One-off house · Co. Offaly

Kilmaine, Clareen, Birr, Co. Offaly, R42YX57

Decision to grant 28 Oct 2026, open to appeal until 24 Nov 2026

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Key facts

  • Planning application 2660183 at Kilmaine, Clareen, Birr, Co. Offaly, R42YX57: Extension to an existing commercial building.
  • The applicant is Ciara Morris. The agent is Paula Dermody.
  • It was received by Offaly County Council on 8 Apr 2026.
  • Status: Decision to grant 28 Oct 2026, open to appeal until 24 Nov 2026.
  • The council decided on 28 Oct 2026 to grant permission to retain the work. The decision is open to appeal until 24 Nov 2026; the final grant issues after that if there is no appeal. The work is already built, so no site start is expected.

Source: the Offaly County Council planning register, checked 30 Oct 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

Extension to an existing commercial building

Retention permission an extension to an existing commercial building and all associated siteworks. Permission for change of use of a commercial building into residential use. This change of use permission includes alterations to the internal walls/layout of the building and new external doors and all associated site works at Kilmaine, Clareen, Birr, Co. Offaly, R42YX57.

Description as published by the council. Its text starts part-way through a sentence.

Location
Birr, Co. Offaly Map
Planning reference
2660183
Application type
Retention permissionPermission to keep work already carried out.
Applicant
Ciara Morris

Numbers and dates

Homes
~1estimated from the application
Project type
One-off house
Received
8 Apr 2026
Decision to grant
28 Oct 2026
Appeals until
24 Nov 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Further information requested
  3. Further information received
  4. Decision to grant

Outlook

What happens next

The council decided on 28 Oct 2026 to grant permission to retain the work. The decision is open to appeal until 24 Nov 2026; the final grant issues after that if there is no appeal. The work is already built, so no site start is expected.

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

Documents and evidence

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  • Council planning fileThe application file 2660183 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Offaly County Council planning register, checked 30 Oct 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.

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