Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedHousing estateDecided 20 January 2023

LANDS TO THE EAST OF AND ACCESSED VIA THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT AT FOREST VIEW, BANAGHER ROAD R439 TOWNPARKS BIRR, CO. OFFALY

Construction of a 40-unit residential development in Birr.

22274 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 31 May 2022

Reference
22274
Authority
Offaly County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
31 May 2022
Residential units
40
Floor area
3621.48 m²

Summary

AI-generated

This application proposes a fully serviced residential housing development of 40 units. The mix includes 6 bungalows, 26 two-storey terraced and semi-detached houses, and 8 apartments in 2-storey blocks.

Housing estatehousing estateapartmentsbungalows
Storeys
2

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 following: erection of a fully serviced residential housing development of 40 units, consisting of
  • No single storey semi-detached 2 bedroom bungalows, 2 no. Single storey mid-terrace 1 bedroom bungalows
  • No. 3 bedroom 2 storey semi-detached houses
  • No. 3 bedroom 2 storey mid-terrace houses and
  • No. 1 bedroom apartments in 4 no. 2 storey semi-detached blocks, with all associated site services, landscaping, site works, boundary treatments, and new access

Built & 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 19 April 2024.

Notified floor area: 78.06

7 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
7 Forest View, Cappaneale, BirrDec 2025€415,000130 m
3 Castle Court, Birrprice excludes VATJan 2010€154,185316 m
20 New Road, Birr, Co. OffalyApr 2026€200,000324 m
5 Castle Court, Birrprice excludes VATJan 2010€154,185343 m
27 Castle Court, Eden Rd, BirrSept 2025€245,000396 m
23 Pound Street, Birr, OffalyOct 2025€232,000484 m
12 New Road, Birr, Co OffalyOct 2025€197,000485 m
28 New Rd, Birr, OffalyNov 2025€58,333487 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

  1. Application received31 May 2022
  2. Further information requested25 July 2022
  3. Further information received2 November 2022
  4. Decision due21 January 2023
  5. Decision issued20 January 2023
  6. Grant issued26 October 2023
  7. Appeal submitted15 February 2023
  8. Appeal decided26 October 2023
  9. Permission expiry25 October 2028

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