Planning application · Offaly County Council

CHANGE OF USE OF WALCOT TO USE SOLELY AS A FAMILY HOME FROM ITS PREVIOUS USE AS A GUEST…

OXMANTOWN MALL AND ROSSE ROW BIRR , CO OFFALY R42 D459

24161 · OffalyGranted
Reference
24161
Planning authority
Offaly County Council
Received
6 Nov 2024
Decided
7 May 2025
Status
Granted
Dwellings
1
Floor area
142 m²
Site area
0.43 ha
Further information requested
9 Jan 2025
Further information received
10 Apr 2025

Proposed development

CHANGE OF USE OF WALCOT TO USE SOLELY AS A FAMILY HOME FROM ITS PREVIOUS USE AS A GUEST HOUSE AND FAMILY HOME. THE CONSERVATION AND REGENERATION AND EXTENSION OF WALCOT AND THE CONSERVATION AND REGENERATION OF ITS MEWS. THE EXTENSION TO WALCOT WILL CONSIST OF A SINGLE STOREY DINING LIVING ROOM ATTACHED TO THE SOUTH OF THE MAIN DWELLING LIVING ROOM AND THE RECONFIGURATION OF THE PLANT ROOM AND THE ADDITION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE MASTER BEDROOM AND PROVISION OF A NEW DOUBLE GARAGE. THE REPAVING WITH GRANITE PAVIOURS AND ADJUSTMENT OF GROUND LEVELS AND PROVISION OF RAMP WITHIN THE COURTYARD TO PROVIDE UNIVERSAL ACCESS BETWEEN THE HOUSE, THE GARAGE AND THE MEWS TO THE REAR. THE RECONFIGURATION OF THE SOUTH/EAST BOUNDARY WALL TO THE COURTYARD TO PROVIDE VEHICULAR ACCESS TO THE PROPOSED GARAGES AND ALIGN WITH THE RECONFIGURED PLANT ROOM. THE EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING ACCESS DRIVEWAY TO THE EAST BOUNDARY OF THE SITE TO PROVIDE FOR THE RELOCATION OF CAR PARKING FROM DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE FRONT ENTRANCE OF THE HOUSE, TO THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE SITE AND THE CREATION OF A FORMAL TERRACE AND GARDEN IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR, KITCHEN AND PROPOSED LIVING DINING ROOM. ALL ANCILLARY SERVICES, LANDSCAPING AND SITE WORKS. SEE FULL DETAILED DESCRIPTION IN ATTACHED APPENDIX A. AT WALCOT PROTECTED STRUCTURE, REF 49-275

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Permission was granted on 7 May 2025. Third parties may appeal within four weeks; after that the permission is final and works can start once a commencement notice is lodged.

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