Clara Medical Centre, Main Street Clara, Co. Offaly
Construction of a single-storey extension to the rear of Clara Medical Centre to add two consultant rooms.
2560494 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 17 October 2025
- Reference
- 2560494
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 October 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of building a single-storey extension onto the rear of the existing medical centre. The new extension will accommodate two consultant rooms and include all associated site works.
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Official record
Development description
Construction of a single storey extension consisting of two consultant rooms onto the rear of building and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The purpose of this zoning is to maintain the vitality and viability of existing town and village centres by developing and consolidating centres with an appropriate mix of commercial, recreational, cultural, amenity and residential uses.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Square, Clara, Co Offaly | Mar 2026 | €300,000 | 53 m |
| The Square, Clara, Co Offaly | Mar 2025 | €385,000 | 75 m |
| River Street, Clara, Co. Offaly | Apr 2026 | €160,000 | 97 m |
| Raheen, Clara, Co. Offaly | Jul 2025 | €50,000 | 104 m |
| Cloughatanny, Clara, Co Offaly | Jun 2026 | €35,000 | 104 m |
| River St, Clara, Offaly | Mar 2026 | €187,000 | 134 m |
| 8 Church St, Clara, Co Offaly | Oct 2025 | €100,000 | 176 m |
| 62 The Green, Clara, Offaly | Aug 2025 | €172,500 | 201 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 received17 October 2025
- Further information requested9 December 2025
- Further information received13 March 2026
- Decision due9 April 2026
- Decision issued8 April 2026
- Grant issued12 May 2026
- Permission expiry11 May 2031
In the area
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- Granted100 m away
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- Granted110 m away
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