MAIN ST TOWNPARKS, BIRR, CO. OFFALY
Change of use from a shop to a coffee shop and restaurant, plus alterations to residential units above.
2376 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 27 February 2023
- Reference
- 2376
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 February 2023
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 44.5 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of a ground floor shop to a coffee shop and restaurant with an ancillary takeaway. It also includes interior and exterior alterations to the existing two-bedroom residential unit on the first and second floors.
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
Alteration to the existing front façade to accommodate a new entrance to the existing two bed residential unit on the first and second floors. Interior alteration to the existing residential unit. Alteration to the existing back residential extension on the first floor. Change of use from ground floor shop to coffee shop, restaurant with ancillary takeaway. Interior alterations on ground floor and all associated site works
Built & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connaught Street, Birr, County Offaly | Oct 2025 | €353,000 | 80 m |
| The Townhouse, St Brendan Street, Birr | Jun 2025 | €165,000 | 161 m |
| Property B, Castle St, Birr | Aug 2025 | €109,650 | 166 m |
| Property A, Castle Street, Birr | Aug 2025 | €100,000 | 166 m |
| The Beauty Parlour, Johns Place, Birr | Nov 2025 | €100,000 | 168 m |
| 12 Castle Court, Birrprice excludes VAT | Jan 2010 | €110,132 | 182 m |
| 11 Castle Court, Birrprice excludes VAT | Jan 2010 | €110,132 | 183 m |
| 4 Castle Court, Birrprice excludes VAT | Jan 2010 | €154,185 | 185 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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
- Application received27 February 2023
- Further information requested19 April 2023
- Further information received14 June 2023
- Decision due11 July 2023
- Decision issued11 July 2023
- Grant issued23 August 2023
- Permission expiry22 August 2028
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