Scoil na Croisa Naofa, Geashill, Co. Offaly
Construction of a single-storey Special Educational Needs classroom extension at Scoil na Croisa Naofa in Geashill.
2560460 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 2 October 2025
- Reference
- 2560460
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 October 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 internal alterations, renovations, and an additional parking area on the southern boundary of a protected structure site.
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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, internal alterations and renovations to parts of the existing school building, additional parking area on the southern boundary and all associated site works at scoil na croise naofa, geashill, co. Offaly. The proposed development is located within the curtilage of a protected structure (rps no. 35-001)
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 received2 October 2025
- Further information requested19 November 2025
- Further information received10 December 2025
- Decision due19 February 2026
- Decision issued17 February 2026
- Grant issued25 March 2026
- Permission expiry24 March 2031
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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