MERCY PRIMARY SCHOOL CHAPEL LANE, TOWNPARKS BIRR, CO. OFFALY
Energy retrofit and upgrade works to Mercy Primary School in Birr, which is a protected structure.
2560037 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 14 February 2025
- Reference
- 2560037
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 February 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves extensive building energy retrofits under the Climate Action Pathfinder Programme. Works include internal and external insulation, new double/triple glazed windows, a new heat pump compound, and floor replacements at the protected school site.
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 building energy retrofit works, with fabric enhancement and mechanical and electrical upgrades under the department of education climate action repowereu pathfinder programme 2024-25, to all existing school buildings, including
- Internal breathable drylining and insulation to external walls
- External insulation and render to external walls
- Replacement of all joinery with new double/ triple glazed aluminium windows and doors
- New heating systems with new external heat pump compound and lpg gas tank
- Replacement of raised timber floors with new insulated concrete floors
- Associated site development works, including vehicular and pedestrian gates realignment to increase site accessibility. Works are to and in the curtilage of the protected structures, no. : 53-230 - mercy primary school (old convent primary school), and no. : 53-231 - scoil losep naofa (boyd barrett type building)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Camcor House, Railway Rd, Birr | Jul 2025 | €130,000 | 140 m |
| 16 Camcor House, Railway Rd, Birr | Jan 2026 | €125,000 | 140 m |
| The Townhouse, St Brendan Street, Birr | Jun 2025 | €165,000 | 183 m |
| 6 Moorpark Street, Birr, Co Offaly | Feb 2026 | €218,000 | 204 m |
| 11 Moorpark St, Birr, Offaly | Dec 2025 | €237,000 | 232 m |
| 15 Moorpark St, Birr, Offaly | Jul 2025 | €225,000 | 249 m |
| Connaught Street, Birr, County Offaly | Oct 2025 | €353,000 | 265 m |
| 1, Castle Street, Birr | Feb 2026 | €160,000 | 270 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 received14 February 2025
- Further information requested8 April 2025
- Further information received11 April 2025
- Decision due8 May 2025
- Decision issued7 May 2025
- Grant issued11 June 2025
- Permission expiry10 June 2030
In the area
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2560686OffalyLodged 23 Dec 2025Commercial
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22580OffalyLodged 10 Nov 2022Change of use
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18359OffalyLodged 22 Aug 2018Alterations
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