Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 13 December 2024

Hugo Loonam Motors Ltd, Ferbane Street, Cloghan Co.Offaly

Extensions to a motor retail showroom and workshop in Cloghan.

2460224 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 14 June 2024

Reference
2460224
Authority
Offaly County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
14 June 2024

Summary

AI-generated

The development consists of a 120 sq.m. showroom extension to the south side of the existing building, a new vehicle loading door, a 370 sq.m. workshop extension to the rear, and a 60 sq.m. first-floor mezzanine office.

Commercialretailextensionmotor trade
Storeys
2
Floor area
550 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

  • A motor retail showroom extension (area: 120 sq. M. ) to the south side of the existing showroom and new showroom vehicle loading door
  • A motor vehicle workshop extension to the rear (area: 370 sq. M. )
  • A first floor mezzanine office extension over the new showroom (area: 60 sq. M. ) and associated ancillary site works

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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Built & sold

What happened next

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
First Floor Apartment, Main Street, CloghanAug 2025€95,000204 m
Castle St, Cloghan, Co OffalyAug 2025€175,000214 m
Castle Street, Cloghan, BirrJun 2026€395,000341 m
1 Whitefields, Cloghan, OffalyOct 2025€285,000483 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

  1. Application received14 June 2024
  2. Further information requested8 August 2024
  3. Further information received18 October 2024
  4. Decision due16 December 2024
  5. Decision issued13 December 2024
  6. Grant issued28 January 2025
  7. Permission expiry27 January 2030

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