Birr Castle Demesne, Birr, Co. Offaly
Declared invalid.
- 22 Dec 2022Received
- Status
- Withdrawn or invalid
- Decision
- Not yet
- Council
- Offaly County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 4,044 m²
What’s proposed
1. PROPOSED MICRO-HYDROPOWER GENERATOR AND ASSOCIATED CONCRETE BUILT SUPPORTING BASE, TO BE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 9 METERS SOUTHEAST OF THE EXISTING DISUSED HYDROPOWER. THIS PROPOSED RENEWABLE ENERGY WILL POWER THE CASTLE, THE VISITOR CENTRE AND SITE OFFICES. 2. CONSTRUCTION OF BOTH UP-GRADIENT AND DOWN-GRADIENT CHANNELS TO CONNECT THE PROPOSED MICRO-HYDROPOWER UNIT TO EXISTING WATER RACES. 3. CONSTRUCTION OF PROPOSED WOODEN SLUICE GATES WITHIN THE HEAD RACE, APPROXIMATELY 9 METERS UPSTREAM OF THE PROPOSED MICRO-HYDROPOWER UNIT, TO MANAGE WATER FLOW. 4. INSTALLATION OF FISH-SCREENS, POSITIONED IN CHANNEL, UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE PROPOSED MICRO-HYDROPOWER GENERATOR. 5. INSTALLATION OF PROPOSED PART UNDERGROUND/PART OVERGROUND ELECTRIC POWER CABLE, CONNECTING THE PROPOSED MICRO-HYDROPOWER UNIT TO BIRR CASTLE. 6. AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. THE DEVELOPMENT IS WITHIN THE CURTILAGE OF A PROTECTED STRUCTURE: GENERATOR HOUSE (RPS 49-354) AND BIRR CASTLE DEMESNE (RPS 53-349)
Planning details
- Reference
- 22673
- Local authority
- Offaly County Council
- Status
- Withdrawn or invalid · register status “INCOMPLETED APPLICATION”
- Received
- 22 Dec 2022
- Decision
- Not decided
- Site area
- 4,044 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Nearby 13 · 500 m · 12 months
- OpenMain Street , Birr , Co Offaly
- WithdrawnMain Street , Birr , Co Offaly
- WithdrawnMain Street , Birr , Offally
- Awaiting decisionMain St , Townparks , Birr Co. Offaly
- WithdrawnMain St , Townparks , Birr Co. Offaly
- Awaiting decisionEMMET SQUARE AND TO THE RETURN JUNCTION OF O'CONNELL STREET , TOWNPARKS BIRR , CO.OFFALY
- AppealedBRIDGE STREET AND MOORPARK STREET , BIRR , CO.OFFALY
- CommencedNO.34 MAIN STREET , BIRR , CO. OFFALY
Show all 13
- GrantedBirr Castle Demesne , Rosse Row Townparks , Birr Co. Offaly
- Refused1 Market Square Townparks , Birr , Co.Offaly
- WithdrawnBirr Castle Demesne , Rosse Row Townparks , Birr
- Withdrawn1 Market Square Townparks , Birr , Co.Offaly
- Withdrawn1 Market Square Townparks , Birr , Co.Offaly
- RefusedBRIDGE STREET & , MOORPARK STREET , BIRR CO. OFFALY.
- Appeal decidedTHE GREEN , BIRR , CO.OFFALY.
- CommencedMERCY PRIMARY SCHOOL CHAPEL LANE , TOWNPARKS BIRR , CO. OFFALY
- Granted3 & 5 EMMET STREET , BIRR , CO.OFFALY
- CommencedOXMANTOWN MALL AND ROSSE ROW BIRR , CO OFFALY R42 D459
- WithdrawnCORNMARKET STREET , BIRR , CO. OFFALY
- Withdrawn17 GREEN STREET , BIRR , CO. OFFALY
- GrantedVilla House , Mill Street , Birr Co Offaly
- WithdrawnVilla House , Mill Street , Birr Co Offaly
- Appeal decidedCHURCH STREET & CORNMARKET STREET , BIRR , CO. OFFALY
- WithdrawnCORNMARKET STREET , BIRR , CO. OFFALY
- CommencedMAIN ST TOWNPARKS , BIRR , CO. OFFALY
- WithdrawnMAIN STREET , TOWNPARKS BIRR , CO. OFFALY
- WithdrawnBIRR CASTLE DEMESNE TOWNPARKS , BIRR , CO. OFFALY
- CommencedST. BRENDAN'S PRIMARY SCHOOL , MOORPARK STREET TOWNPARKS , BIRR CO. OFFALY
- GrantedEMMET STREET , BIRR , CO. OFFALY
- WithdrawnEMMET STREET , BIRR , CO. OFFALY
- CommencedBRIDGE STREET TOWNPARKS TD , BIRR , CO. OFFALY
- CommencedTHE MALTINGS CASTLE STREET TOWNPARKS , BIRR , CO. OFFALY
- Granted20 HIGH STREET BIRR , CO. OFFALY , R42 YF43
- Withdrawn20 HIGH STREET BIRR , CO. OFFALY , R42 YF43
- Granted3 EMMET STREET , BIRR , CO. OFFALY
- GrantedBIRR CASTLE DEMESNE , BIRR , CO. OFFALY
- Withdrawn3 EMMET STREET , BIRR , CO. OFFALY
- GrantedIRELAND'S HISTORIC SCIENCE CENTRE BIRR CASTLE DEMESNE ROSSE ROW BIRR , CO .OFFALY , R42 V027
Homes nearby
- For saleWilliam Street, Birr, Co. Offaly, R42 HF20
- For saleApartment 5A - 6A, Castle Mall, Castle Street, Birr, Co. Offaly, R42 R621
- For saleCumberland Gardens, Emmet Street, Birr, Co. Offaly, R42 Y725
- For saleP.L. Dolan & Sons, Wilmer Road, Birr, Co. Offaly, R42 E640
- For saleBellhill, Clareen, Birr, Co. Offaly
- For saleCamcor House, Railway Road, Birr, Co. Offaly, R42 Y718
Protections nearby 250 m
- NIAH-recorded building · 76
- Recorded monument · 12
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44.
Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
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| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 | open |
Summary
22673 is a planning application to Offaly County Council for 1. proposed micro-hydropower generator and associated concrete built supporting base, to, received on 22 Dec 2022; the file is recorded as incompleted application.