Lands to the rear/east of Nos. 15-20 Woodlands Park fronting Burke’s Hill, Townparks, Birr Co. Offaly
Construction of 39 residential units and demolition of a shed in Birr.
2560186 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 23 May 2025
- Reference
- 2560186
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 May 2025
- Residential units
- 39
- Floor area
- 3307.2 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of the demolition of an existing single-storey shed and the construction of 39 residential units, including maisonettes, terraced houses, bungalows, and semi-detached houses. The project will also provide 55 parking spaces, a shared entrance, and public open space.
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
(i) the demolition of an existing single storey shed to the south-west of the site; (ii) the construction of a residential development comprising of 39 no. Units (including 8 no. One-bedroom maisonettes, 13 no. Terraced two-bedroom houses, 2 no. Semi-detached two-bedroom bungalows, 10 no. Terraced three-bedroom houses, 4 no. Semi-detached three-bedroom houses, and 2 no. Detached three-bedroom houses); (iii) the provision of private amenity space for all units, and 55 no. Vehicular parking spaces total; (iv) the provision of a shared vehicular/pedestrian entrance via burke’s hill with internal access roads to serve all 39 no. Units; and (v) all ancillary site and infrastructural works, inclusive of landscaped public open space, tree removal/planting, general landscaping, boundary treatments, suds, and foul/surface water drainage works necessary to facilitate the development
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Judes, Burkes Hill, Birr | Oct 2025 | €347,000 | 179 m |
| 12 Avondale, Birr, Offaly | Mar 2026 | €270,000 | 247 m |
| Burkes Hill, Birr, Offaly | Mar 2026 | €240,000 | 358 m |
| 18 New Rd, Birr, Offaly | Jun 2026 | €200,000 | 406 m |
| 1 Glebe St, Birr, Offaly | May 2025 | €257,000 | 491 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 received23 May 2025
- Further information requested17 July 2025
- Further information received28 November 2025
- Decision due3 January 2026
- Decision issued19 December 2025
- Grant issued9 February 2026
- Permission expiry8 February 2031
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