Planning application · Offaly County Council

The building of thermal retrofit works, including: 1 at Parochial Hall River Street, Clara

[name Removed], Parochial Hall River Street, Clara Co. Offaly

2560300 · OffalyGranted

0.048 ha · Granted · permission to Mar 2031

Planning application 2560300 to Offaly County Council: The building of thermal retrofit works, including: 1, at Parochial Hall River Street, Clara. Granted by the council on 6 February 2026. The register gives the permission's end as 17 March 2031.

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Further information requested
  3. Further information received
  4. Council granted
  5. Permission ends (date on the register)

The end date is the one the council register states. An extension or a commencement changes it.

Key facts

Reference
2560300
Planning authority
Offaly County Council
Received
11 Jul 2025
Decided
6 Feb 2026
Status
Granted
Use
Civic or community
Site area
0.048 ha
Further information requested
2 Sept 2025
Further information received
3 Oct 2025

Proposed development

the building of thermal retrofit works, including: 1. Internal breathable drylining and insulation to external walls of the main hall. 2. Restoration of 2no. existing timber windows and tracery, with instillation of new conservation double-glazed panes. 3. Addition of wall-mounted air conditioning unit to interior of building. 4. Construction of internal partition walls on the stage and in the choir to enclose storage spaces. The proposed development is within [name removed], which is the former Charlestown Catholic Chapel, and a protected structure (OCC ref no. 12-11).

Planning status

Permission was granted on 6 Feb 2026. The four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded, so the permission is final. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the register gives its end as 17 Mar 2031.

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