11 Pound Street, Townparks Birr, Co Offaly
Proposed development
THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING REAR STRUCTURE BOILER HOUSE AND PORCH ADJOINED TO THE EXISTING DWELLING AND CONSTRUCT A NEW TWO STOREY EXTENSION AND VELUX ROOF WINDOW TO REAR OF THE EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS TO COMPLETE THE DEVELOPMENT
- Applicant
- Not published
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Decision due
- 4 Dec 2025
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 24 m²
Timeline
Application received
10 Oct 2025
Decision due
4 Dec 2025
Decision: conditional
2 Dec 2025
Grant issued
19 Jan 2026
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for alterations to approved planning permission Reg Ref: 25/60186 to include (i) the conversion of 2 no 3 bed detached units at plots 12 & 13 to 2 no 4 bed detached units with rear 2 storey extension, (ii) 8 no 2 bed mid terraced units to 8 no 3 bed mid terraced units with habitable attic room, 1 no roof light to front & 3 no roof lights to rear of each terrace unit at plots 23, 24, 29-31 & 34-36 (iii) raising ridge heights by 600mm on plots 22-25, 28-37, (iv) revised floor plans, elevations & roof plans to house numbers 22, 28 & 32 (v) all ancillary site & infrastructural works, (vi) no increase to approved 39 no. units, (vii) minor alterations to boundary treatments at plots 26-29 & 33, no alterations to road layout, (viii) car parking increase from 55 spaces to 63 spaces, all at lands to the rear/ east of no’s 15-20 Woodlands Park, fronting Burke’s Hill, Townparks, Birr, Co. Offaly
(i) the conversion of 2 no 3 bed detached units at plots 12 & 13 to 2 no 4 bed detached units with rear 2 storey extension, (ii) 8 no 2 bed mid terraced units to 8 no 3 bed mid terraced units with habitable attic room, 1 no roof light to front & 3 no roof lights to rear of each terrace unit at plots 23, 24, 29-31 & 34-36 (iii) raising ridge heights by 600mm on plots 22-25, 28-37, (iv) revised floor plans, elevations & roof plans to house numbers 22, 28 & 32 (v) all ancillary site & infrastructural works, (vi) no increase to approved 39 no. units, (vii) minor alterations to boundary treatments at plots 26-29 & 33, no alterations to road layout, (viii) car parking increase from 55 spaces to 63 spaces, all at lands to the rear/ east of no’s 15-20 Woodlands Park fronting Burke’s Hill, Townparks, Birr, Co. Offaly
the following: • Staff WC located on the ground floor under the stairs. • Rear ground floor flat roof extension comprising of kitchen, dry store, cold store and staff locker room. • First floor rear extension comprising of kitchen and dining • Exterior alterations to the second floor comprising of no. 2 windows on the rear elevation and all associated site works. Planning permission is also sought to change in operating hours for the restaurant with ancillary takeaway to operate from Sunday to Thursday between 12.00hr and 00.00hr and from Friday to Saturday to operate between 12.00hr and 01.00hr
• Staff WC located on the ground floor under the stairs. • Rear ground floor flat roof extension comprising of kitchen, dry store, cold store and staff locker room. • First floor rear extension comprising of kitchen and dining • Exterior alterations to the second floor comprising of no. 2 windows on the rear elevation and all associated site works at the above address. Permission is also sought for the change of Second Schedule, Condition no. 2, for the restaurant with ancillary takeaway to operate from Sunday to Thursday between 12.00hr and 00.00hr and from Friday to Saturday to operate between 12.00hr and 01.00hr
(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
THE CHANGE OF USE OF TWO OUTBUILDINGS TO THE REAR OF THE MAIN RESIDENTIAL CARE BUILDING FROM STORAGE TO ANCILLARY SUPPORT ROOMS, WITH THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT COMPRISING OF COMMON/ MEETING ROOM, STUDY ROOM, GAMES ROOM, STORAGE AND W.C. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT FOR JOINING THESE TWO EXISTING OUTBUILDINGS WITH A SINGLE STOREY GLAZED LINK, ADJUSTMENTS TO OPES, NEW WINDOWS AND DOORS THROUGHOUT, REROOFING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND INTERNAL MODIFICATIONS. ALL ABOVE PROPOSED WORKS ARE WITHIN THE CURTILAGES OF TWO PROTECTED STRUCTURES IN THE OFFALY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027 (RPS REFERENCES 49-223 & 49-224)