Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedHousing estateDecision was due 15 July 2026

Rhode Village, Rhode County Offaly, at the north-easterly corner of the intersection of the R400 and R441

Four apartments and three terraced houses are planned for Rhode Village, along with a public seating area.

2660016 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 15 January 2026

Reference
2660016
Authority
Offaly County Council
Register status
In progress
Type
PERMISSION
Received
15 January 2026
Residential units
7
Floor area
490.96999999999997 m²

Summary

AI-generated

The development consists of 4 one-bed apartments arranged as two-storey maisonettes and 3 three-bed terraced houses. The project includes car parking, bicycle parking, a rerouted pedestrian footpath, and a publicly accessible landscaped seating area.

Housing estateapartmentsmaisonetteshousingpublic space
Storeys
2

Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.

Official record

Development description

4 no. One-bed apartments arranged as 2 no. Semi-detached, 2-storey maisonettes and 3 no. Three-bed 2-storey, terraced dwelling houses all with associated car parking, bicycle parking, bin storage, boundary treatments, private amenity spaces, renewable energy measures, site works and connections to public services. The proposed car parking will require the re-routing of the existing pedestrian footpath to the western site boundary. The development will also include the provision of a publicly accessible, landscaped seating area to the southern end of the site

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Village Centre/Mixed UseRE
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.

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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
12 Village Crescent, Rhode, OffalyMar 2025€265,000167 m
Edenderry Road, Rhode, Co. OffalyJun 2025€350,000189 m
24hillview, Rhode, OffalyApr 2025€288,000230 m
13 Hillview, Rhode, OffalyNov 2025€220,000231 m
47 Hillview, Rhode, OffalyApr 2026€250,000329 m
59, Laurencetown Estate, RhodeApr 2026€220,000354 m
54 Laurencetown, Rhode, OffalyApr 2025€220,000358 m
32 Priory Lawns, Rhode, OffalyMay 2026€371,000436 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 received15 January 2026
  2. Further information requested11 March 2026
  3. Further information received18 June 2026
  4. Decision due15 July 2026

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