ELM GROVE, CLONOGHILL UPPER BIRR, CO.OFFALY
Planning application 2590
DecisionRefused
Decided11 November 2025
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Nearby precedent
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- 172961;CONSTRUCTION OF PURPOSE BUILT TWO STOREY & PART THREE STOREY (STAIRCASE TO ROOF AREA FOR MAINTENANCE) HSE PRIMARY CARE UNIT & ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS INCORPORATING ON THE GROUND FLOOR A COMMON ENTRANCE LOBBY, HSE DAY CENTRE, AN OWN DOOR PHARMACY UNIT, 3 NO. OWN DOOR DOCTOR'S SURGERIES & ANCILLARY ACCOMODATION. THE FIRST FLOOR ACCOMODATION WILL COMPRISE OF A HSE DAY HOSPITAL WITH TREATMENT & CONSULTING ROOMS FOR A RANGE OF HEALTH SERVICES TOGETHER WITH ADMINISTRATION OFFICES AND ANCILLARY ACCOMODATION. 2; PROVISION OF 94 CAR PARKING SPACES WITHIN THE PRIMARY CARE UNIT SITE, TOGETHER WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY BIN STORE, ESB SUBSTATION & CLIENT SWITCHROOM, ANCILLARY SERVICES & SITEWORKS AND PROVISION OF A PEDESTRIAN ACCESS ROUTE FROM REAR OF PRIMARY CARE UNIT TO THE ADJACENT COUNTY ARMS HOTEL,3; UPGRADE WORKS TO EXISTING BIRR RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB TRAINING PITCH ADJOINING THE PROPOSED PRIMARY CARE UNIT TO CONSIST OF RAISING & LEVELLING TRAINING GROUND, PROVISION OF FLOOD LIGHTING FOR NIGHT TIME TRAINING & NEW FENCING TO ENCLOSE TRAINING GROUND, 4; PROVISION OF NEW FLOOD LIGHTING TO 2 NO. EXISTING BIRR RFC RUGBY PITCHES LOCATED TO SOUTH EAST OF EXISTING BIRR RFC CLUBHOUSE, 5; PROVISION OF NEW ALL-WEATHER PITCH LOCATED TO SOUTH WEST OF EXISTING BIRR RFC CLUBHOUSE TO INCLUDE NEW FLOOD LIGHTING AND FENCING, 6; CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY CHANGING ROOMS BLOCK FOR BIRR RFC TO SOUTH EAST OF EXISTING CLUBHOUSE, PROVISION OF A NEW CAR PARK TO INCORPORATE 47 NO. PARKING SPACES & ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS 7; EXTERNAL UPGRADE WORKS TO EXISTING ACCESS ROUTE TO BIRR RFC CLUBHOUSE, 8; IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROLS AT EXISTING RAILWAY ROAD (N52)/SCURRAGH ROAD THREE ARM PRIORITY JUNCTION. NEW WORKS TO INCLUDE REMOVAL OF EXISTING ZEBRA CONTROLLED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING (AS LOCATED OPPOSITE THE APPLEGREEN SERVICE STATION), ITS REPLACEMENT WITH DEDICATED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING FACILITIES ON ALL THREE ARMS OF NEW TRAFFIC CONTROLLED JUNCTION ARRANGEMENT. THE PROPOSED JUNCTION WORKS INCLUDE PROVISION OF DROPPED KERBS, TACTILE PAVING & IMPLEMENTATION OF MOVA CONTROLLER & ASSOCIATED DUCTING WORKS / 0.5 km away / 19 June 2018Refused
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- 17177EXTENSION TO EXISTING CARPARK FOR DOOLY'S HOTEL AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. THIS DEVELOPMENT IS WITHIN THE CURTILAGE OF A PROTECTED STRUCTURE / 0.9 km away / 11 July 2017Refused
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- 2645THE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING TWO STOREY RUIN AND WALLED COMPOUND ON THE SITE OF THE OLD FOUNDRY YARD AND THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF A 4-UNIT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CONTAINING 3 TWO STOREY TOWNHOUSES TO THE NORTH-EAST AND A REBUILT TWO STOREY BUILDING TO THE SOUTH-WEST ON MOORPARK STREET CONSISTING OF A TWO BEDROOM DWELLING, VEHICULAR ENTRANCE GATES, BIN AND CYCLE STORAGE. THE PROVISION OF LANDSCAPED PRIVATE OPEN SPACE, 5 CAR PARKING SPACES, PROPOSED BOUNDARY TREATMENTS, PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE, SIGNAGE, CONNECTIONS TO SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS / 1.0 km away / 06 July 2026Refused
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