CHAPEL LANE FERBANE, CO. OFFALY, R42 P447
Demolition of a dilapidated house to build four residential units, including a studio and three maisonette apartments.
2425 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 28 February 2024
- Reference
- 2425
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 28 February 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of an existing dilapidated house to construct four residential units measuring 232.6 sq m. The development will comprise one studio apartment and three 1-bedroom maisonette apartments, alongside cycle parking, balconies, solar panels, and landscaping.
- Residential units
- 4
- Floor area
- 233 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
Demolishing of existing dilapidated house and for the provision of 4 no residential units comprising 1 no studio apartment and 3 no. Maisonette apartments {3 no. 1 bed) measuring 232.6 sq m. The development also proposes cycle parking; hard and soft landscaping; balconies; solar panels; boundary treatments; bin storage; connection to the existing public foul sewer: connection to the existing water mains services on site and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.”
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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1A and 1B Cois na hAbhainn, Ferbanenot full market price · price excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €551,542 | 56 m |
| 4 St Cynocs Terrace, Ferbane, Offaly | Jan 2025 | €86,667 | 115 m |
| The Cosy Bar, Main St, Ferbane | Jun 2025 | €100,000 | 135 m |
| Main St, Ferbane, Offaly | Mar 2026 | €390,000 | 150 m |
| Main St, Ferbane, Offaly | Mar 2026 | €400,000 | 164 m |
| No. 4 Ard GarráN, Ferbaneprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €286,344 | 178 m |
| Galen, Ferbane, Co Offaly | Mar 2026 | €70,000 | 178 m |
| i Ard Garran, Ferbaneprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €308,370 | 178 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 received28 February 2024
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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