RAILWAY ROAD, TOWNPARKS BIRR, CO. OFFALY
Construction of a three-storey primary care centre, ambulance base, and associated roadworks in Birr.
22404 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 11 August 2022
- Reference
- 22404
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 August 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves building a 4,060 square metre three-storey primary care centre containing HSE facilities, GP surgeries, and a pharmacy. It also includes a single-storey ancillary structure, a two-storey ambulance base, 157 car parking spaces, and a new 165-metre access distributor road.
- Storeys
- 3
- Floor area
- 4,633 m²
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
Development consisting of the construction of: (1) a 4060m2 three storey primary care centre to accommodate (a) hse facilities comprising consulting rooms, treatment areas, meeting rooms, offices and support spaces (b) surgery space totalling 807m2 for general practitioners (c) a 138m2 pharmacy with two consulting rooms totaling 34m2; (2) a 175m2 single storey ancillary structure at the rear of primary care centre for stores, waste, back-up generator and associated external plant; (3) a 397.5m2 two storey ambulance base with single storey garage and external canopy; (4) 157 no. Car parking area including provision for 6 no. Motorcycle parking spaces, 50 no. Bicycle spaces, 16 no. Electrical charge points and traffic control barriers for employee parking; (5) section of new access distributor road 165m long with footways; (6) all associated site development works to serve the proposal including site and distributor road lighting, hard and soft landscaping, rail and fence boundary treatment and all associated signage
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 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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 14 August 2024.
Notified floor area: 426 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Hillside, Birr, Offaly | Oct 2025 | €395,000 | 144 m |
| 26 Macregol Court, Birr, Offaly | Jun 2025 | €180,000 | 192 m |
| 20 Macregol Court, Birr, Offaly | Jan 2025 | €205,000 | 201 m |
| 7 Drumbane, Birr, Offaly | Jun 2025 | €136,000 | 248 m |
| 44 Macregol Pairc, Birrnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €250,131 | 276 m |
| 46 Macregol Pairc, Birrnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €250,131 | 276 m |
| 47 Macregol Pairc, Birrnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €229,844 | 297 m |
| 45 Macregol Pairc, Birrnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €250,131 | 297 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 received11 August 2022
- Further information requested5 October 2022
- Further information received1 November 2022
- Decision due12 March 2023
- Decision issued10 March 2023
- Grant issued14 April 2023
- Permission expiry13 April 2028
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