The Swallows Ballina , Ballycumber , Co Offaly

What’s proposed

demolishing an existing cottage and shed building, and permission to construct a new single storey dwelling house, new domestic garage, entrance, septic tank with percolation area and all associated site works to complete the development

2660028 is a planning application to Offaly County Council for demolishing an existing cottage and shed building, and permission to construct a new, received on 22 Jan 2026; permission was granted with conditions on 18 Mar 2026.

Planning details

Reference: 2660028
Local authority: Offaly County Council
Status: Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 22 Jan 2026
Observations close: 26 Feb 2026 (closed 205 days ago)
Decision due: 18 Mar 2026 · decided 18 Mar 2026
Decision: Conditional on 18 Mar 2026
Proposed development: demolishing an existing cottage and shed building, and permission to construct a new single storey dwelling house, new domestic garage, entrance, septic tank with percolation area and all associated site works to complete the development
As published by the register.
Site area: 2,745 m² 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

Not appealed.

Commencement

Opt out commencement notice CN0146479OY
21 Aug 2026Ballina, Ballycumber, Ballycumber, Offalymatched by ref_exact

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 450934). 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/2660028/0.

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What’s proposed

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Commencement

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The Swallows Ballina , Ballycumber , Co Offaly

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 7 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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