SWAG STRRET AND BARRACK STREET, CRINKILL BIRR, CO. OFFALY
Conversion of a public house and residence into a shop, deli, café, and four apartments in a protected structure.
22375 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 27 July 2022
- Reference
- 22375
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 July 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to change the use of an existing public house into a shop, deli, and café area, with a two-bedroom apartment on the ground floor. It also proposes converting the private residential section into three apartments on the first floor. The works involve alterations to the elevations, balconies, demolition of a boundary wall for parking, and internal modifications to a protected structure.
- Residential units
- 4
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 change of use of an existing public house to a shop and deli with café area, a 2-bedroom apartment at ground floor and the change of use from private residential to 3 apartments (2 no. 1 bedroom and 1 no. 3 bedroom) at first floor level. (4 apartments proposed in total). Alterations to the west elevations include new window and door opes, ramps, balconies, the removal of the existing chimney and new signage. Works to the east and north elevation include the blocking up of two doors, the opening of new door ope at first floor level and balcony. The demolition of boundary wall to the west to increase parking area to 4 spaces with the provision of bin storage and sliding entrance gate, and all associated internal modifications and siteworks. This building is a protected structure listed under the record of protected structures in the offaly county development plan (rps ref. 53-03)
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 Birr Local Area Plan 2023-2029 (2023–2029). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 The Terrace, Crinkle, Birr | Oct 2025 | €210,000 | 240 m |
| 15 Cemetery Rd, Crinkle, Birr | Mar 2025 | €205,000 | 334 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 received27 July 2022
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