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Proposal for 1 home

EMMET SQUARE AND TO THE RETURN JUNCTION OF O'CONNELL STREET , TOWNPARKS BIRR , CO.OFFALY

New Application

Applicant
Not supplied in our sources
Proposed use
Residential
Homes in source
1
Reported floor area
86.5 m²

The story so far

Application timeline

Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.

  1. Application received
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable · field: received_date

What changed

Updated in the retained record: Source status, Homes in source field, Floor area, Area of site.

Compare the previous and updated values

Source status: PRE_VALIDATION → NEW APPLICATION; Homes in source field: 0 → 1; Floor area: 0 → 86.5; Area of site: not supplied → 0.043

Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 22 July 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns EMMET SQUARE AND TO THE RETURN JUNCTION OF O'CONNELL STREET , TOWNPARKS BIRR , CO.OFFALY. The source lists 1 proposed homes. This is a proposal count, not evidence of completed or occupied housing.

Location & nearby applications

EMMET SQUARE AND TO THE RETURN JUNCTION OF O'CONNELL STREET , TOWNPARKS BIRR , CO.OFFALY

No usable coordinates are available in the retained record, so a map pin is not shown.

Documents & sources

Offaly County Council · Reference 2662

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Individual document links are not available in this retained record. Use the council file for the available drawings, reports and decisions.

Source records and verification details

Change record: NPAD · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Proposal: NPAD · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Latest source observation retained: 2026-07-22T00:00:00+00:00. Source dataset date: not supplied.

Full description from the council file
(A) WORKS CARRIED OUT TO THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY TO STABILISE THE DILAPIDATED ROOF AND STRUCTURE THEREOF CULMINATING IN EXTENDING THE EIXISTING REAR PERIMETER WALL TO NEW WALL PLATE LEVEL OF 2ND FLOOR TO ENABLE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FLAT ROOF IN LIEU OF THE ORIGINAL DILAPIDATIONS FLOOR/ AREA 85.5SQM. (B) FOR PLANNING PERMISSION TO RETAIN THE EXISTING RETAIL GROUND FLOOR INCLUSIVE OF THE EXISTING CELLAR AREA. (C) FOR PLANNING PERMSION TO REFURBISH THE REMAINING ORIGINAL RESIDENTIAL AREA OF THE 1ST 2ND AND 3RD FLOORS TO ACCOMMODATE APARTMENTS CONSISTING OF 3NO. STUDIO APARTMENTS, 4 NO. 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS AND 2 NO.1 BEDROOM APARTMENTS, INCLUSIVE OF NEW INTERNAL PASSENGER LIFT, CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF WORKS WITHIN THE CURTILAGE OF PROTECTED STRUCTURES. REFERENCE NIAH NO. 14819005 49-204, NIAH NO. 14819006 49-205, NIAH NO. 14819007 49-206 IN THE RECORD OF PROTECTED STRUCTURES OFFALY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027
Application details
Reference
2662
Site address
EMMET SQUARE AND TO THE RETURN JUNCTION OF O'CONNELL STREET , TOWNPARKS BIRR , CO.OFFALY
Homes in source field
1 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
86.5
Application type
RETENTION
Latest reported outcome
New Application
Date received
July 01, 2026
Decision due
August 25, 2026
Authority
Offaly County Council
All recorded updates to this application

Dates below show when a change was first retained, not when a planning event happened.

  1. 2026-07-22
    • Source status: PRE_VALIDATION → NEW APPLICATION
    • Homes in source field: → 1
    • floor area: → 86.5
    • area of site: not supplied → 0.043

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