GrantedChange of useDecided 7 May 2025

OXMANTOWN MALL AND ROSSE ROW BIRR, CO OFFALY R42 D459

Change of use of Walcot from a guest house to a family home, including extensions, mews conservation, and a new double garage.

24161 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 6 November 2024

Reference: 24161
Authority: Offaly County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 6 November 2024
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 142 m²

Summary

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This application seeks to change the use of Walcot from a guest house and family home to solely a family home. It includes the conservation, regeneration, and extension of the main house and its mews, featuring a single-storey dining/living room extension, a master bedroom extension, and a new double garage. Works also involve courtyard repaving, boundary wall reconfiguration, and driveway relocation.

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Storey: 1

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Development description

Change of use of walcot to use solely as a family home from its previous use as a guest house and family home. The conservation and regeneration and extension of walcot and the conservation and regeneration of its mews. The extension to walcot will consist of a single storey dining living room attached to the south of the main dwelling living room and the reconfiguration of the plant room and the addition of a single storey extension to the master bedroom and provision of a new double garage. The repaving with granite paviours and adjustment of ground levels and provision of ramp within the courtyard to provide universal access between the house, the garage and the mews to the rear. The reconfiguration of the south/east boundary wall to the courtyard to provide vehicular access to the proposed garages and align with the reconfigured plant room. The extension of the existing access driveway to the east boundary of the site to provide for the relocation of car parking from directly adjacent to the front entrance of the house, to the northern boundary of the site and the creation of a formal terrace and garden immediately adjacent to the main entrance door, kitchen and proposed living dining room. All ancillary services, landscaping and site works. See full detailed description in attached appendix a. At walcot protected structure, ref 49-275

Land-use zoning

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Existing ResidentialRS

“This zoning allows for the conservation and enhancement of the quality and character of existing residential areas, to protect residential amenities and to allow for small scale infill development.”

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Emmet St, Birr, Offaly	May 2026	€130,000	206 m
19 Emmett Street, Birr, County Offaly	Apr 2025	€195,000	211 m
27 Emmet St, Birr, Offaly	Jun 2025	€255,000	223 m
Frankfort, Dunkerrin, Birr	Sept 2025	€128,000	237 m
2 Kingston Heath, Kileen Lane, Birr	Apr 2025	€100,000	237 m
Moistown, Shannon Harbour, Birr	May 2025	€141,000	237 m
Clondalla, Birr, Co Offaly	Jul 2025	€182,500	237 m
1 Cappaneale Place, Banagher Road, Birrnot full market price · price excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€250,240	237 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.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received6 November 2024
Further information requested9 January 2025
Further information received10 April 2025
Decision due7 May 2025
Decision issued7 May 2025
Grant issued12 June 2025
Permission expiry11 June 2030

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