Clara Community and Family Resource Centre, Parochial Hall River Street, Clara Co. Offaly
Thermal retrofit and internal works to a community centre and protected structure in Clara.
2560300 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 11 July 2025
- Reference
- 2560300
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 July 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe works at the former Charlestown Catholic Chapel include internal breathable drylining, insulation, and the restoration of two timber windows with new double-glazed panes. An air conditioning unit and internal partition walls for storage will also be installed.
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 building of thermal retrofit works, including
- Internal breathable drylining and insulation to external walls of the main hall
- Restoration of 2no. Existing timber windows and tracery, with instillation of new conservation double-glazed panes
- Addition of wall-mounted air conditioning unit to interior of building
- Construction of internal partition walls on the stage and in the choir to enclose storage spaces. The proposed development is within clara community and family resource centre, which is the former charlestown catholic chapel, and a protected structure (occ ref no. 12-11)
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| River St, Clara, Offaly | Feb 2026 | €102,500 | 30 m |
| Charlestown Bridge, Clara, Co Offaly | Oct 2025 | €366,000 | 74 m |
| River St, Clara, Offaly | Apr 2026 | €202,500 | 80 m |
| River St, Clara, Offaly | May 2026 | €117,500 | 172 m |
| 13 The Green, Clara, Co Offaly | Dec 2025 | €42,500 | 209 m |
| 62 The Green, Clara, Offaly | Aug 2025 | €172,500 | 212 m |
| 20 The Green, Clara, Offaly | Feb 2025 | €75,000 | 259 m |
| River St, Clara, Offaly | Mar 2026 | €187,000 | 262 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 received11 July 2025
- Further information requested2 September 2025
- Further information received3 October 2025
- Decision due8 February 2026
- Decision issued6 February 2026
- Grant issued18 March 2026
- Permission expiry17 March 2031
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