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Killeen' Village Tavern, Main Street, Shannonbridge

Retention and change of use of basement and ground floor areas at Killeen's Village Tavern.

2360173 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 8 November 2023

Reference
2360173
Authority
Offaly County Council
Register status
Invalid or incomplete
Type
RETENTION
Received
8 November 2023

Summary

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The application seeks retention for a basement extension, a ground floor bar and restaurant extension, and outdoor seating areas. It also proposes a change of use of part of the basement to a whiskey tasting experience visitor area.

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Floor area
281 m²

Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.

Official record

Development description

  • Planning permission and retention permission for the existing public house to include
  • The retention of a 35sq. M extension to the existing basement storeroom and plant room on the lower ground floor, previous planning reference p22/302.2. The change of use of 52sq. M of the existing basement storeroom and plant room, previous planning reference p22/302, adapting it as a whiskey tasting experience visitor area to include tasting, exhibition, and merchandise area (including the sale of whiskey for consumption off the premises) ancillary staff and storage facilities
  • The retention of 97sq. M extension to the ground floor, previous planning reference p22/302 comprising bar and restaurant
  • The retention of an enclosed outdoor seating area of 75sq. M; an enclosed partially covered storage area of 23sq. M; an enclosed bin storage area of 7.5sq. M; an access ramp 44sq. M; a yard 32sq. M; and covered pedestrian access/egress from the main street of 49sq. M on the existing eastern elevation, together with all associated and ancillary works. A natura impact statement (nis) and flood risk assessment (fra) have been prepared and will be submitted to the authority with this application

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
AddressDatePriceDistance
Main Street, Shannonbridge, Via AthloneMar 2026€89,000147 m
Main Street, Shannonbridge, Co OffalyApr 2025€450,000256 m
Main Street, Shannonbridge, Co OffalyJan 2025€350,000274 m
4 Rachra Park, Shannonbridge, Co OffalyNov 2025€87,750275 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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  1. Application received8 November 2023

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