'Lakelands' , Clonfinlough , Co. Offaly

What’s proposed

a live/work development at Lakelands, Clonfinlough on approx 8.28 Hectares of land. This will consist of the refurbishment/provision of an access road and gateway from the public road. The retention/refurbishment of an existing (19th Century) single storey, stone built, farm cottage (area 73.8m2) to be repurposed as a communal kitchen and dining area and extended to provide a WC block on the north gable of the cottage. The provision of four new single storey dwellings, three of which are single bed live/work artist studio units. The fourth house will be a two bed house for the sole use of the owner/client. The Gross floor areas of new development will be 505.5m2 The units are proposed to be stand alone and ‘off grid.’ Power for the units will be provided by a solar array laid out at ground level on the site. It is proposed that water will be provided from a well on site, and most of the surface water run- off will be attenuated and filtered for re-use as potable/non-potable water. The group of houses will be serviced in terms of foul water and waste requirements by a proposed septic tank system built and installed to specifications by specialists. Planting of trees and hedging will be installed to screen the development from the road and environs. An access road and hard and other soft landscaping will also form part of the development. A Natura Impact Statement (N.I.S.) has been prepared and accompanies this application

2460035 is a planning application to Offaly County Council for a live/work development at Lakelands, Clonfinlough on approx 8.28 Hectares of land. This, received on 2 Feb 2024; permission was refused on 18 Dec 2024.

Planning details

Reference: 2460035
Local authority: Offaly County Council
Status: Appeal decided — granted · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 2 Feb 2024
Observations close: 8 Mar 2024 (closed 933 days ago)
Decision due: 20 Dec 2024 · decided 18 Dec 2024
Decision: Refused on 18 Dec 2024
Proposed development: a live/work development at Lakelands, Clonfinlough on approx 8.28 Hectares of land. This will consist of the refurbishment/provision of an access road and gateway from the public road. The retention/refurbishment of an existing (19th Century) single storey, stone built, farm cottage (area 73.8m2) to be repurposed as a communal kitchen and dining area and extended to provide a WC block on the north gable of the cottage. The provision of four new single storey dwellings, three of which are single bed live/work artist studio units. The fourth house will be a two bed house for the sole use of the owner/client. The Gross floor areas of new development will be 505.5m2 The units are proposed to be stand alone and ‘off grid.’ Power for the units will be provided by a solar array laid out at ground level on the site. It is proposed that water will be provided from a well on site, and most of the surface water run- off will be attenuated and filtered for re-use as potable/non-potable water. The group of houses will be serviced in terms of foul water and waste requirements by a proposed septic tank system built and installed to specifications by specialists. Planting of trees and hedging will be installed to screen the development from the road and environs. An access road and hard and other soft landscaping will also form part of the development. A Natura Impact Statement (N.I.S.) has been prepared and accompanies this application
As published by the register.
Site area: 8.39 ha 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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Appeal

The register records appeal ABP-321738-25 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.

Commencement

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 22 Sept 2026, 16:10 (store id 449514). 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/2460035/0.

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