SCOIL MHUIRE CLONEYGOWAN, CO. OFFALY, R35NP58
Extensions and alterations to Scoil Mhuire Cloneygowan, including new classrooms and demolition of a water tower.
23202 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 10 May 2023
- Reference
- 23202
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 May 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project includes a single-storey rear extension for 4 classrooms and a front/side extension for a special educational needs area. It also involves school refurbishment, a new sensory garden, play areas, car parking, and the demolition of a disused water tank, tower, and prefab building.
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Official record
Development description
(a) construction of a new single storey extension to the rear of the existing school building consisting of 4 no. Classrooms, circulation, and ancillary areas, (b) construction of a new single storey extension to the front / east side of the existing school building, a special educational needs area consisting of 1 no. Classroom, 1 no. Office, 1 no. Toilet, 1 no. Multisensory room, circulation and ancillary areas, (c) alterations and refurbishment to the existing school and all ancillary site works. Provisions for new sensory garden to the front, and hard/soft play area to the rear. Demolition of the disused water tank and tower, prefabricated building and removal of the existing oil tank to side/ rear of school, (d) construction of proposed car parking area and lpg tank
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 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 Cluain Na GréIne, Cloneygowan, Offaly | Jun 2026 | €320,000 | 299 m |
| 12 Cluain Na Greine, Cloneygowanprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €308,370 | 344 m |
| Cloneygowan, Tullamore, Co.offaly | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 419 m |
| 28 Cluain Na Greine, Cloneygowan, Co. Offaly | Sept 2025 | €270,000 | 422 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 received10 May 2023
- Decision due4 July 2023
- Decision issued4 July 2023
- Grant issued9 August 2023
- Permission expiry8 August 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
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23164OffalyLodged 12 Apr 2023Infrastructure
- Granted160 m away
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19205OffalyLodged 3 May 2019Retention
- Granted190 m away
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22681OffalyLodged 30 Dec 2022New dwelling
- Awaiting decision260 m away
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16289OffalyLodged 7 Sept 2016Extension
- Granted260 m away
SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR OF DWELLING
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16309OffalyLodged 23 Sept 2016Extension
- Granted330 m away
DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ASSOCIATE SITE WORKS
CLONEYGOWAN , CO. OFFALY , R35KP66
21274OffalyLodged 5 May 2021Retention
- Granted410 m away
Construction of a two-storey, five bedroom dwelling, new dual entrance gate, boundary wall, and all…
Cloneygowan , Geashill , Co. Offaly
2560088OffalyLodged 24 Mar 2025New dwelling
- Awaiting decision410 m away
Construction of a two-storey, five bedroom dwelling, new dual entrance gate, boundary wall, and all…
Cloneygowan , Geashill , Co. Offaly
2560011OffalyLodged 17 Jan 2025New dwelling
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