Elm Grove, Clonoghill Upper Birr, Co. Offaly
Refused in Nov 2025.
- 18 Sept 2025Received
- 11 Nov 2025Refused
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused · 11 Nov 2025
- Council
- Offaly County Council
- Type
- RETENTION
- Units
- 2
- Site
- 5,261 m²
What’s proposed
A SINGLE STOREY PLANT ROOM, 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT, SHOWER BLOCK AND AN ENSUITED FIRST FLOOR BEDROOM AND TOILET BLOCK (ALL TO THE EAST OF THE EXISTING MAIN BUILDING) INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED INTERNAL WORKS. THE DEVELOPMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION CONSISTS OF PERMISSION FOR A SHELTERED COVERED SINGLE STOREY LINK FROM THE MAIN BUILDING TO THE SOUTH EAST TO CONNECT TO THE COURTYARD RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLANNING REF: 23/407. THE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO THE SOUTH OF THE MAIN BUILDING AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT TWO-STOREY EXTENSION CONTAINING SUPPORT ROOMS, TOILET BLOCKS, STAIRWELL, DINING AND KITCHEN TO SUPPORT EXISTING FACILITIES, A BIKE SHELTER, ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING, INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WORKS. THIS BUILDING IS WITHIN THE CURTILAGE OF A PROTECTED STRUCTURE UNDER THE RECORD OF PROTECTED STRUCTURES IN THE OFFALY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027(RPS REF. 53-327)
Planning details
- Reference
- 2590
- Local authority
- Offaly County Council
- Status
- Refused · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 18 Sept 2025
- Decision due
- 12 Nov 2025 · decided 11 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Refused on 11 Nov 2025
- Site area
- 5,261 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Nearby 3 · 500 m · 12 months
- GrantedScurragh , Townparks , Birr Co. Offaly
- GrantedElmpark , Syngefield Road , Birr Co.Offaly
- Awaiting decisionELM GROVE CLONOGHILL UPPER , BIRR , CO.OFFALY
- WithdrawnELM GROVE , CLONOGHILL UPPER BIRR , CO.OFFALY
- RefusedELM GROVE , CLONOGHILL , BIRR CO. OFFALY
- CommencedCLONOGHIL UPPER , SYNGEFIELD BIRR , CO.OFFALY
- CommencedNo. 03A. Newbridge Street , Birr , Co. Offaly
- GrantedSandymount , Birr , Co. Offaly
- CommencedTownparks & Seffin , Birr , Co. Offaly
- WithdrawnTownparks & Seffin , Birr , Co. Offaly
- GrantedSyngefield , Birr , Co. Offaly
- CommencedELM GROVE CLONOGHILL UPPER , BIRR , CO. OFFALY
- WithdrawnELM GROVE CLONOGHILL UPPER , BIRR , CO. OFFALY
- WithdrawnSYNGEFIELD , BIRR , CO. OFFALY
- GrantedTHE FORMER MIDLAND WEB PRINTING LTD. BUILDING , SYNGEFIELD CLONOGHILL UPPER , BIRR CO. OFFALY
- GrantedELM PARK SYNGEFIELD CLONOGHIL UPPER , BIRR , CO. OFFALY
- GrantedTHE BIRR COMMUNITY NURSING UNIT SANDYMOUNT LANE , BIRR , CO. OFFALY
- GrantedSCURRAGH , TOWNPARKS BIRR , CO. OFFALY
- GrantedELM PARK , SYNGEFIELD , BIRR CO. OFFALY
- GrantedSANDYMOUNT , BIRR , CO. OFFALY
- CommencedCOMPTON ROW , BIRR , CO. OFFALY
Homes nearby
- For saleApartment 4, Riverside Apartments, Newbridge Street, Birr, Co. Offaly, R42 AE65
- For saleNewbridge Street, Birr, Co. Offaly, R42 YE26
- For sale1 Macregol Cuirt, Birr, Co. Offaly, R42 VX22
- For sale25 Macregol Cuirt, Birr, Co. Offaly, R42 NY26
- For sale61 Macregol Pairc, Birr, Co. Offaly, R42 XK02
- For sale62 Macregol Pairc, Birr, Co. Offaly, R42 FX24
Zoning
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.
Protections nearby 250 m
- NIAH-recorded building · 11
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 | open |
Summary
2590 is a planning application to Offaly County Council for a single storey plant room, 2-bedroom apartment, shower block and an ensuited first, received on 18 Sept 2025; permission was refused on 11 Nov 2025.