One-off house · Co. Offaly

Castletown, Kinnity, Birr, Co.Offaly, R42 H671

Decision to grant 6 Oct 2026, open to appeal until 2 Nov 2026

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Key facts

  • Planning application 2660428 at Castletown, Kinnity, Birr, Co.Offaly, R42 H671: Change of house design from that granted permission under planning…
  • The applicant is James and Karen Butler. The agent is James Grennan.
  • It was received by Offaly County Council on 14 Aug 2026.
  • Status: Decision to grant 6 Oct 2026, open to appeal until 2 Nov 2026.
  • The council decided on 6 Oct 2026 to grant permission. The decision is open to appeal until 2 Nov 2026; the final grant issues after that if there is no appeal, and building work cannot start before it. No site start has been filed yet.

Source: the Offaly County Council planning register, checked 17 Oct 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

Change of house design from that granted permission under planning…

change of house design from that granted permission under planning file ref. 25/60199, with all associated site works

Location
Birr, Co. Offaly Map
Planning reference
2660428
Application type
Permission
Applicant
James and Karen Butler
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Numbers and dates

Homes
~1estimated from the application
Project type
One-off house
Received
14 Aug 2026
Decision to grant
6 Oct 2026
Appeals until
2 Nov 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Decision to grant

Site history

This site's history

  1. Earlier permission 2560199 for this site: granted 1 Oct 2025.

    the construction of a new extension to the rear and side of the existing house, the refurbishment of the existing house including internal… Named in this application's description

Earlier records are the planning references this application names, records at the same address, and records within 50 m of the same map point. An address or a map point can cover more than one property, so check the council's file before relying on a match.

Outlook

What happens next

The council decided on 6 Oct 2026 to grant permission. The decision is open to appeal until 2 Nov 2026; the final grant issues after that if there is no appeal, and building work cannot start before it. No site start has been filed yet.

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Documents and evidence

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  • Council planning fileThe application file 2660428 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 17 Oct 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.

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