CLONOGHILL UPPER TOWNLAND , SYNGEFIELD BIRR , CO OFFALY

What’s proposed

CHANGE OF USE , FROM INDUSTRIAL TO EDUCATION FOR IRISH JUNIOR PRE SCHOOL LEARNING AND ASSOCIATED INTERNAL ALTERATIONS, SIGNAGE AND ASSOCIATED WORKS . THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF RETENTION PERMISSION/ AMENDMENTS/OMISSIONS MADE TO PREVIOUSLY GRANTED PLANNING REFERENCE NO BR1197 CONSISTING OF (A) EXISTING ENTRANCE LOBBY, 2 NO. CLASSROOMS, TOILET UNITS AND KITCHEN AREA, WITH CAR PARKING TO FORECOURT, FRONT ELEVATION (AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED) (B) OPEN GARDEN/ PLAY AREA TO REAR AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED

20551 is a planning application to Offaly County Council for cHANGE OF USE , FROM INDUSTRIAL TO EDUCATION FOR IRISH JUNIOR PRE SCHOOL LEARNING AND, received on 10 Nov 2020; permission was granted with conditions on 5 Mar 2021.

Planning details

Reference: 20551
Local authority: Offaly County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 10 Nov 2020
Observations close: 15 Dec 2020 (closed 2104 days ago)
Decision due: 7 Mar 2021 · decided 5 Mar 2021
Decision: Conditional on 5 Mar 2021
Proposed development: CHANGE OF USE , FROM INDUSTRIAL TO EDUCATION FOR IRISH JUNIOR PRE SCHOOL LEARNING AND ASSOCIATED INTERNAL ALTERATIONS, SIGNAGE AND ASSOCIATED WORKS . THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF RETENTION PERMISSION/ AMENDMENTS/OMISSIONS MADE TO PREVIOUSLY GRANTED PLANNING REFERENCE NO BR1197 CONSISTING OF (A) EXISTING ENTRANCE LOBBY, 2 NO. CLASSROOMS, TOILET UNITS AND KITCHEN AREA, WITH CAR PARKING TO FORECOURT, FRONT ELEVATION (AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED) (B) OPEN GARDEN/ PLAY AREA TO REAR AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED
As published by the register.
Site area: 1,524 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 447844). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/20551/0.

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CLONOGHILL UPPER TOWNLAND , SYNGEFIELD BIRR , CO OFFALY

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 28 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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