Number 14 Armstrong Grove, Clara, Co Offaly
Retention of an existing domestic garage used as a home gym, toilet, and fuel storage.
2460314 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 15 August 2024
- Reference
- 2460314
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 15 August 2024
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 33 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for an existing domestic garage built next to an existing house. The garage is currently used as a home gym, toilet, and fuel storage area.
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
An existing garage to existing house. The domestic garage is used as a home gym, toilet, and fuel storage
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cork Hill, Clara, Offalynot full market price | Dec 2025 | €250,000 | 131 m |
| 19 Westwood Grove, Clare, Offaly | Nov 2025 | €290,000 | 155 m |
| 17 Kilmanaghan Lodge, Clara, Offaly | Apr 2025 | €255,000 | 177 m |
| 30 Westwood Park, Clara, Offaly | Oct 2025 | €280,000 | 178 m |
| 33 Westwood Park, Clara, Offaly | Feb 2026 | €287,000 | 202 m |
| 3 Westwood Grove, Clara, Offaly | Jul 2025 | €240,000 | 226 m |
| 31 Westwood Grove, Clara, Offaly | Dec 2025 | €290,000 | 230 m |
| 1 Westwoodnprone, Clara, Offaly | Jan 2025 | €286,000 | 239 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 received15 August 2024
- Decision due9 October 2024
- Decision issued30 September 2024
- Grant issued5 November 2024
- Permission expiry4 November 2029
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