BIRR CASTLE DEMESNE, BIRR, CO. OFFALY
Installation of a micro-hydropower generator at Birr Castle Demesne.
22673 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 22 December 2022
- Reference
- 22673
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 December 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe project proposes a micro-hydropower generator and concrete base to power the castle, visitor centre, and site offices. It includes constructing up-gradient and down-gradient channels, wooden sluice gates, fish screens, and an electric power cable. The works are within the curtilage of a protected structure.
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Official record
Development description
- Proposed micro-hydropower generator and associated concrete built supporting base, to be located approximately 9 meters southeast of the existing disused hydropower. This proposed renewable energy will power the castle, the visitor centre and site offices
- Construction of both up-gradient and down-gradient channels to connect the proposed micro-hydropower unit to existing water races
- Construction of proposed wooden sluice gates within the head race, approximately 9 meters upstream of the proposed micro-hydropower unit, to manage water flow
- Installation of fish-screens, positioned in channel, upstream and downstream of the proposed micro-hydropower generator
- Installation of proposed part underground/part overground electric power cable, connecting the proposed micro-hydropower unit to birr castle
- And all ancillary site development works. The development is within the curtilage of a protected structure: generator house (rps 49-354) and birr castle demesne (rps 53-349)
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Castle Court, Birrprice excludes VAT | Jan 2010 | €154,185 | 128 m |
| Property B, Castle St, Birr | Aug 2025 | €109,650 | 179 m |
| Property A, Castle Street, Birr | Aug 2025 | €100,000 | 179 m |
| 11 Castle Court, Birrprice excludes VAT | Jan 2010 | €110,132 | 196 m |
| 12 Castle Court, Birrprice excludes VAT | Jan 2010 | €110,132 | 203 m |
| 14 Castle Court, Birrprice excludes VAT | Jan 2010 | €110,132 | 219 m |
| 1, Castle Street, Birr | Feb 2026 | €160,000 | 228 m |
| The Townhouse, St Brendan Street, Birr | Jun 2025 | €165,000 | 310 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
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