GrantedHousing estateDecided 27 June 2022

KILCOURSEY, CLARA, CO. OFFALY

Construction of 44 homes, including 26 houses and 18 apartments, with a new entrance in Clara.

21584 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 23 September 2021

Reference: 21584
Authority: Offaly County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 23 September 2021
Residential units: 26
Floor area: 25948.6 m²

Summary

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The proposed development consists of 44 residential units, comprising 26 two-storey houses of various types and 18 apartments across three 3-storey blocks. It also includes a new site entrance onto the R436 Kilbeggan Road, internal roads, parking, and landscaping.

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Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

(a) the construction of 44 no. Dwellings comprising of 8 no. Two storey 4-bedroom semi-detached dwellings (type a), 8 no. Two storey 3-bedroom semi-detached dwellings (type b), 6 no. Two storey 3-bedroom terrace houses (type c), 4 no. Two storey 3-bedroom semi-detached dwellings (type d) and 18 no. Units (3 no. 3 storey blocks with 6 apartments in each block - type e), (b) the provision of a proposed site entrance onto the r436 kilbeggan road, internal roads, paving, pathways, parking, amenity space, streetlighting, connection to existing public services (foul water, stormwater & mains water supply) and all associated site development works, boundary treatments, landscaping and ancillary services to complete the development

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

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“This zoning shall be taken to primarily include the use of land for new residential units. It may also provide for a range of other uses particularly those that have the potential to foster the development of new residential communities.”

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

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.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Ivy Lodge, Kilcoursey, Clara	Dec 2025	€418,000	357 m
Charlestown Bridge, Clara, Co Offaly	Oct 2025	€366,000	463 m

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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 received23 September 2021
Further information requested17 November 2021
Further information received16 May 2022
Decision due27 June 2022
Decision issued27 June 2022
Grant issued9 August 2022
Permission expiry8 August 2027

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