Observation pack · Offaly County Council
Clonbullogue , Clonbullogue , Co. Offaly
Permission to retain and complete 5 no. Dormer style dwellings of 4 no. semi-detached and 1 no. detached with modifications to include: a) Change the pitched roof on the return element to rear to a flat roof to assist with b) The First Floor layout alteration from 3 bedroom to 4 bedroom units. And all associated site works on foot of planning permission 18/340 and extended by EX24001
Observations close 7 Dec 2026 23 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 31 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20
The application
- Reference
- 2660568 · full record
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Type
- RETENTION
- Status
- INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
- Site area
- 3,081 m²
- Received
- 31 Oct 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/2660568/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660568at 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 7 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 | Village 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. | 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. | 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. | offaly county development plan 2021 2027 | 22 Oct 2021 → 21 Oct 2027 |
| M1 Metro / rail economic corridor | Village 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. | offaly county development plan 2021 2027 variation no 1 | 22 Oct 2021 → 22 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. | offaly county development plan 2021 2027 variation no 1 | 22 Oct 2021 → 22 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. | offaly county development plan 2021 2027 variation no 1 | 22 Oct 2021 → 22 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.
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 × 1Saint Broughan's Hall
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2560407 | Conditional | 30 Oct 2025 | 1 | 273 m | the renovation of existing derelict dwelling, demolition of existing single storey rear annex (Floor area to be demolished = 47sqm), forming of new openings to front and two side facades, erection of a single storey extension (Floor area =171sqm ) to the rear of existing derelict dwelling (Existing floor area = 116sqm), partial demolition and alterations to the existing derelict shed structure to provide a private domestic shed (Floor area = 28sqm), alterations to existing site entrance, decommissioning of existing septic tank system on site and connection of effluent disposal to the public sewer system together with all associated site works |
| 2460106 | Conditional | 9 Oct 2024 | 6 | 269 m | Residential development consisting of 6no. units as follows: (A) 6no. 3 bedroom 2 storey terrace houses in a single streetscape block. (B) Connection to mains sewer, landscaping, car parking and all associated site development works |
| 2460100 | Conditional | 20 May 2024 | 131 m | an extension to the existing storage building which will include the construction of a new sports hall and all associated site developments works | |
| 23241 | Conditional | 29 Nov 2023 | 1 | 423 m | THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, VEHICULAR ENTRANCE, INSTALLATION OF AN EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM/POLISHING FILTER AND ANY OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS |
| 22473 | Refused | 12 May 2023 | 7 | 269 m | RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF 7 NO. UNITS AS FOLLOWS (A) 7 NO. 3 BEDROOM 2 STOREY TERRACE HOUSES IN A SINGLE STREETSCAPE BLOCK. (B) CONNECTION TO MAINS SEWER, LANDSCAPING, CAR PARKING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS |
| 2314 | Conditional | 15 Mar 2023 | 2 | 38 m | (I) 66 SQ METRE EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING HOUSE (II) ONE NUMBER DOMESTIC SHED FOR STORAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS |
| 22345 | Refused | 2 Sept 2022 | 24 | 244 m | THE ERECTION OF A) 2NO. DETACHED TWO STOREY 3 BED DWELLINGS, B) 4NO. TERRACED TWO STOREY 2 BED DWELLINGS, C) 18NO. SEMI-DETACHED 3 BED DWELLINGS (24NO. DWELLINGS IN TOTAL), D) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING NEW ENTRANCE ONTO L10033 LOCAL ROAD |
What has happened on this file
- 31 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 7 Dec 2026
- 31 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.