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Sold April 2025

47 Macregol Páirc, Birr, Co. Offaly

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Live at or near 47 Macregol Páirc? What's planned, stalled or derelict around it.

Not in the search index: sold over 3 months ago, no outside visitor.

Quiet street: 2 applications open for comments, 7 sites nearby could change.

1 lodged in 90 days5 in 12 monthslast 2 months ago

14 things worth knowing before you buy

  • 2 applications on this site; latest 20400, approved 2021, ran out unbuilt.
  • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
  • 7 sites nearby could change: 2 approved schemes, 5 empty zoned plots.
  • 78 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 58 at Townparks & Seffin.
  • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
  • Here (2022 census): 65% rent (council 22%); 12% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 2001–2010; 65% drive to work (council 65%); population up 7% since 2016.
  • The council decides in a median 79 days (about 11 weeks); 50% are asked for more information.
  • Applications within 500 m: 6 last year, 9 in 2022. Homes started within 1 km: 4 in the last year, 233 three years before.
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on our maps
Yes
Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year
Around it
0
Open for comments · none today
89%
Approved, when decided · 24 approved · 3 refused
79 days
Time to a decision · median; 50% asked for more information
7
Sites that could change · see the list
No
Flood risk area nearby (OPW map) · none within 500 m
0
Protected buildings nearby · not this site
30%
Owner-occupied (2022) · council 72%
12%
Homes empty (2022) · council 8%
0/h
Public transport, morning peak · services from stops within 500 m

Questions to ask before you buy 6

  1. New house (20400) ran out unbuilt in 2026: built anyway?
    Ask for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
  2. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
    Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
  3. 58 homes approved 126 m away (Townparks & Seffin), not started: what is planned?
    Ask for: The planning file for 2460120.
  4. 20 homes approved 195 m away (Railway Road Townparks &…), not started: what is planned?
    Ask for: The planning file for 2460122.
  5. Decision 231 m away can be appealed until 22 Oct 2026: appeal?
    Ask for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
  6. Any work done without planning permission?
    Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.

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About this home

47 Macregol Páirc, Birr, Co. Offaly is a home in Townparks, Offaly. It was advertised as sold on daft.ie in April 2025. Within 500 m, Planning Register tracks 55 planning applications: 2 open for observation, 27 granted, 3 refused, 2 decided on appeal, 4 commenced.

More about this address

The site is zoned R2 — existing residential. The nearest EPA-licensed facility is EJ Ireland Access Solutions Limited, 922 m away.

Sold
30 Apr 2025
Type
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Bedrooms / bathrooms
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Floor area
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BER
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Local authority
Offaly County Council
Location precision
Rooftop
EPA licence within 1.0 km
EJ Ireland Access Solutions Limited (922 m)
Schools within 1.0 km
MERCY PRIMARY SCHOOL (primary school · 141 pupils, 641 m) +1 more
Crèche inspected nearby
Naíonra Nóiníní Beaga · inspected 4 Dec 2024 (437 m)
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