2560651
CONDITIONALOffaly - Offaly County Council
Proposed Development
a change of use from a commercial unit to a single dwelling with alteration of an existing structure including significant changes to the front and side elevations and all ancillary site works
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Application received
17 Dec 2025
Further information requested
17 Feb 2026
Further information received
12 Mar 2026
Decision: CONDITIONAL
7 Apr 2026
Decision due
8 Apr 2026
Grant issued
12 May 2026
Application Details
- Location
- Chapel St. , Ferbane , Co. Offaly
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- RETENTION
- Planning Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Site Area
- 0.157 ha
- Floor Area
- 88.99 sq m
- Residential Units
- 1
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 17 December 2025
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 7 April 2026
- Grant Date
- 12 May 2026
- Permission Expires
- 11 May 2031
Location
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Retention permission for a change of use from a commercial unit to a single dwelling with alteration of an existing structure including significant changes to the front and side elevations and all ancillary site works.
Chapel St. , Ferbane , Co. Offaly
a change of use from a commercial unit to a residential unit.
Chapel St. , Ferbane , Co. Offaly
the change of use of ‘The Cosy Bar’ from a public house to residential accommodation, including internal reconfiguration and interior renovations to both the first and second floor, demolition of the existing rear single-storey section and its replacement with a new two-storey extension to the rear of the building, together with all associated site works
The Cosy Bar Main Street , Ferbane , Co. Offaly
WORK TO PROTECTED STRUCTURE FORMALLY FLEMINGS SHOP, NAMELY; DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING CIRCA 1980'S SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION, CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO-STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR, RESTORATION OF THE STONE SLATE ROOF, RENOVATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE EXISTING PROTECTED STRUCTURE AND ANY REQUIRED ANCILLARY WORKS
MAIN STREET , FERBANE , CO. OFFALY
WORK TO THE PROTECTED STRUCTURE FORMALLY FLEMINGS SHOP, NAMELY; DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING CIRCA 1980'S SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION, CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO-STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR, RESTORATION OF THE STONE SLATE ROOF, RENOVATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE EXISTING PROTECTED STRUCTURE AND ANY REQUIRED ANCILLARY WORKS
MAIN STREET , FERBANE , CO. OFFALY
WORKS TO THE PROTECTED STRUCTURE FORMALLY FLEMING'S SHOP, AMENDED ALTERATIONS AS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED, FILE REF: 17409, NAMELY; THE RENOVATION OF THE PROTECTED TWO-STOREY STRUCTURE WITH INTERNAL ALTERATIONS, ALTERATIONS TO THE REAR GROUND FLOOR EXTERNAL WALL AND FENESTRATION. WORKS INCLUDE A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR, WITH THE REINSTATEMENT OF A SINGLE SOTREY LEAN TO ROOM. WORKS ALSO INCLUDE ROOFLIGHT TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING TWO-STOREY ROOF AND A STONE GARDEN WALL. THE PROPERTY IS A PROTECTED STRUCTURE, RECORDED IN THE OFFALY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, RPS REF: 20-08 (NIAH REF: 14806008)
FLEMING'S , MAIN STREET FERBANE , CO. OFFALY R42 XF57
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WORKS CARRIED OUT IN THE LAST 20 YEARS TO THE BUILDING. RETENTION PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR THE ALTERATIONS TO THE TWO NO. WINDOWS AND EXISTING ENTRANCE ON THE EAST ELEVATION, THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO NO. WINDOWS ON THE NORTH ELEVATION, AND TO RETAIN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE REAR EXTENSION (73 SQ M) ALONG THE WEST ELEVATION, AS WELL AS THE INTERNAL BLOCK WALLS AND PARTITION WALLS AS SHOWN ON THE EXISTING FLOOR PLANS LODGED WITH THE APPLICATION. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM EXISTING PUBLIC HOUSE AND RESTAURANT TO RESIDENTIAL UNITS. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF A TOTAL OF EIGHT NO. RESIDENTIAL UNITS, TWO NO. 2-BEDROOM UNITS AND THREE NO. 1 BEDROOM UNITS ON THE GROUND FLOOR, AND TWO NO. 2-BEDROOM UNITS AND ONE NO. 1-BEDROOM UNIT ON THE FIRST FLOOR. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING REAR EXTENSION AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. (THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CONSIST OF WORKS TO A PROTECTED STRUCTURE REF 20-06)
MAIN STREET/CHAPEL STREET , FERBANE , CO. OFFALY R42 WP83
ALTERATIONS TO TWO NO. WINDOWS AND TO NEW EXISTING ENTRANCE TO PUBLIC HOUSE ON FRONT ELEVATION AND PERMISSION FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM EXISTING PUBLIC HOUSE TO PHARMACY SHOP/RETAIL USE ON THE GROUND FLOOR LEVEL ONLY AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF WORKS TO A PROTECTED STRUCTURE REF 20-06
MAIN STREET/CHAPEL STREET , FERBANE CO. OFFALY , R42 WP83
CHANGE OF USE FROM EXISTING PUBLIC HOUSE TO PHARMACY SHOP/RETAIL USE ON THE GROUND FLOOR LEVEL ONLY. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT FOR ALTERATIONS TO ALL WINDOWS ON FRONT ELEVATION AND NEW ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
MAIN STREET/CHAPEL STREET , FERBANE , CO. OFFALY R42 WP83
CHANGE OF USE FROM EXISTING PUBLIC HOUSE TO PHARMACY SHOP/RETAIL USE ON THE GROUND FLOOR LEVEL ONLY. PERMISSION OF RETENTION IS ALSO SOUGHT FOR ALTERATIONS TO THE TWO NO. WINDOWS AND TO NEW EXISTING ENTRANCE TO PUBLIC HOUSE ON FRONT ELEVATION AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
MAIN STREET / CHAPEL STREET FERBANE , CO. OFFALY , R42 WP83
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