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One-off house · Co. Offaly

Hillside, seffin, birr, Co. Offaly

Granted 25 Jun 2026

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This application has left our current planning lists, so this page is no longer updated.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 28 Aug 2026. The details below are as they were then. The council's register has the current status.

What and where

Single storey extension to the south east of the existing dwelling

A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE SOUTH EAST OF THE EXISTING DWELLING, ADUSTMENTS TO EXISTING WINDOW AND DOOR OPES THROUGHOUT AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL, THE REMOVAL OF AN EXISTING CHIMNEY AND PORCH TO SOUTH WEST, THE ADDITION OF BAY WINDOWS AND EXTENSION TO NORTH EAST, THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE EXISTING BASEMENT, THE RAISING OF THE CURRENT ROOF LEVEL, FOR THE PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL LIVING ACCOMMODATION, PROPOSED DORMER WINDOWS AND ROOFLIGHTS, ALL INTERNAL MODIFICATIONS AND A PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY DOMESTIC OUTBUILDING TO INCLUDE A GARDEN ROOM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS.

Location
Birr, Co. Offaly Map
Planning reference
2641
Applicant
Grainne & Stephen McKeown
Agent
Shane Smyth, Hoctor Smyth Architecture & Engineering
Architect
Shane Smyth

Key facts

Homes
1
Floor area
305 m²
Indicative value
€250k–500kPlanningBrief estimate
Project type
One-off house
Received
5 May 2026
Granted
25 Jun 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Granted

Outlook

What happens next

Permission was granted on 25 Jun 2026 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

Check the record

  • Council planning fileThe application file 2641 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Offaly County Council planning register, as last seen on 28 Aug 2026. The council's own file is the official record.

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