SCOIL PHROINSIAIS NAOFA, KILBEGGAN ROAD KILCOURSEY, CLARA CO. OFFALY
Single-storey classroom extension, play area, and sensory garden at a school in Clara.
22360 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 20 July 2022
- Reference
- 22360
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 July 2022
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 610 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a new single-storey classroom extension at the north-east end of the existing school. The project also includes internal alterations, a new hard/soft play area, a sensory garden, and additional parking spaces.
- Storey
- 1
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
A new single storey classroom extension at the north east end of the existing school, internal alterations to the west wing of the existing school, new hard soft play area, new sensory garden area, new additional parking spaces to rear of existing school and all associated site works to complete development
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 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 St, Clara, Offaly | Feb 2026 | €102,500 | 123 m |
| Charlestown Bridge, Clara, Co Offaly | Oct 2025 | €366,000 | 132 m |
| River St, Clara, Offaly | Apr 2026 | €202,500 | 145 m |
| 13 The Green, Clara, Co Offaly | Dec 2025 | €42,500 | 150 m |
| 20 The Green, Clara, Offaly | Feb 2025 | €75,000 | 185 m |
| 62 The Green, Clara, Offaly | Aug 2025 | €172,500 | 186 m |
| River St, Clara, Offaly | May 2026 | €117,500 | 204 m |
| 102 The Green, Clara, Co Offaly | Sept 2025 | €220,000 | 241 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 received20 July 2022
- Decision due13 September 2022
- Decision issued12 September 2022
- Grant issued18 October 2022
- Permission expiry17 October 2027
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