Birr Castle Demesne, Birr, Co. Offaly
Declared invalid.
- 20 Oct 2025Received
- 24 Nov 2025Observations closed
- Status
- Withdrawn or invalid
- Decision
- Not yet
- Council
- Offaly County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 1.39 ha
What’s proposed
Planning permission to Offaly County Council for development at this site: Head Gardener’s House, Birr Castle Demesne, Birr, Co. Offaly, which is a protected structure listed on the Record of Protected Structures under OCC RPS Ref: 49-308 and is located within the curtilage of additional protected structures listed under Offaly County Council Record of Protected Structures Nos. 49-302 to 49-311 and National Inventory of Architectural Heritage Reg. Nos. 14819257, 14819258, 14819269, 14819270, 14819272, 14819275, 14819276, 14819277, 14819278, and 14819279. The proposed development will consist of the change of use of the existing derelict Head Gardener’s House to short-term letting accommodation. The works will include alterations, conservation and restoration of the existing structure and will be carried out in accordance with best conservation practice. No material alterations will be made to the architectural character of the building. All existing services are to be reused and not altered
Planning details
- Reference
- 2560497
- Local authority
- Offaly County Council
- Status
- Withdrawn or invalid · register status “INCOMPLETED APPLICATION”
- Received
- 20 Oct 2025
- Observations close
- 24 Nov 2025 (closed 348 days ago)
- Decision
- Not decided
- Site area
- 1.39 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Nearby 22 · 500 m · 5 years
- WithdrawnHead Gardener’s House Birr Castle Demesne , Birr , Co. Offaly
- WithdrawnHead Gardener’s House Birr Castle Demesne , Birr , Co. Offaly
- GrantedOxmantown National School , Model School Road & Pound Street Townparks , Birr Co Offaly
- GrantedBirr Castle Demesne , Rosse Row Townparks , Birr Co. Offaly
- Granted11 Pound Street , Townparks Birr , Co Offaly
- Withdrawn11 Pound Street , Townparks Birr , Co Offaly
- WithdrawnBirr Castle Demesne , Rosse Row Townparks , Birr
- WithdrawnBirr Castle Demesne , Birr , Co. Offaly
Show all 22
- Appeal decidedTHE GREEN , BIRR , CO.OFFALY.
- GrantedWALLED GARDEN OF BIRR CASTLE DEMESNE ROSSE ROW , BIRR , CO.OFFALY R42 V027
- CommencedOXMANTOWN MALL AND ROSSE ROW BIRR , CO OFFALY R42 D459
- GrantedSt. Brendan’s Community School , Cappaneale Townparks Birr , Co. Offaly
- WithdrawnSt. Brendan’s Community School , Cappaneale Townparks Birr , Co. Offaly
- Withdrawn17 GREEN STREET , BIRR , CO. OFFALY
- GrantedIn the townlands of Townparks (Birr) Dovegrove , Woodfield or Tullynisk , and Clondallow Co. Offaly
- Withdrawnin the townlands of Townparks Dovegrove , Woodfield or Tullynisk , and Clondallow Co. Offaly
- Appeal decidedIn the townlands of Croghan Clohaskin Caherhoereigh Ballykinash Tinnakilly Arragh More Ballyloughnane Faddan Beg Coolderry , Tinlough Sharragh Doughkill Ballaghgar Faddan More , Cloncorig Killeen and Cornhill Co. Tipperary
- CommencedLANDS TO THE EAST OF AND ACCESSED VIA THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT AT FOREST VIEW , BANAGHER ROAD R439 TOWNPARKS BIRR , CO. OFFALY
- GrantedEDEN ROAD , BIRR , CO. OFFALY
- WithdrawnEDEN ROAD , BIRR , CO. OFFALY
- WithdrawnEDEN ROAD , BIRR , CO. OFFALY
- GrantedIRELAND'S HISTORIC SCIENCE CENTRE BIRR CASTLE DEMESNE ROSSE ROW BIRR , CO .OFFALY , R42 V027
Homes nearby
- For sale14 Cappaneale, Birr, Co. Offaly, R42 YV84
- For saleCumberland Gardens, Emmet Street, Birr, Co. Offaly, R42 Y725
- For sale6 Glebe Street, Birr, Co. Offaly, R42 EY66
- For saleWilliam Street, Birr, Co. Offaly, R42 HF20
- For saleTullamore Road, Birr, Co. Offaly, R42 WP78
- For saleBellhill, Clareen, Birr, Co. Offaly
Protections nearby 250 m
- NIAH-recorded building · 15
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
2560497 is a planning application to Offaly County Council for planning permission to Offaly County Council for development at this site: Head, received on 20 Oct 2025; the file is recorded as incompleted application.