Planning near you · Offaly · Ref 2662
Proposal for 1 home
EMMET SQUARE AND TO THE RETURN JUNCTION OF O'CONNELL STREET , TOWNPARKS BIRR , CO.OFFALY
Further Information
- 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.
What changed
Updated in the retained record: Source status, Decision due date, Proposal description.
Compare the previous and updated values
Source status: NEW APPLICATION → FURTHER INFORMATION; Decision due date: 2026-08-25 → not supplied; Proposal description: (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 → (A) WORKS CARRIED OUT TO THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY TO STABILISE THE DILAPIDATED ROOF AND STRUCTURE THEREOF CULMINATING IN EXTENDING THE EXISTING 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 PERMISSION 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
Observed: 23 September 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 home. 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
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Documents & sources
Offaly County Council · Reference 2662
View council file →- Acknowledgement / Validation Letter
- Application Form - Part A
- Drawings - General
- F.I. Request Letter
- Fee Receipt
- Floor Plans
- Floor Plans
- Floor Plans
- Newspaper Notice
- Plans, Sections, Elevations
- Report Request Letter to External Body
- Site location map
- Site location map
- Site Notice
- Validation Check List
Source records and verification details
Change record: NPAD · source SHA-256: 87f9c551d3096b6f
Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: 87f9c551d3096b6f
Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-23T17:05:06.668010+00:00. Source dataset date: not supplied.
Full description from the council file
Application details
All recorded updates to this application
Dates below show when a change was first retained, not when a planning event happened.
- 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
- 2026-09-23
- Source status: NEW APPLICATION → FURTHER INFORMATION
- decision due date: 2026-08-25 →
- Proposal description: (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 → (A) WORKS CARRIED OUT TO THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY TO STABILISE THE DILAPIDATED ROOF AND STRUCTURE THEREOF CULMINATING IN EXTENDING THE EXISTING 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 PERMISSION 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
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