GrantedChange of useDecided 25 March 2026

Edenderry Shopping Centre, Downshire Row on JKL Street New Row & Carrick Road, Edenderry Co. Offaly.

Change of use of a vacant shop unit to an opticians, including a new mezzanine floor.

2660045 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 29 January 2026

Reference: 2660045
Authority: Offaly County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 29 January 2026

Summary

AI-generated

The project involves converting a vacant shop unit within Edenderry Shopping Centre into an opticians. It also includes the construction of a new first-floor mezzanine level within the unit for ancillary use.

Change of useretailchange of usemezzanine

Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

1/ development of existing vacant shop unit no. 17 within the existing edenderry shopping centre to use an opticians shop. 2/ the proposed construction of a 1st floor mezzanine floor within unit no. 17 which will be ancillary to the opticians shop use. (previous planning reference no. 03/719 & 01/480)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Enterprise and EmploymentCOE

“This zoning promotes the development of employment uses that reinforce the enterprise and employment function of the subject area as a whole and require high environmental and design standards.”

National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related

Objective set by the Edenderry 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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 4, Fr Mcwey St, Edenderry	Nov 2025	€190,000	168 m
11 Eden Court, Edenderry, Offaly	Dec 2025	€250,000	200 m
8 Eden Court, Jkl St, Edenderry	Jan 2026	€97,500	202 m
83 Jkl Street, Edenderry, County Offaly	Jun 2026	€246,000	245 m
Apt 1, 77 78 Jkl St, Edenderry	Oct 2025	€110,000	252 m
14 Francis St, Edenderry, Offaly	Oct 2025	€210,000	261 m
17 St Francis St, Edenderry, Co Offaly	Mar 2025	€285,000	271 m
19 A Frances St, Endenderry, Co Offally	Aug 2025	€100,000	316 m

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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 received29 January 2026
Decision due25 March 2026
Decision issued25 March 2026
Grant issued28 April 2026
Permission expiry27 April 2031

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