Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedRetentionDecided 24 September 2025

Ely House Cloghan Road, Shannonbridge, Co. Offaly

Retention of a B&B/guesthouse, a rear shed, and its temporary use for accommodating protected persons.

2560230 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 12 June 2025

Reference
2560230
Authority
Offaly County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
RETENTION
Received
12 June 2025

Summary

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Retention permission is sought for an existing residential building and rear shed as constructed. The application also seeks to retain the use of the building as a B&B/guesthouse, its temporary use for accommodating protected persons, and the retention of roadside advertising signage.

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Official record

Development description

1/ the existing residential building and rear shed as constructed. 2/ retain the use of the existing residential building as a b&b/guesthouse and for the temporary use for accommodating protected persons. 3/retain the use of the existing rear shed building as ancillary use to the b&b/guesthouse. 4/ retain existing roadside b&b/guesthouse advertising signage and ancillary works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Existing ResidentialRS
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.

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within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
4 Rachra Park, Shannonbridge, Co OffalyNov 2025€87,750271 m

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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 received12 June 2025
  2. Further information requested5 August 2025
  3. Further information received28 August 2025
  4. Decision due24 September 2025
  5. Decision issued24 September 2025
  6. Grant issued30 October 2025
  7. Permission expiry29 October 2030

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