Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedChange of useDecided 21 December 2023

GRANT ENGINEERING CRINKILL, BIRR, CO. OFFALY

Change of use of a stores building to a stainless-steel products workshop in Birr.

23408 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 27 October 2023

Reference
23408
Authority
Offaly County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
27 October 2023

Summary

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Permission is sought to change the use of an existing stores building to a stainless-steel products workshop. The development includes an overhead extract system, an exhaust stack, a treatment system, office modifications, and internal works within the curtilage of a protected structure.

Change of useworkshopindustrialprotected structure

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Official record

Development description

The change of use of an existing stores building previously approved planning ref: 21/106 to a stainless-steel products workshop, a proposed overhead extract system in roof, an exhaust stack to the west of the existing building, an associated treatment system, modifications to office layout, all associated siteworks and internal modifications. Portion of this development is covered by an integrated pollution control licence reg no. 294. This building is within the curtilage of a protected structure under the record of protected structures in the offaly county development plan 2021-2027 (rps ref. 53-01)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Enterprise and EmploymentCOE
This zoning promotes the development of employment uses that reinforce the enterprise and employment function of the subject area as a whole and require high environmental and design standards.

National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related

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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
3 The Terrace, Crinkle, BirrOct 2025€210,000169 m
15 Cemetery Rd, Crinkle, BirrMar 2025€205,000291 m
2 An Corran, Crinkle, BirrJul 2025€195,000383 m

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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

  1. Application received27 October 2023
  2. Decision due21 December 2023
  3. Decision issued21 December 2023
  4. Grant issued30 January 2024
  5. Permission expiry21 June 2026

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