Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedHousing estateDecided 27 February 2025

Road, Rhode, Co. Offaly

Construction of 20 new homes, including semi-detached houses and maisonettes, with associated drainage and road works.

2460266 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 10 July 2024

Reference
2460266
Authority
Offaly County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
10 July 2024
Residential units
20
Floor area
2006 m²

Summary

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The development consists of 20 dwellings comprising 14 semi-detached houses of various sizes, one single-storey house, and a two-storey maisonette building containing four apartments. The works also include upgrading an agricultural entrance to a vehicular entrance, roadworks, and drainage infrastructure.

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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) planning permission for 20 no. Dwellings consisting of (i) type a
  • 2 no. Semi-detached 4-bed two-storey type houses (ii) type b
  • 12 no. Semi-detached 3-bed two-storey type houses (iii) type c
  • 1 no. Semi-detached 2-bed two-storey type house (iv) type d
  • 1 no. Semi-detached 2-bed single storey type house (v) two-storey maisonette type building containing 2 no. 2-bed ground floor dwellings and 2 no. 2-bed first floor dwellings each with ground floor access. (b) planning permission for foul and surface water drainage works and all associated ancillary siteworks to facilitate this development including the upgrade of the existing agricultural entrance to a vehicular entrance and provision of access roadway, footpaths and public lighting

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
12 Village Crescent, Rhode, OffalyMar 2025€265,000123 m
24hillview, Rhode, OffalyApr 2025€288,000157 m
13 Hillview, Rhode, OffalyNov 2025€220,000165 m
Edenderry Road, Rhode, Co. OffalyJun 2025€350,000246 m
47 Hillview, Rhode, OffalyApr 2026€250,000256 m
54 Laurencetown, Rhode, OffalyApr 2025€220,000341 m
59, Laurencetown Estate, RhodeApr 2026€220,000345 m
32 Priory Lawns, Rhode, OffalyMay 2026€371,000371 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 received10 July 2024
  2. Further information requested2 September 2024
  3. Further information received31 January 2025
  4. Decision due27 February 2025
  5. Decision issued27 February 2025
  6. Grant issued4 April 2025
  7. Permission expiry3 April 2030

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