Observation pack · Offaly County Council

6 Fr. Kearns Street , Endenderry , Co. Offaly

And Permission for completion. The works relate to alterations to an existing dwelling. The retention and completion works include a) removal of existing floors and casting of a concrete sub-floor, b) removal of plaster from ground floor walls and introduction of timber battened dry lining, c) removal of latt and plaster ceiling and erection of battening for new plaster, d) removal of fireplaces, e) removal of large section of wall to the rear of the ground (rhs) ‘living room’ and f) removal of side walls to rear window to enlarge opening to the rear of the existing ground floor extension (kitchen). The additional works include (i) refurbishment of the existing stairs, (ii) refurbishment of existing ground floor windows including heritage shutter housing and weight system, (iii) reintroduction of sash window to first floor windows as replicas of ground floor windows including heritage shutter housing and weight system, (iv) reinstatement of original doors and (v) refurbishment of surviving features; front door and fanlight, joinery architraves, coach arch door including ‘wicker gate’, cast iron rainwater pipes and rainwater goods and all associated site and external works (All to a protected structure RPS No. 17-17)

Observations close 1 Dec 2026 17 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 27 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 21 Dec 2026

The application

Reference: 2660562 · full record
Authority: Offaly County Council
Type: RETENTION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Units: 1
Floor area: 150 m²
Site area: 417 m²
Received: 27 Oct 2026
Decision due: 21 Dec 2026

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/2660562/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660562 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 1 Dec 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
M1 Metro / rail economic corridor	Town Centre/Mixed Use: The purpose of this zoning is to maintain the vitality and viability of existing town and village centres by developing and consolidating centres with an appropriate mix of commercial, recreational, cultural, amenity and residential uses.	edenderry local area plan 2023 2029	28 Aug 2023 → 28 Aug 2029
M1 Metro / rail economic corridor	Town Centre/Mixed Use: The purpose of this zoning is to maintain the vitality and viability of existing town and village centres by developing and consolidating centres with an appropriate mix of commercial, recreational, cultural, amenity and residential uses.	edenderry local area plan 2023 2029 variation no 1	28 Aug 2023 → 28 Aug 2029

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.

Source: Offaly County Council development plan zoning · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:00

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Offaly County Council development plan zoning	—	25 Oct 2026, 23:00	open

Designations on or near the site within 100 m

NIAH-recorded building × 12
Edenderry Railway Station · Edenderry Railway Station · Edenderry Railway Station
Recorded monument × 1
R148349

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2560550	Conditional	16 Mar 2026	92	363 m	92no. Dwellings consisting of: • 19no. Type A Semi Detached 2 Storey 4 Bed Dwelling • 1no. Type A1 Semi Detached 2 Storey 4 Bed Dwelling • 10no. Type B Semi Detached 2 Storey 3 Bed Dwelling • 9no. Type C Ground Floor 1 Bed Maisonette • 1no. Type C2 Ground Floor 1 Bed Maisonette • 9no. Type C1 2 Storey 2 Bed Duplex Maisonette • 1no. Type C3 2 Storey 2 Bed Duplex Maisonette • 20no. Type D Mid Terrace 2 Storey 2 Bed Dwelling • 12no. Type E End Terrace 2 Storey 3 Bed Dwelling • 10no. Type E1 Mid Terrace 2 Storey 3 Bed Dwelling • 2 Storey Creche c.238sq/m • access from Father Paul Murphy Street • internal access roads and footpaths • foul sewers to connect to existing public sewers via on-site temporary treatment system • surface water sewers to connect to existing public sewers • boundary treatments, landscaping and all ancillary site services
2560663	Conditional	20 Feb 2026		129 m	(i) The demolition of 2no. Existing Commercial Units and partial demolition and modifications to 1no existing Commercial Unit, (ii) The construction of a Sport Facility Building enclosing 3no. Padel Courts and an entrance lobby, (iii) a separate WC Block, (iv) 1no. high power electric vehicle charging unit and 2no. vehicle charging bays and associated electric vehicle infrastructure, (v)Signage elements, (vi) and site lighting, drainage and all other associated site development works
2560632	Conditional	10 Feb 2026		47 m	(A) Change of use of existing single storey garage/store to Off License use on the ground floor and associated alterations to the elevation fronting onto Fairgeen to include a new shopfront. (B) Construction of a first floor extension for office use and all associated site works and service connections
2460490	Conditional	3 Oct 2025		337 m	development consisting of the installation of a security gate in the opening between The Elms and Oak blocks of Granary Court, with an additional security gate planned for the archway between the Oak and Beech blocks of Granary Court and all associated site works
2460428	Conditional	18 Mar 2025	2	111 m	Demolition of sheds, reconstruction of existing house and shop to form 2 no. two storey dwellings and all associated site works. This is a protected structure ref. 17-072
2460430	Conditional	13 Feb 2025		390 m	(a) the change of use from Medical Centre as approved under Planning Reg Reference 04/1801 to Day Services and (b) permission for internal material alterations to ground floor
2460004	Conditional	10 Oct 2024	1	0 m	Extensive renovations, extensions, and part demolishing of the existing house. 1. Planning permission for a first floor extension (105.2sqm) to the existing bungalow, consisting of 4 bedrooms, bathroom, walk in wardrobe and ensuite and to incorporate replacement of existing pitched roof with flat roof 2. Permission to demolish existing 2.2sqm porch and replace with a 3.7sqm porch to the northwest elevation. 3. Permission is sought for a new extension (9.6sqm) to the southwest of the existing building to contain living area. 4. Permission is sought to demolish the existing northeast extension (3.3sqm) and replace with an 8sqm new extension to consist of kitchen area. 5. Permission is sought for all windows to be replaced on all elevations. 6. Permission is sought to remove 2 no. chimneys to the northeast and northwest elevations and all associated site works
2460179	Conditional	16 Aug 2024		60 m	Change of use from existing store to Veterinary Clinic. Former Railway Ticket Office is a protected structure No. 17-09 and NIAH No. 14804009.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
314641		Granted with conditions	3 Nov 2023	179 m
313135		Granted with conditions	27 Jul 2022	380 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

27 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 1 Dec 2026
27 Oct 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 11 Nov 2026, 23:00. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Offaly County Council before relying on it.