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Edenderry Road, Laurencetown Rhode, Co. Offaly

Demolition of a house to facilitate a new housing estate of 69 homes in Laurencetown.

2360092 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 31 August 2023

Reference: 2360092
Authority: Offaly County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 31 August 2023
Residential units: 69
Floor area: 7358 m²

Summary

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The proposed development involves the demolition of an existing single-storey house to create access from the R400. Permission is sought for 69 houses of various types, including detached, semi-detached, and maisonettes, along with pedestrian access to an adjoining playground and public car park.

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Official record

Development description

(a) the demolition of existing single storey house to facilitate access to the proposed development from the r400 (b) planning permission for 69 no. Houses consisting of (i) type a
6 no. Detached 3 bed single storey type houses (ii) type b
4 no. Detached 3 bed single storey type houses (iii) type c
5 no. Detached 2 bed single storey type houses (iv) type d
3 no. Detached 3 bed dormer type houses (v) type e- 20 no. Semi-detached 4 bedroom two storey type houses (vi) type f
17 no. Semi-detached 3 bedroom two storey type houses (vii) type g
3 no. Semi-detached 3 bedroom two storey dual aspect type houses (viii) type h
7 no. Semi-detached 2 bedroom two storey type houses (ix) type j
4 no. 1 bedroom maisonettes type houses (c) planning permission for pedestrian access to the adjoining community playground and public car park and (d) planning permission for foul and surface water drainage works and all associated ancillary siteworks to facilitate this development

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

New ResidentialR1

“This zoning shall be taken to primarily include the use of land for new residential units. It may also provide for a range of other uses particularly those that have the potential to foster the development of new residential communities.”

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

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
Edenderry Road, Rhode, Co. Offaly	Jun 2025	€350,000	103 m
59, Laurencetown Estate, Rhode	Apr 2026	€220,000	188 m
12 Village Crescent, Rhode, Offaly	Mar 2025	€265,000	199 m
54 Laurencetown, Rhode, Offaly	Apr 2025	€220,000	213 m
13 Hillview, Rhode, Offaly	Nov 2025	€220,000	291 m
24hillview, Rhode, Offaly	Apr 2025	€288,000	324 m
47 Hillview, Rhode, Offaly	Apr 2026	€250,000	458 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 received31 August 2023

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