Planning applications · Birr, Co. Offaly
Planning applications in Birr: 120 in three years
120 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centre of Birr in the last three years, 3 of them for ten homes or more (117 units). Here they are, and what to check around a specific house.
Figures compiled from the public records listed at the foot of this page. Data snapshot: . Updated when the records change.
Check one house in Birr
120 planning applications within 2 km of Birr in three years, 3 for ten homes or more.
One specific house in Birr: planning applications within 300 m of that Eircode, the house's own planning file, flood zone, radon, BER, sale history. Thirty-eight checks in all, each linked to the public record.
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120
planning applications within 2 km of the centre since 2023
3
of them for 10 homes or more
117
residential units in those large applications
What is being proposed in Birr
The largest recent applications within 2 km of the centre, from the national planning register:
- 39 units, lodged 2025-05, application finalised (Offaly County Council): (i) the demolition of an existing single storey shed to the south-west of the site; (ii) the construction of a residential development comprising of 39 no. units (including 8 no. one-bedroom maisonettes, 13 no. terraced
- 58 units, lodged 2024-04, application finalised (Offaly County Council): the construction of 58 total no. residential units comprising of: (A) 2no. three-bedroom two-storey semi-detached (Type H); 1no. 2-bedroom bungalow (Type L2); 10no. 1&2-bedroom terraced bungalows in three blocks (Type L3
- 20 units, lodged 2024-04, application finalised (Offaly County Council): the construction of 66 total no. residential units comprising of: (A) 20no. dwellings, comprising of 8no. four-bedroom two-storey detached houses (Type A); 8no. four-bedroom two-storey semi-detached houses (Type B1/B2);
A count for the whole town says how busy the planning office is. What matters for a purchase is the 300 m around the house: the field behind it, the corner site, the neighbour’s attic conversion. That is what the report lists, with the decision and the appeal status for each file.
What to check before you bid
Three things. First, permissions granted but not yet built near the house: the register shows them, the street does not. Second, whether the house itself has a planning file: an extension without permission is a title problem your solicitor has to fix before closing. Third, the zoning in the development plan for the fields around it. The report covers all three for one Eircode.
Also for Birr
Other checks for Birr
- Flood risk in Birr2 recorded floods
- Radon in BirrHigh Radon Area
- Japanese knotweed in Co. Offaly33 records
- BER ratings in Birrtypical C1
GuidePlanning search before buying a house: the three files that matter
Questions people ask
- How do I check planning applications near a house in Birr?
- The National Planning Application Map on MyPlan.ie maps every application since about 2010. Search the address, then look at the streets around it, not only the plot. Applications within 300 m are the ones that change your view, your light and your parking. The report lists them for the exact Eircode with status and decision.
- Is a lot being built in Birr?
- 120 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 3 of them for ten or more homes (117 units in total). A modest pipeline, mostly one-off houses and extensions.
- Does a planning application nearby affect the price?
- A granted permission for a large scheme next door can cut what a house is worth and can also mean two years of noise. It can also raise prices if it brings a school or a shop. Read the description, the decision and the appeal status. The report gives you that for everything within 300 m.
Sources
Area figures, compiled from public records. They describe the town or county, not any one house. The paid report checks the exact Eircode.