Small residential · Co. Offaly
Townparks & Seffin, Birr, Co. Offaly
Granted 15 Apr 2025
Archived record
This application has left our current planning lists, so this page is no longer updated. We last saw it in the council's register on 11 Jun 2026. The details below are as they were then. The council's register has the current status.
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What and where
58 total no. residential units
the construction of 58 total no. residential units comprising of: (A) 2no. three-bedroom two-storey semi-detached (Type H); 1no. 2-bedroom bungalow (Type L2); 10no. 1&2-bedroom terraced bungalows in three blocks (Type L3/L4); 12no. two-bedroom two-storey terraced units in two blocks (Type M); and 4no. two-bedroom two-storey terraced units (Type N) (Total 29no. dwellings) at Macregol Páirc; (B) 8no. four-bedroom two-storey detached house (Type P); 1no.two-storey detached four-bedroom house (Type A2); 14no. two-storey four-bedroom semi-detached houses (Type Q); 4no. two-storey three-bedroom dual aspect semi-detached houses (Type R/R1); 2no. two-storey three-bedroom dual aspect semi-detached houses (Type R2/R3) (total 29no. dwellings) at Corr na Meala. (C) The construction of section of new distributor road, pathways and cycle track with access to developments listed above; (D) The provision of all groundworks, service connections, site drainage, internal paths, paving, parking, public lighting, public open space; and all associated site development works to complete the development
- Location
- Birr, Co. Offaly Map
- Council
- Offaly County Council
- Planning reference
- 2460120
- Applicant
- Beech Avenue Properties Limited
Key facts
- Floor area
- 6,438 m²
- Project type
- Small residential
- Received
- 11 Apr 2024
- Granted
- 15 Apr 2025
- Site start
- 13 Jun 2025
Timeline
- Application received
- Granted
- Site start
Outlook
What happens next
Work packages named so far
Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning fileThe application file 2460120 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
- From the planning documentsRead from Architectural Design Statement in the council's file.
- Unit mix
- 2 3-bed semi-detached (Type H), 1 2-bed bungalow (Type L2), 10 1&2-bed terraced bungalows (Type L3/L4), 12 2-bed two-storey terraced (Type M), 4 2-bed two-storey terraced (Type N), 8 4-bed detached (Type P), 1 4-bed detached (Type A2), 14 4-bed semi-detached (Type Q), 4 3-bed semi-detached dual aspect (Type R/R1), 2 3-bed semi-detached dual aspect (Type R2/R3)
- Site area
- 2.4 ha
- Applicant
- Beech Avenue Properties Limited
- Phasing
- Single phase completion of Macregol Páirc and Corr na Meala developments with distributor road.
- Scope
- Construction of 58 residential units, distributor road, cycle track, and associated site works on a 2.4Ha net site in Birr.
- Groundworks
- “Provision of all groundworks, service connections, site drainage, internal paths, paving, parking, public lighting, public open space”
- Landscaping
- “High quality planting along distributor road and linear park with landscaping for amenity and sustainable drainage”
How we know this
From the Offaly County Council planning register, as last seen on 11 Jun 2026. The council's own file is the official record. Facts from the planning documents were read from the documents in that file.
Site starts
Commencement notices for this permission
- 13 Jun 2025Work started · phase 1 · Construction of 3no. dwelling houses and associated site works, 61-63 inclusive, mcregol...
- 1 Sep 2025Work started · phase 2 · Construction 26 no. new houses and associated site works, nos. 1 to 26 incl. mcregol...
- 5 May 2026Work started · phase 3 · Construction 1 no new dwelling and associated site works, no. 54 corr na meala, seffin...
A commencement notice tells the council that building work is about to start. A completion certificate is filed when it is finished.
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