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Coolcor , Rhode , Co. Offaly

Apr 17 2025

Application Received

Jun 10 2025

Further Info. Requested

Aug 06 2025

Further Info. Received

Sep 02 2025

Decision Due

Sep 02 2025

Decision

Oct 08 2025

Granted

Mar 30 2026

Commencement Notice

Apr 06 2026

Commencement Started

Oct 07 2030

Expiry (if required)
  • Submitted: 17 / 04 / 2025
  • Application Type:
    PERMISSION
  • Application Status:
    APPLICATION FINALISED
  • Council Decision:
    CONDITIONAL (Granted)

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Development Description:

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

Nearby Applications:

Distance: Received: Decision: Development Address: Development Description:
2.6km 24/07/2026 N/A Fahy , Rhode , Co. Offaly construction of a detached garage consisting of a gym area and storage with a workbench area with all ancillary site works. Details...
80m 15/07/2026 N/A Coolcor , Rhode , County Offaly provision of research and development equipment. The proposed development includes the following: (i) one new super capacitor container, (ii) two new two-storey modular DC containers, (iii) one new control room container, (iv) one new transformer and concrete bund, (v) one new IPP module, (vi) one new ESB MV substation module, (vii) one new PCS module, (viii) internal site access roads and connection to Rhode Green Energy Park road network, (ix) all civil engineering and electrical engineering work, including temporary construction compound, surface water and foul water drainage, landscaping, lighting and security fencing Details...
80m 03/07/2026 N/A Coolcor , Rhode , County Offaly (i) one new super capacitor container, (ii) two new two-storey modular DC containers, (iii) one new control room container, (iv) one new transformer and concrete bund, (v) one new IPP module, (vi) one new ESB MV substation module, (vii) one new PCS module, (viii) internal site access roads and connection to Rhode Green Energy Park road network, (ix) all civil engineering and electrical engineering work, including temporary construction compound, surface water and foul water drainage, landscaping, lighting and security fencing Details...
2.5km 04/06/2026 CONDITIONAL Mhuire Naofa NS , Rathcobican , Rhode (RED III) Install a heat pump at Scoil Mhuire Naofa, Rathcobican, Rhode, Co. Offaly, R35 KD66 under a Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) Development Details...
190m 27/05/2026 CONDITIONAL COOLCOR AND CLONIN , RHODE , CO. OFFALY PL2/20/238 FOR AN ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SYSTEM SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE ELECTRICITY GRID ON A 2.7-HECTARE SITE. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL COMPRISE: (i) AN OPEN AREA BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) COMPOUND (AREA OF 3,407 SQM) CONTAINING 16 NO. BATTERY ENCLOSURES (13.716M LONG X 2.90M WIDE X 3.796M HIGH), 16 NO. MEDIUM VOLTAGE POWER STATION (MVPS) ENCLOSURES (12.192M LONG X 2.438M WIDE X 3.396M HIGH), (ii) SYNCHRONOUS CONDENSER COMPOUND (AREA OF 4,706SQM) CONTAINING SYNCHRONOUS CONDENSER BUILDING (30.0M LONG X 18.0M WIDE X 12.15M HIGH), CONTROLS BUILDING (12.486M LONG 12.192M WIDE X 4.865M HIGH), ASSOCIATED BUNDED TRANSFORMERS AND ELECTRICAL PLANT, (iii) ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION (AREA OF 2,325SQM) CONTAINING CUSTOMER BUILDING (10.032M LONG X 7.627M WIDE X 6.169M HIGH), EIRGRID BUILDING (13.507M LONG X 12.509M WIDE X 7.577M HIGH), AND ELECTRICAL PLANT AND BUNDED TRANSFORMER WHICH WILL ELECTRICALLY CONNECT THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE EXISITING DERRYION 110KV SUBSTATION LOCATED ON LANDS ADJOINING THE SITE TO THE SOUTH , (iv) CONTROL BUILDING (17.075M LONG X 5.830M WIDE X 5.960M HIGH), AND (v) ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING; LIGHTING MAST PROTECTION, PERIMETER PALISADE FENCING WITH ACCESS GATE AT PRIMARY VEHICLE SITE ENTRANCE WHICH WILL CONNECT TO THE EXISTING ROADS OF THE ADJACENT RHODE BUSINESS PARK PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE R400, LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING,CAR PARKING, INTERNAL ACCESS ROADS AND ALL CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF FOUL AND SURFACE WATER. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN PREPARED AND ACCOMPANIES THIS PLANNING APPLICATION Details...
2.7km 25/05/2026 N/A Ballyburly , Rhode , Co. Offaly the construction of a single storey dwelling house, septic tank/percolation area and any associated works. Retention permission and permission to use temporarily is also sought for the temporary mobile home, temporary shed and temporary septic tank Details...
2.5km 07/05/2026 N/A Mhuire Naofa NS , Rathcobican , Rhode The install a heat pump at Scoil Mhuire Naofa, Rathcobican, Rhode, Co. Offaly, R35 KD66 under a Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) Development Details...
2.4km 24/04/2026 N/A Rathcobican , Rhode , Co. Offaly (a) single storey rear extension to existing cottage (b) septic tank & raised percolation area & (c) vehicular entrance and all associated site works Details...
3km 22/04/2026 CONDITIONAL Knockdrin , Rhode , Co. Offaly a domestic shed / fuel store and any associated works Details...
2.8km 22/04/2026 N/A Ballyburly , Rhode , Co. Offaly the construction of a cattle shed with underground slurry storage and all associated site works Details...
2.7km 25/03/2026 CONDITIONAL FAHY , RHODE , CO. OFFALY 20/624 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A STOREY AND A HALF DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED GARAGE, INSTALLATION OF A SEPTIC TANK / PERCOLATION AREA AND ANY ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS Details...
2.5km 12/03/2026 N/A Mhuire Naofa NS , Rathcobican , Rhode to a heat pump (RED III) Details...
1.5km 15/01/2026 CONDITIONAL Rhode Village , Rhode County Offaly , at the north-easterly corner of the intersection of the R400 and R441 4 no. one-bed apartments arranged as 2 no. semi-detached, 2-storey maisonettes and 3 no. three-bed 2-storey, terraced dwelling houses all with associated car parking, bicycle parking, bin storage, boundary treatments, private amenity spaces, renewable energy measures, site works and connections to public services. The proposed car parking will require the re-routing of the existing pedestrian footpath to the western site boundary. The development will also include the provision of a publicly accessible, landscaped seating area to the southern end of the site Details...
2.4km 08/01/2026 CONDITIONAL Rathcobican Rhode , Tullamore , County Offaly. the construction of an extension to the side/ south of the existing house to provide for a three bedroom house and one bedroom family flat, new effluent treatment system and all associated site development works Details...
590m 05/01/2026 CONDITIONAL Coolcor , Rhode , Co.Offaly. to demolish part of, alter, renovate and extend existing dwelling. Permission is also sought to construct a garage, alter existing entrance, install a new wastewater treatment system and polishing filter & decommission existing septic tank and all associated site works Details...
1.7km 23/12/2025 CONDITIONAL TOBERDALY , RHODE , CO.OFFALY THE UPGRADING AND EXTENDING OF EXISTING SPORTS FACILITY. PERMISSION IS SOUGHT TO CONSTRUCT A NEW CLUBHOUSE CONTAINING 4 NUMBER DRESSING ROOMS AND A REFEREE DRESSING ROOM ALL WITH SHOWER AND W.C FACILITIES, AN OPEN PLAN GYM AND GYM STUDIO AREA, A PLANT ROOM, A MAIN RECEPTION AREA, A KITCHEN/FOOD PREP-AREA, A VIEWING GALLARY/MEETING ROOM, STORAGE ROOMS AND ASSOCIATED TOILETS AND SHOWER ROOMS. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT FOR: (A) 1 NUMBER FULL SIZED ALL WEATHER PLAYING PITCH AND ASSOCIATED PITCH LIGHTING, TO INSTALL VARIOUS EXTERNAL RACING TRACKS AND EXERCISE STATIONS, A TARMACADAM FINISHED EXERCISE WALKING TRACK AND A SECURE CHILDREN PLAY AREA, ALL WITH ASSOCIATED LOW LEVEL LIGHTING. ( B ) TO CONSTRUCT NEW CAR AND BUS PARKING FACILITIES WITH EMERGENCY OVERFLOW CAPACITY AND WITH ASSOCIATED LOW LEVEL LIGHTING, TO UPGRADE EXISTING PARKING FACILITIES, TO CREATE A NEW ENTRANCE TO PUBLIC ROAD WITH RECESSED ENTRANCE PIERS AND GATES, TO ALTER AND UPGRADE EXISTING SITE BOUNDARIES AND TO INSTALL A NEW FOUL SEWER TERTIARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH COCO FILTERS AND INFILTRATION BEDS, PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT TO INSTALL A RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM, TO UPGRADE AND CONNECT TO EXISTING SITE SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS Details...
1.5km 19/12/2025 N/A Rhode Village Rhode , County Offaly , at the north-easterly corner of the intersection of the R400 and R441 the construction of 4 no. one-bed apartments arranged as 2 no. semi-detached, 2-storey maisonettes and 3 no. three-bed 2-storey, terraced dwelling houses all with associated car parking, bicycle parking, bin storage, boundary treatments, private amenity spaces, renewable energy measures, site works and connections to public services. The proposed car parking will require the re-routing of the existing pedestrian footpath to the western site boundary. The development will also include the provision of a publicly accessible, landscaped seating area to the southern end of the site. Details...
590m 15/12/2025 N/A Coolcor , Rhode , Co.Offaly. to demolish part of, alter, renovate and extend existing dwelling. Permission is also sought to construct a garage, alter existing entrance, install a new wastewater treatment system and polishing filter & decommission existing septic tank and all associated site works Details...
2.8km 13/11/2025 N/A Ballyburly , Rhode , Co. Offaly NEW DWELLING HOUSE, NEW SITE ENTRANCE, WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS Details...
2.4km 06/11/2025 N/A Rathcobican Rhode , Tullamore , County Offaly. the construction of an extension to the side/ south of the existing house, new effluent treatment system and all associated site development works Details...

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  • Notice Submitted: 30 / 03 / 2026
  • Start Date: 06 / 04 / 2026
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