St. Brendan’s Community School, Cappaneale Townparks Birr, Co. Offaly
Extensions and refurbishment works at St. Brendan's Community School in Birr.
2460229 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 20 June 2024
- Reference
- 2460229
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 June 2024
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1140.9 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project includes a new single-storey extension with six classrooms and two science labs, plus a new special needs unit. It also involves window replacements, a new boiler house, a storage shed, car park realignment, and a replacement ball court.
- Storey
- 1
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
The development will consist of the construction of a new single-storey extension to the southwest of the existing school building, which comprises six classrooms and two science laboratories, including related accommodation and linking works to the existing school building. Refurbishment of existing mainstream classrooms to form a new two-classroom special needs unit and the construction of a new single-storey extension to the northeast of the existing school building. Replacement of selected existing steel framed windows with new thermally broken powder-coated steel windows. Construction of a new boiler house and storage shed on the south side of the existing school building. Associated site development works, including staff carpark realignment with new fencing with gates and a new replacement ball court to the east of the school buildings with all associated site development works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The purpose of this zoning is to protect, provide and allow expansion of a wide range of different community facilities, civic facilities and social services, from educational, childcare and health facilities to places of worship and community centres.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Castle Court, Eden Rd, Birr | Sept 2025 | €245,000 | 161 m |
| 3 Castle Court, Birrprice excludes VAT | Jan 2010 | €154,185 | 185 m |
| 5 Castle Court, Birrprice excludes VAT | Jan 2010 | €154,185 | 191 m |
| 7 Forest View, Cappaneale, Birr | Dec 2025 | €415,000 | 280 m |
| 20 New Road, Birr, Co. Offaly | Apr 2026 | €200,000 | 442 m |
| 12 New Road, Birr, Co Offaly | Oct 2025 | €197,000 | 496 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 received20 June 2024
- Further information requested13 August 2024
- Further information received11 October 2024
- Decision due7 November 2024
- Decision issued7 November 2024
- Grant issued12 December 2024
- Permission expiry11 December 2029
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