Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 2 April 2026

TOBERDALY, RHODE, CO.OFFALY

Upgrading and extending a sports facility with a new clubhouse and all-weather pitch in Rhode.

2560685 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 23 December 2025

Reference
2560685
Authority
Offaly County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
23 December 2025

Summary

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The development consists of constructing a new clubhouse containing dressing rooms, a gym, reception, kitchen, and viewing gallery. It also includes a new full-sized all-weather playing pitch with lighting, walking tracks, parking facilities, and a new wastewater treatment system.

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Development description

The upgrading and extending of existing sports facility. Permission is sought to construct a new clubhouse containing 4 number dressing rooms and a referee dressing room all with shower and w. C facilities, an open plan gym and gym studio area, a plant room, a main reception area, a kitchen/food prep-area, a viewing gallary/meeting room, storage rooms and associated toilets and shower rooms. Permission is also sought for: (a) 1 number full sized all weather playing pitch and associated pitch lighting, to install various external racing tracks and exercise stations, a tarmacadam finished exercise walking track and a secure children play area, all with associated low level lighting. ( b ) to construct new car and bus parking facilities with emergency overflow capacity and with associated low level lighting, to upgrade existing parking facilities, to create a new entrance to public road with recessed entrance piers and gates, to alter and upgrade existing site boundaries and to install a new foul sewer tertiary wastewater treatment system with coco filters and infiltration beds, permission is also sought to install a rainwater harvesting system, to upgrade and connect to existing site services and all associated site works

Key dates

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  1. Application received23 December 2025
  2. Further information requested25 February 2026
  3. Further information received11 March 2026
  4. Decision due7 April 2026
  5. Decision issued2 April 2026
  6. Grant issued7 May 2026
  7. Permission expiry6 May 2031

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