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2660539Open · 6 days leftpermission

Townland of Curraghboy, or Woodfield, Clara Co. Offaly

Open for objections. Estimated last day Wed 18 Nov 2026 (6 days left). Submissions must reach Offaly County Council by then; confirm the exact date with the council.

Proposed development

Development at this site of approximately 11 hectares located in the Townland of Curraghboy or Woodfield, Clara, Co. Offaly. The development will consist of: • 4 no. playing pitches (Pitch 1 and 2: synthetic all-weather playing pitches with floodlighting, and Pitch 3 and 4: grass playing pitches); • 1 no. grass training/warm-up pitch; • A single level facilities building (approximately 865 sq m gross floor space) with rooftop photovoltaic solar panel array (224 sq m) and associated building signage (4.5 sq m), to incl. entrance lobby, function room with servery and reception area, office/meeting room, weight/training room, multipurpose community room, medical/first aid room with toilet, equipment store, 5 no. spectator toilets (3 no. universal accessible), circulation corridor, universal access toilet, universal access change room with shower and toilet, plant room, storage/kit room, 2 no. referee facilities with shower and toilet, 2 no. change rooms with showers and toilets, and 6 no. change rooms with toilets; • 123 no. vehicle parking spaces arranged in 2 no. car parking areas with site lighting (12 no. EV, 6 no. disabled, 105 no. regular), dedicated vehicle set down area, dedicated coach/bus set down area, and coach/bus parking area; and • Hard and soft landscaping (incl. enhanced boundary treatment planting and ecological buffer biodiversity corridors), access road and vehicle circulation, pedestrian walkways, site lighting, services (incl. tertiary waste water treatment system comprising of proprietary secondary wastewater treatment plant with pumped discharged to raised tertiary treatment modules polishing filter bed, and SuDS based surface water management system comprising permeable paving, grasscrete, a series of stormwater bioretention swales/detention basins located on the site, hydrocarbon interceptor, flow control hydrobrake controlled outflow discharge to drainage ditch within site, and ultimately the Gageborough River), and all other ancillary and associated site development works above and below ground level. Access will be via a new vehicular entrance from the L6045 Local Road with associated road upgrade works to accommodate development related traffic movements

Applicant
Not published
Authority
Offaly County Council
Decision due
9 Dec 2026
Official file, drawings & documents on the council portal

Timeline

  1. Application received

    15 Oct 2026

  2. Last day for public submissions (est.)

    Wed 18 Nov 2026

  3. Decision due

    9 Dec 2026

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2560615Refused

• 4 no. playing pitches (Pitch 1 and 2: synthetic all-weather playing pitches with floodlighting, and Pitch 3 and 4: grass playing pitches); • 1 no. grass training/warm-up pitch;• A single level facilities building (approximately 865 sq m gross floor space) with rooftop photovoltaic solar panel array (224 sq m) and associated building signage (4.5 sq m), to incl. entrance lobby, function room with servery and reception area, office/meeting room, weight/training room, multipurpose community room, medical/first aid room with toilet, equipment store, 5 no. spectator toilets (3 no. universal accessible), circulation corridor, universal access toilet, universal access change room with shower and toilet, plant room, storage/kit room, 2 no. referee facilities with shower and toilet, 2 no. change rooms with showers and toilets, and 6 no. change rooms with toilets; • 123 no. vehicle parking spaces arranged in 2 no. car parking areas with site lighting (12 no. EV, 6 no. disabled, 105 no. regular), dedicated vehicle set down area, dedicated coach/bus set down area, and coach/bus parking area; and • Hard and soft landscaping (incl. enhanced boundary treatment planting and ecological buffer biodiversity corridors), access road and vehicle circulation, pedestrian walkways, site lighting, services (incl. tertiary waste water treatment system comprising of proprietary secondary wastewater treatment plant with pumped discharged to raised tertiary treatment modules polishing filter bed, and SuDS based surface water management system comprising permeable paving, grasscrete, a series of stormwater bioretention swales/detention basins located on the site, hydrocarbon interceptor, flow control hydrobrake controlled outflow discharge to drainage ditch within site, and ultimately the Gageborough River), and all other ancillary and associated site development works above and below ground level. Access will be via a new vehicular entrance from the L6045 Local Road with associated road upgrade works to accommodate development related traffic movements at this site of approximately 11 hectares

Townland of Curraghboy, or Woodfield, Clara Co. Offaly Offaly County Council Received 3 Dec 2025
2560593Awaiting decision

development at this site of approximately 11 hectares located in the Townland of Curraghboy or Woodfield, Clara, Co. Offaly. The development will consist of: • 4 no. playing pitches (Pitch 1 and 2: synthetic all-weather playing pitches with floodlighting, and Pitch 3 and 4: grass playing pitches); • 1 no. grass training/warm-up pitch; • A single level facilities building (approximately 865 sq m gross floor space) with rooftop photovoltaic solar panel array (224 sq m) and associated building signage (4.5 sq m), to incl. entrance lobby, function room with servery and reception area, office/meeting room, weight/training room, multipurpose community room, medical/first aid room with toilet, equipment store, 5 no. spectator toilets (3 no. universal accessible), circulation corridor, universal access toilet, universal access change room with shower and toilet, plant room, storage/kit room, 2 no. referee facilities with shower and toilet, 2 no. change rooms with showers and toilets, and 6 no. change rooms with toilets; • 123 no. vehicle parking spaces arranged in 2 no. car parking areas with site lighting (12 no. EV, 6 no. disabled, 105 no. regular), dedicated vehicle set down area, dedicated coach/bus set down area, and coach/bus parking area; and• Hard and soft landscaping (incl. enhanced boundary treatment planting and ecological buffer biodiversity corridors), access road and vehicle circulation, pedestrian walkways, site lighting, services (incl. tertiary waste water treatment system comprising of proprietary secondary wastewater treatment plant with pumped discharged to raised tertiary treatment modules polishing filter bed, and SuDS based surface water management system comprising permeable paving, grasscrete, a series of stormwater bioretention swales/detention basins located on the site, hydrocarbon interceptor, flow control hydrobrake controlled outflow discharge to drainage ditch within site, and ultimately the Gageborough River), and all other ancillary and associated site development works above and below ground level. Access will be via a new vehicular entrance from the L6045 Local Road with associated road upgrade works to accommodate development related traffic movements

Townland of Curraghboy, or Woodfield, Clara Co. Offaly Offaly County Council Received 26 Nov 2025
2360054Granted

Construction of an extension to the north & west of existing dwelling. The application will also include the renovation of existing derelict dwelling, new biofilter treatment system to replace existing septic tank all associated site works and drainage

Curraghboy/Woodfield, Clara, Co. Offaly Offaly County Council Received 8 Aug 2023
22555Granted

A PROPOSED NEW SINGLE STOREY DWELLING, NEW VEHICULAR ENTRANCE, DRIVEWAY, WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, STORM WATER SOAKAWAYS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

WOODFIELD, CLARA, CO. OFFALY Offaly County Council Received 26 Oct 2022
2245Granted

CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FOUR BEDROOM DWELLING HOUSE, NEW EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM, NEW GARAGE, NEW VEHICULAR ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

WOODFIELD, CLARA, CO. OFFALY Offaly County Council Received 9 Feb 2022
20468Granted

A PROPOSED NEW SINGLE STOREY DWELLING, GARAGE, DRIVEWAY, NEW CONNECTION TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES' PUBLIC WATER MAIN, NEW VEHICULAR ENTRANCE, WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH PERCOLATION AREA, STORMWATER SOAKAWAYS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS & LANDSCAPING

WOODFIELD, CLARA, CO. OFFALY Offaly County Council Received 30 Sept 2020