EMMET STREET, BIRR, CO. OFFALY
Alterations to the front entrance, driveway, and steps of a protected dwelling in Birr.
22666 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 22 December 2022
- Reference
- 22666
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 December 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves widening the existing vehicular entrance by moving the northern pier, widening the gates, and reducing the roadside railings. It also includes forming a parking area in the front garden, extending the entrance steps, and making alterations to the basement steps and railings. The building is listed on the Record of Protected Structures.
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
To widen existing vehicular entrance by moving existing northern pier, widen existing gates and reduce existing roadside railings to suit, form parking area to portion of front garden, extend existing entrance steps and railings to dwelling, reduce existing side steps to basement level, new railings to existing low-level wall to south of front steps, move existing timber gate to south gable back to allow for turning area, all with associated site works. The building is listed on the record of protected structures (rps: 49-218) within the offaly county development plan 2021-2027
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Emmet St, Birr, Offaly | Jun 2025 | €255,000 | 57 m |
| 19 Emmett Street, Birr, County Offaly | Apr 2025 | €195,000 | 62 m |
| Emmet St, Birr, Offaly | May 2026 | €130,000 | 76 m |
| 2 Kingston Heath, Kileen Lane, Birr | Apr 2025 | €100,000 | 76 m |
| Clondalla, Birr, Co Offaly | Jul 2025 | €182,500 | 76 m |
| Frankfort, Dunkerrin, Birr | Sept 2025 | €128,000 | 76 m |
| Moistown, Shannon Harbour, Birr | May 2025 | €141,000 | 76 m |
| 1 Cappaneale Place, Banagher Road, Birrnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €250,240 | 76 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 received22 December 2022
- Further information requested22 February 2023
- Further information received8 March 2023
- Decision due4 April 2023
- Decision issued4 April 2023
- Grant issued9 May 2023
- Permission expiry8 May 2028
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
WIDENING OF EXISTING VEHICULAR ENTRANCE BY MOVING EXISTING NORTHERN PIER, WIDEN EXISTING GATES & REDUCE…
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22633OffalyLodged 9 Dec 2022Alterations
- Granted80 m away
CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICE TO DWELLING WITH ANCILLARY SITE WORKS. THE BUILDING IS LISTED ON THE RECORD OF…
EMMET STREET , BIRR , CO. OFFALY
20460OffalyLodged 25 Sept 2020Change of use
- Granted90 m away
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16204OffalyLodged 23 Jun 2016Retention
- Granted90 m away
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- Granted110 m away
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2510OffalyLodged 7 Feb 2025Change of use
- Granted120 m away
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NO. 3 & 5 EMMET STREET , BIRR , CO.OFFALY
2619OffalyLodged 27 Feb 2026Change of use
- Awaiting decision120 m away
ALTERATIONS, SINGLE-STOREY REAR EXTENSION & REFURBISHMENT OF A PRIVATE DWELLING HOUSE (PROTECTED STRUCTURE…
3 EMMET STREET , BIRR , CO. OFFALY
2216OffalyLodged 25 Jan 2022Alterations
- Granted120 m away
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3 EMMET STREET , BIRR , CO. OFFALY
2269OffalyLodged 18 Feb 2022Extension
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