Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedAlterationsDecided 24 October 2025

ELM GROVE, CLONOGHILL, BIRR CO. OFFALY

Construction of a gate lodge and sports pavilion within the curtilage of a protected structure.

2584 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 3 September 2025

Reference
2584
Authority
Offaly County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
3 September 2025
Residential units
2
Floor area
305.2 m²

Summary

AI-generated

The proposal consists of constructing a single-storey gate lodge and a garden pavilion for sports activities. The works are located within the curtilage of Elm Grove, which is a protected structure.

Alterationsprotected structuregate lodgesports pavilion
Storey
1

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Official record

Development description

The construction of both a single storey gate lodge & a garden pavilion for sports activities to the west and north west respectively of the main building, proposed landscaping and all associated site works. This building is within the curtilage of a protected structure under the record of protected structures in the offaly county development plan 2021-2027 (rps ref. 53-327).

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Community Services/FacilitiesCI
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 Birr Local Area Plan 2023-2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
5 Riverside House, Birr, OffalyJun 2025€170,000132 m
15 Riverside Apt, Newbridge St, BirrMar 2026€170,000132 m
2 Mill View, Sandymount, BirrFeb 2026€249,000176 m
1 Millview, Sandymount, BirrMay 2025€248,000181 m
7 Newbridge St, Birr, OffalyNov 2025€170,000190 m
2 Compton Gardens, Sandymount, BirrApr 2025€280,000200 m
Newbridge St, Birr, OffalyMar 2025€210,000265 m
4 Compton Row, Newbridge St, BirrJun 2026€239,000273 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

  1. Application received3 September 2025
  2. Decision due28 October 2025
  3. Decision issued24 October 2025

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