Birr Road, Cloghan, Co.Offaly.
Retention of land levelling for a wildflower and football pitch, and permission for fencing, walls, and a walking track.
2560185 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 22 May 2025
- Reference
- 2560185
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 22 May 2025
Summary
AI-generatedRetention is sought for levelling land to create a wildflower and football pitch area, including drainage. Permission is also sought to extend the site boundaries with fencing and walls, extend a walking track, and install seating, bicycle parking, and floodlights.
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Official record
Development description
Levelling the land of the proposed new wild flower and football pitch area which included installation of land drainage pipes to same and also to apply for planning permission to extend the existing facilities site boundaries to include a powder coated fence to the eastern boundary to match existing and native hedgerow to the southern boundary and 1m high rendered block wall to the western boundary to match existing wall, to extend 1.2m wide walking track around same to match the existing walking track, install seating and bicycle parking, a wild flower area, a new football pitch with ball stop nets, led flood lighting and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Shall be taken to include the use of land for; parks, public woodland, pedestrian routes and greenways, riparian zones, housing estate open spaces, development incidental to the enjoyment of open space.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Breachach, Cloghanprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €277,533 | 146 m |
| 6 Breachnagh, Birr Rd, Cloghan | May 2025 | €270,000 | 149 m |
| 12 Breachach, Cloghanprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €264,273 | 150 m |
| 11 Breachach, Cloghanprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €264,273 | 155 m |
| 22 Clauin Na Spiddeoga, Cloghan, Offaly | Feb 2026 | €200,000 | 316 m |
| First Floor Apartment, Main Street, Cloghan | Aug 2025 | €95,000 | 337 m |
| Castle St, Cloghan, Co Offaly | Aug 2025 | €175,000 | 339 m |
| Castle Street, Cloghan, Birr | Jun 2026 | €395,000 | 408 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 received22 May 2025
- Further information requested16 July 2025
- Further information received2 February 2026
- Decision due30 June 2026
- Decision issued25 June 2026
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