2560129
CONDITIONALOffaly - Offaly County Council
Proposed Development
an Operations Building with a floor area of approximately 285m2. The Operations Building will consist of: - 1 No. Kitchen/Mess - 1 No. Locker Room including welfare facilities - 1 No. Accessible Toilet - 1 No. Toilet - 3 No. Offices - 1 No. Workshop/Store - 2 No. Server/IT store - 1 No. Meeting room - 1 No. External compound - 6 No. Permanent storage containers - Roof mounted solar panels - Connection to existing water, storm water and sewage infrastructure at Rhode Green Energy Park - Temporary cabins to be used during the construction phase - External parking, EV charging, lighting, CCTV, fencing etc. and ancillary site works
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Application received
17 Apr 2025
Further information requested
10 Jun 2025
Further information received
6 Aug 2025
Decision due
2 Sept 2025
Decision: CONDITIONAL
2 Sept 2025
Grant issued
8 Oct 2025
Application Details
- Location
- Coolcor , Rhode , Co. Offaly
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Site Area
- 0.243 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 17 April 2025
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 2 September 2025
- Grant Date
- 8 October 2025
- Permission Expires
- 7 October 2030
Location
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Coolcor , Rhode , County Offaly
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