Scoil na Croisa Naofa, Geashill, Co. Offaly
Construction of a single-storey special educational needs classroom extension and additional parking at Geashill National School.
2560443 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 25 September 2025
- Reference
- 2560443
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a single-storey extension to the rear of the school building to provide a Special Educational Needs classroom with ancillary accommodations. It also includes an additional parking area on the southern boundary and associated site works within the curtilage of a protected structure.
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Official record
Development description
The construction of a single-story extension to the rear of the school building, consisting of a special educational needs classroom with ancillary accommodations, additional parking area on the southern boundary and all associated site works at scoil an croisa naofa, geashill, co. Offaly. The proposed development is located within the curtilage of a protected structure (rps no. 35-01).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 St Olivers Est, Geashill, Tullamore | Mar 2026 | €220,000 | 98 m |
| 18 Ballydownan, Geashillprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €330,396 | 110 m |
| 20 Ballydownan, Geashillprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €308,943 | 110 m |
| 16 Ballydownan, Geashillprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €303,964 | 110 m |
| Geashill, Tullamore, Offaly | Apr 2025 | €177,000 | 117 m |
| 19 Ballydownan, Geashillprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €334,801 | 169 m |
| 21 Ballydownan, Geashillprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €343,612 | 169 m |
| 2 Beech Grove, Geashill, Offaly | Dec 2025 | €275,000 | 213 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 received25 September 2025
In the area
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