Observation pack · Offaly County Council

Lann Elo , Clontarf Road , Tullamore

alterations to and the conversion of the existing administration building into two individual studio units. The works will include partial demolition of the existing internal walls, alterations to internal layouts and elevation modifications to the existing building, the provision of a new bin store, connections to existing services, and all associated site works to complete the development

Observations close 13 Oct 2026 4 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 8 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 2 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 2660483 · full record
Authority: Offaly County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 2
Floor area: 176 m²
Site area: 1.07 ha
Received: 8 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
Decision due: 2 Nov 2026
Decision: N/a

The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.

How to submit an observation

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660483/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660483 at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on.
Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Offaly County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
Submit before 13 Oct 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Offaly County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.

Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

What the site is zoned

Code	Objective	Plan	In force
G5 Open space and amenity	Open Space, Amenity and Recreation: Shall be taken to include the use of land for; parks, public woodland, pedestrian routes and greenways, riparian zones, housing estate open spaces, development incidental to the enjoyment of open space.	OF-005:DP:offaly-county-development-plan-2021-2027	22 Oct 2021 → 21 Oct 2027
R2 Existing residential	Existing Residential: This zoning allows for the conservation and enhancement of the quality and character of existing residential areas, to protect residential amenities and to allow for small scale infill development.	OF-005:DP:offaly-county-development-plan-2021-2027	22 Oct 2021 → 21 Oct 2027
S5 Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure	Community Services/Facilities: The purpose of this zoning is to protect, provide and allow expansion of a wide range of different community facilities, civic facilities and social services, from educational, childcare and health facilities to places of worship and community centres.	OF-005:DP:offaly-county-development-plan-2021-2027	22 Oct 2021 → 21 Oct 2027

An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.

Sources: OFFALY OF-005:DP:offaly-county-development-plan-2021-2027, OFFALY OF-005:DP:offaly-county-development-plan-2021-2027, OFFALY OF-005:DP:offaly-county-development-plan-2021-2027 · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
OFFALY OF-005:DP:offaly-county-development-plan-2021-2027	—	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open
OFFALY OF-005:DP:offaly-county-development-plan-2021-2027	—	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open
OFFALY OF-005:DP:offaly-county-development-plan-2021-2027	—	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open

Designations on or near the site

NIAH-recorded building × 1
crane

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2660187	Conditional	23 Jul 2026	0	213 m	for change of use of existing house into funeral parlour, permission is also sought for canopy over front entrance, signage, alterations to windows/doors at front, alterations to road layout to create additional parking spaces and all associated site works
2660265	Conditional	6 Jul 2026	0	387 m	the partial removal of a party wall to connect the two retail units at Taco kebab and Halal Butcher and all associated site works and services
2560373	Conditional	14 May 2026	1	375 m	a new two-storey dwelling house, garage, external store, boundary walls, entrance and all associated site works and services
EX26006	Refused	14 May 2026	0	210 m	EXTENSION TO REAR OF HOUSE AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL AND INSTALLATION OF ROOF WINDOWS AT 1ST FLOOR LEVEL, TO REAR
2625	Conditional	7 May 2026	2	309 m	EXISTING LIVING QUARTERS TO THE SIDE ELEVATIONS, CHANGE OF ELEVATIONS FRONT AND BACK BY RAISING ROOF. PERMISSION FOR A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE BACK ELEVATION OF THE DWELLING/ HOUSE CONSISTING OF ACCESSIBLE BEDROOM/ WC TOILET AND KITCHEN AREA
2560600	Conditional	16 Mar 2026	0	181 m	the change of use is from a retail unit to child care facility. The application will also include a number of internal layout changes & the introduction of an outdoor play area
2560136	Conditional	4 Sept 2025	1	320 m	the demolition of the existing storage sheds to the side of the existing house, and the construction of new storage sheds to the rear of the site and all associated site works
2572	Refused	4 Sept 2025	1	272 m	A SINGLE STOREY EXTENTION TO, AND THE CONVERSION OF AN EXISTING DOMESTIC GARAGE TO A GRANNY FLAT WITH CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC MAINS AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
322997	—	Refused	21 Oct 2025	444 m
318487	—	Other	2 Oct 2024	486 m
319583	—	Refused	31 Jul 2024	183 m

If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.

What has happened on this file

8 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 13 Oct 2026
8 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 22 Sept 2026, 16:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Offaly County Council before relying on it.