GrantedHousing estateDecided 15 April 2025

Railway Road Townparks & Seffin, Birr, Co. Offaly

Construction of 66 residential units, including 46 build-to-rent apartments, within the curtilage of protected structures in Birr.

2460122 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 11 April 2024

Reference: 2460122
Authority: Offaly County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 11 April 2024
Residential units: 20
Floor area: 2750.8 m²

Summary

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The project consists of 20 houses and 46 build-to-rent apartments across four three-storey blocks. It also includes a new distributor road, cycle tracks, and landscaping, located within the curtilage of protected structures.

Housing estateapartmentsbuild to rentprotected structure

Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

The construction of 66 total no. Residential units comprising of: (a) 20no. Dwellings, comprising of 8no. Four-bedroom two-storey detached houses (type a); 8no. Four-bedroom two-storey semi-detached houses (type b1/b2); 2no. Two-storey three-bedroom dual aspect semi-detached houses (type c1/c2); 2no. Two-storey three-bedroom dual aspect semi-detached houses (type c3/c4); (b) 46no. Build-to-rent apartments in 4 no. Separate 3-storey blocks, comprising of 20no. One-bedroom ground floor apartments (type d1/d2) with 20no. Two-bedroom first floor duplex apartments (type e1/e2) in three blocks, and 2no. One-bedroom apartments (type f1/f2), with 4no one-bedroom apartments (type g1/g2) in one block; (c) the construction of section of new distributor road, pathways and cycle track with access to developments listed in section b above; (d) the provision of all groundworks, landscaping, service connections, site drainage, internal paths, paving, parking, public lighting, public open space; and all associated site development works to complete the development. The proposed development is within the curtilage of protected structures occ rps no. 53-361 niah reg. No. 14819293 and occ rps no. 53-360 niah reg. No. 14819292

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Open Space, Amenity and RecreationOS

“Shall be taken to include the use of land for; parks, public woodland, pedestrian routes and greenways, riparian zones, housing estate open spaces, development incidental to the enjoyment of open space.”

National zoning type: Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other

Objective set by the Birr Local Area Plan 2023-2029 (2023–2029). 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
10 Hillside, Birr, Offaly	Oct 2025	€395,000	106 m
26 Macregol Court, Birr, Offaly	Jun 2025	€180,000	227 m
20 Macregol Court, Birr, Offaly	Jan 2025	€205,000	243 m
46 Macregol Pairc, Birrnot full market price · price excludes VAT	Jul 2025	€250,131	254 m
44 Macregol Pairc, Birrnot full market price · price excludes VAT	Jun 2025	€250,131	254 m
43 Macregol Pairc, Birrnot full market price · price excludes VAT	Jun 2025	€250,131	263 m
47 Macregol Pairc, Birrnot full market price · price excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€229,844	265 m
45 Macregol Pairc, Birrnot full market price · price excludes VAT	Jul 2025	€250,131	265 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 received11 April 2024
Further information requested5 June 2024
Further information received13 March 2025
Decision due15 April 2025
Decision issued15 April 2025
Appeal submitted12 May 2025
Appeal decided5 September 2025
Permission expiry4 September 2030

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