July 2021
- Reference
- 21405
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 July 2021
Summary
AI-generatedProposed alterations to the north elevation of Gallen Community School, including removing emergency exit doors and a window to replace them with new windows and rendered walls. Internal works include constructing three store rooms and reconfiguring a demonstration room into a general classroom.
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
Proposed alterations to existing north elevation, consisting of, the removal of 3 no emergency exit doors and 1 window to existing demonstration room and replacement with new windows and rendered walls, planning permission for proposed construction of a new wall to north elevation at existing exit 4 and installation of a new roof vent, planning permission for proposed internal alterations, consisting of, the construction of 3 store rooms and the reconfiguration of the existing demonstration room to provide a general classroom, and all associated site works
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 'green'/recreation/conservation, other
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 8 July 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 22 August 2022.
Notified floor area: 6,211 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1A and 1B Cois na hAbhainn, Ferbanenot full market price · price excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €551,542 | 146 m |
| 6 Breatnach Court, Gallen Demesne, Ferbane | Dec 2025 | €250,000 | 156 m |
| 4 St Cynocs Terrace, Ferbane, Offaly | Jan 2025 | €86,667 | 241 m |
| The Cosy Bar, Main St, Ferbane | Jun 2025 | €100,000 | 249 m |
| 16 St Cynocs Terrace, Ferbane, Offaly | Dec 2025 | €203,000 | 283 m |
| Main St, Ferbane, Offaly | Mar 2026 | €390,000 | 287 m |
| Main St, Ferbane, Offaly | Mar 2026 | €400,000 | 314 m |
| Galen, Ferbane, Co Offaly | Mar 2026 | €70,000 | 321 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 received1 July 2021
- Decision due25 August 2021
- Decision issued24 August 2021
- Grant issued28 September 2021
- Permission expiry27 September 2026
In the area
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