RefusedNew dwellingDecided 4 April 2022

RIVER STREET, BALLYCUMBER, CO. OFFALY

Construction of a new house and garage with access near a protected bridge structure.

2249 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 9 February 2022

Reference: 2249
Authority: Offaly County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 9 February 2022
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 169.5 m²

Summary

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The development consists of a new dwelling, a detached domestic garage, and a new vehicular entrance accessed from an existing laneway. The site's front boundary wall forms part of the Ballycumber Bridge, which is a protected structure.

New dwellingone off househeritage

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Official record

Development description

Construction of a new dwelling, detached domestic garage, new vehicular entrance accessed from existing laneway, new driveway, connection to public sewer, storm water soakways, and all associated site works. It should be noted that the existing front boundary wall of the site forms part of the ballycumber bridge structure. Said structure is reference no. 12-05 in the county offaly record of protected structures in the current county development plan

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Open Space, Amenity and RecreationOS

“Shall be taken to include the use of land for; parks, public woodland, pedestrian routes and greenways, riparian zones, housing estate open spaces, development incidental to the enjoyment of open space.”

National zoning type: Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other

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

What happened next

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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
River Street, Ballycumber, County Offaly	Dec 2025	€185,000	68 m
Ballycumber, Tullamore, Offalynot full market price	Dec 2025	€30,000	293 m
18 Twickenham, Ballycumber, Co Offaly	Jan 2025	€145,000	379 m
24 Twickenham, Ballycumber, Co. Offaly	Apr 2025	€190,000	388 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

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Application received9 February 2022
Decision due5 April 2022
Decision issued4 April 2022

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