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Offaly County Council · 2590

Elm Grove, Clonoghill Upper Birr, Co. Offaly

Refused in Nov 2025.

  1. 18 Sept 2025Received
  2. 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

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Zoning

R2 — Existing residential

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.

S5 — Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure

Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.

Protections nearby 250 m

  • NIAH-recorded building · 11
    house; New Mill

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
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National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Sept 2026, 15:44open
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.