Awaiting decisionChange of use

Downshire Row on JKL Street, New Row & Carrick Road, Edenderry Co. Offaly.

Change of use of two units from restaurant to retail, adding mezzanine floors, and merging them with an adjacent pharmacy.

2360005 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 29 June 2023

Reference: 2360005
Authority: Offaly County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 29 June 2023

Summary

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This application seeks a change of use for Units 2 and 3 from a previously approved restaurant/takeaway to retail use. It also proposes the construction of first-floor mezzanine floors within these units and merging them with the existing ground-floor pharmacy and first-floor storage in Units 4, 5, and 6.

Change of useretailpharmacymezzanine

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Official record

Development description

1/ change of use of units 2 & 3 from previously approved restaurant/takeaway to retail use (previous planning reference no. 08/916). 2/construction of 1st floor mezzanine floors within units 2 &
(previous planning reference no. 06/553). 3/ merge existing ground floor pharmacy shop and 1st floor storage within units 4,5 & 6 with proposed units 2 & 3 (previous planning reference no. ’s 06/625 & 01/480)

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 Edenderry 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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 4, Fr Mcwey St, Edenderry	Nov 2025	€190,000	139 m
11 Eden Court, Edenderry, Offaly	Dec 2025	€250,000	175 m
8 Eden Court, Jkl St, Edenderry	Jan 2026	€97,500	176 m
83 Jkl Street, Edenderry, County Offaly	Jun 2026	€246,000	216 m
Apt 1, 77 78 Jkl St, Edenderry	Oct 2025	€110,000	224 m
14 Francis St, Edenderry, Offaly	Oct 2025	€210,000	261 m
17 St Francis St, Edenderry, Co Offaly	Mar 2025	€285,000	275 m
32 Blundell Wood, Edenderry, Co Offaly	Apr 2026	€272,000	315 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.

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Application received29 June 2023

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