RefusedCommercialDecided 6 September 2024

THE FORMER OLIVER PLUNKETT NATIONAL SCHOOL SITE SHANNONBRIDGE RAGHRA, CO. OFFALY, N37 E6HO

Refurbishment of a protected former school for community use, a new extension with a cafe, and a new tourist hostel.

23414 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 8 November 2023

Reference: 23414
Authority: Offaly County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 8 November 2023

Summary

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The project involves demolishing a single-storey extension of a protected former school house and refurbishing it for community use, including a new extension with office space and a cafe. It also includes constructing a new part single-storey, part two-storey tourist hostel, road improvements, and public realm works.

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Official record

Development description

(1) the demolition of an existing single-storey extension to a former school house and protected structure (rps ref: 19-01); (2) the refurbishment of and minor alterations to the protected structure for community use; (3) the construction of a new single-storey extension to the protected structure also for community use, to include office space and cafe; (4) the construction of a new, part singlestorey and part two-storey, stand-alone building for use as a tourist hostel with dining and ancillary facilities. External works will consist of (5) public road improvements comprising widening and resurfacing of existing footway and carriageway, realignment of the r357 cloghan road for approximately 88m between raghra park & the r444 to facilitate off-site car parking; (6) the provision of a new vehicular entrance to the site from r357 cloghan road; (7) the creation of a public realm to the front of the protected structure as well as other hard and soft landscaping throughout the site including associated retaining structures; (8) the provision of new boundary treatments to the perimeter of the site, and; (9) all associated site works required to facilitate the development

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Village Centre/Mixed UseRE

“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 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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
4 Rachra Park, Shannonbridge, Co Offaly	Nov 2025	€87,750	48 m
Main Street, Shannonbridge, Via Athlone	Mar 2026	€89,000	449 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received8 November 2023
Further information requested11 January 2024
Further information received12 August 2024
Decision due8 September 2024
Decision issued6 September 2024

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