Seefin

171 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Seefin, from 11 m² to 71,056 m² (7.11 ha, 17.56 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 19 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Birr Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Offaly · 132 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Open Space, Amenity and Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Birr Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Offaly · 13 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.2Industrial and Warehousing (General industry)
  Birr Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Offaly · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Birr Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Offaly · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4Strategic Residential Reserve
  Birr Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Offaly · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community Services/Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Birr Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Offaly · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C3Enterprise and Employment (Office, business/technology park and related)
  Birr Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Offaly · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 5 May 2026Conditional

  A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE SOUTH EAST OF THE EXISTING DWELLING, ADUSTMENTS TO EXISTING WINDOW AND DOOR OPES THROUGHOUT AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL, THE REMOVAL OF AN EXISTING CHIMNEY AND PORCH TO SOUTH WEST , THE ADDITION OF BAY WINDOWS AND EXTENSION TO NORTH EAST, THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE EXISTING BASEMENT, THE RAISING OF THE CURRENT ROOF LEVEL , FOR THE PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL LIVING ACCOMMODATION, PROPOSED DORMER WINDOWS AND ROOFLIGHTS, ALL INTERNAL MODIFICATIONS AND A PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY DOMESTIC OUTBUILDING TO INCLUDE A GARDEN ROOM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS.

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2641

• 20 Oct 2025Conditional

  both a single and a two-storey extension to the north-west of the existing dwelling, attic conversion for the provision of two bedrooms and rooflights to the south-east. A proposed window to the north-east, adjustments to the windows and door opes throughout, all internal modifications and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 25103

• 13 May 2025Conditional

  a proposed lean to extension to rear of the existing warehouse building & all associated site works

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2560170

• 9 May 2025N/a

  a proposed lean to extension to rear of the existing warehouse building & all associated site works

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2560163

• 27 Jan 2025Conditional

  (A) demolition of external staircase and service yard walls (B) the construction of a new two-storey office extension to rear of existing office space (C) reconfiguration of existing carpark to include, 4 No. EV Parking spaces, 28 No. standard parking spaces & 2 No. accessible parking spaces and bicycle parking shed and all associated ancillary site works

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2560020

• 23 Jul 2024Conditional

  Removal Of Damaged Wall To Rear Of Property And For Permission To Construct New Wall In Its Place And Permission For Extension To Rear Of Existing Property And Internal Alterations To Existing Dwelling And All Associates Site Works

  Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2460277

• 21 May 2024N/a

  extension to rear of existing property and internal alterations to existing dwelling and all associates site works

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2460174

• 11 Apr 2024Conditional

  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/L4); 12no. two-bedroom two-storey terraced units in two blocks (Type M); and 4no. two-bedroom two-storey terraced units (Type N) (Total 29no. dwellings) at Macregol Páirc; (B) 8no. four-bedroom two-storey detached house (Type P); 1no.two-storey detached four-bedroom house (Type A2); 14no. two-storey four-bedroom semi-detached houses (Type Q); 4no. two-storey three-bedroom dual aspect semi-detached houses (Type R/R1); 2no. two-storey three-bedroom dual aspect semi-detached houses (Type R2/R3) (total 29no. dwellings) at Corr na Meala. (C) The construction of section of new distributor road, pathways and cycle track with access to developments listed above; (D) The provision of all groundworks, service connections, site drainage, internal paths, paving, parking, public lighting, public open space; and all associated site development works to complete the development

  Permission, 58 homes · Offaly County Council, 2460120

• 11 Apr 2024Conditional

  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); 2no. two-storey three-bedroom dual aspect semi-detached houses (Type C1/C2); 2no. two-storey three-bedroom dual aspect semi-detached houses (Type C3/C4); (B) 46no. build-to-rent apartments in 4 no. separate 3-storey blocks, comprising of 20no. one-bedroom ground floor apartments (Type D1/D2) with 20no. two-bedroom first floor duplex apartments (Type E1/E2) in three blocks, and 2no. one-bedroom apartments (Type F1/F2), with 4no one-bedroom apartments (Type G1/G2) in one block; (C) The construction of section of new distributor road, pathways and cycle track with access to developments listed in section B above; (D) The provision of all groundworks, landscaping, service connections, site drainage, internal paths, paving, parking, public lighting, public open space; and all associated site development works to complete the development. The proposed development is within the curtilage of protected structures OCC RPS No. 53-361 NIAH Reg. No. 14819293 and OCC RPS No. 53-360 NIAH Reg. No. 14819292

  Permission, 20 homes · Offaly County Council, 2460122

• 4 Apr 2024N/a

  the construction of 58 total no. residential units comprising of: (A) 2 no. 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/L4); 12no. two-bedroom two-storey terraced units in two blocks (Type M); and 4no. two-bedroom two-storey terraced units (Type N) (Total 29no. dwellings) at Macregol Páirc; (B) 8no. four-bedroom two-storey detached house (Type P); 1no.two-storey detached four-bedroom house (Type A2); 14no. two-storey four-bedroom semi-detached houses (Type Q); 4no. two-storey three-bedroom dual aspect semi-detached houses (Type R/R1); 2no. two-storey three-bedroom dual aspect semi-detached houses (Type R2/R3) (total 29no. dwellings) at Corr na Meala. (C) The construction of section of new distributor road, pathways and cycle track with access to developments listed above; (D) The provision of all groundworks, service connections, site drainage, internal paths, paving, parking, public lighting, public open space; and all associated site development works to complete the development

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2460105

• 4 Apr 2024N/a

  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); 2no. two-storey three-bedroom dual aspect semi-detached houses (Type C1/C2); 2no. two-storey three-bedroom dual aspect semi-detached houses (Type C3/C4); (B) 46no. build-to-rent apartments in 4 no. separate 3-storey blocks, comprising of 20no. one-bedroom ground floor apartments (Type D1/D2) with 20no. two-bedroom first floor duplex apartments (Type E1/E2) in three blocks, and 2no. one-bedroom apartments (Type F1/F2), with 4no one-bedroom apartments (Type G1/G2) in one block; (C) The construction of section of new distributor road, pathways and cycle track with access to developments listed in section B above; (D) The provision of all groundworks, landscaping, service connections, site drainage, internal paths, paving, parking, public lighting, public open space; and all associated site development works to complete the development. The proposed development is within the curtilage of protected structures OCC RPS No. 53-361 NIAH Reg. No. 14819293 and OCC RPS No. 53-360 NIAH Reg. No. 14819292

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2460107

• 15 Mar 2024Conditional

  (i) single storey building (c.15 sq.m), overground self-bunded fuel storage tank, and associated site works, AND (ii) Permission for alterations to existing front boundary fence including the formation of a second entrance and all associated site works

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 2460081

• 13 Mar 2024N/a

  (i) single storey building (c.15 sq.m), overground self-bunded fuel storage tank, and associated site works, AND (ii) Permission for alterations to existing front boundary fence including the formation of a second entrance and all associated site works

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 2460076

• 11 Aug 2022Conditional

  DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF: (1) A 4060M2 THREE STOREY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE TO ACCOMMODATE (A) HSE FACILITIES COMPRISING CONSULTING ROOMS, TREATMENT AREAS, MEETING ROOMS, OFFICES AND SUPPORT SPACES (B) SURGERY SPACE TOTALLING 807M2 FOR GENERAL PRACTITIONERS (C) A 138M2 PHARMACY WITH TWO CONSULTING ROOMS TOTALING 34M2; (2) A 175M2 SINGLE STOREY ANCILLARY STRUCTURE AT THE REAR OF PRIMARY CARE CENTRE FOR STORES, WASTE, BACK-UP GENERATOR AND ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL PLANT; (3) A 397.5M2 TWO STOREY AMBULANCE BASE WITH SINGLE STOREY GARAGE AND EXTERNAL CANOPY; (4) 157 NO. CAR PARKING AREA INCLUDING PROVISION FOR 6 NO. MOTORCYCLE PARKING SPACES, 50 NO. BICYCLE SPACES, 16 NO. ELECTRICAL CHARGE POINTS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL BARRIERS FOR EMPLOYEE PARKING; (5) SECTION OF NEW ACCESS DISTRIBUTOR ROAD 165M LONG WITH FOOTWAYS; (6) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS TO SERVE THE PROPOSAL INCLUDING SITE AND DISTRIBUTOR ROAD LIGHTING, HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING, RAIL AND FENCE BOUNDARY TREATMENT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SIGNAGE

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 22404

• 27 Jul 2022N/a

  THE CONSTRUCTION OF (1) A 4060M2 THREE STOREY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE TO ACCOMMODATE (A) HSE FACILITIES COMPRISING CONSULTING ROOMS, TREATMENT AREAS, MEETING ROOMS, OFFICES AND SUPPORT SPACES (B) SURGERY SPACE TOTALLING 807M2 FOR GENERAL PRACTITIONERS (C) A 138M2 PHARMACY WITH TWO CONSULTING ROOMS TOTALING 34M2; (2) A 175M2 SINGLE STOREY ANCILLARY STRUCTURE AT THE REAR OF PRIMARY CARE CENTRE FOR STORES, WASTE, BACK-UP GENERATOR AND ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL PLANT; (3) A 397.5M2 TWO STOREY AMBULANCE BASE WITH SINGLE STOREY GARAGE AND EXTERNAL CANOPY; (4) 157 NO. CAR-PARKING AREA INCLUDING PROVISION FOR 6 NO. MOTORCYCLE PARKING SPACES, 50 NO. BICYCLE SPACES, 16 NO. ELECTRICAL CHARGE POINTS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL BARRIERS FOR EMPLOYEE PARKING; (5) SECTION OF NEW ACCESS DISTRIBUTOR ROAD 165M LONG WITH FOOTWAYS; (6) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS TO SERVE THE PROPOSAL INCLUDING SITE AND DISTRIBUTOR ROAD LIGHTING, HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING, RAIL AND FENCE BOUNDARY TREATMENT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SIGNAGE

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 22377

• 4 Oct 2021Conditional

  1. REMOVAL OF EXISTING ROOF TO BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ROOF WITH INCREASED EAVES & APEX HEIGHT. 2. DEMOLITION OF EXISTING UTILITY ROOM. 3. NEW SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE NORTH, EAST, PATIO AREAS AND EXTERNAL BIN STORE, FUEL STORE & GARDEN STORAGE. 4. ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING ELEVATIONS INCLUDE NEW WINDOW TO THE FIRST FLOOR - SOUTH, EAST ELEVATION. ALTERATION TO EXISTING WINDOW TO FIRST FLOOR - NORTH, WEST ELEVATION. OMMISSION OF EXISTING WINDOW TO SOUTH WEST ELEVATION AND ALTERATION TO FENESTRATION DETAIL TO SOUTH WEST ELEVATION. REPLACEMENT OF TIMBER ENTRANCE GATE WITH BLACK METAL GATE AND STONE PILLARS. ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 21612

• 22 Sept 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO-STOREY DETACHED DWELLING, DETACHED GARAGE, PROPOSED ENTRANCE OFF THE PUBLIC ROAD, PROPRIETARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PACKAGED TERTIARY UNIT AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 21581

• 10 Sept 2021N/a

  1. REMOVAL OF EXISTING ROOF TO BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ROOF WITH INCREASED EAVES & APEX HEIGHT. 2. DEMOLITION OF EXISTING UTILITY ROOM. 3. NEW SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE NORTH EAST, PATIO AREAS AND EXTERNAL BIN STORE, FUEL STORE & GARDEN STORAGE. 4. ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING ELEVATIONS INCLUDE NEW WINDOW TO THE FIRST FLOOR - SOUTH, EAST ELEVATION. ALTERATION TO EXISTING WINDOW TO FIRST FLOOR - NORTH, WEST ELEVATION. ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 21557

• 5 Aug 2021N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO-STOREY DETACHED DWELLING, DETACHED GARAGE, PROPOSED ENTRANCE OFF THE PUBLIC ROAD, PROPRIETARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PACKAGED TERTIARY UNIT AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 21483

• 21 Dec 2020Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF NEW AGRICULTURAL ENTRANCE AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 20653

• 23 Jul 2020N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF 4 NO. TWO-STOREY DWELLINGS WITH GARAGES, CONNECTIONS TO MAINS PUBLIC SERVICES, A PROPOSED SHARED ENTRANCE INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS

  Outline permission · Offaly County Council, 20316

• 10 Jul 2020N/a

  THE CONSTRUCTION OF 4 NO. TWO STOREY DWELLINGS WITH GARAGE'S, CONNECTIONS TO MAINS PUBLIC SERVICES, A PROPOSED SHARED ENTRANCE INCULDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS

  Outline permission · Offaly County Council, 20287

• 22 Aug 2019Conditional

  ATTIC CONVERSION AND EXTENSION TO EXISTING HOUSE AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 19414

• 13 Aug 2019Conditional

  1. REMOVAL OF EXISTING ROOF TO BE REPLACED WITH NEW ROOF WITH INCREASED EAVES AND APEX HEIGHT INCORPORATING NEW DORMER EXTENSION AND ROOF LIGHT; 2. REMOVAL OF ROOF TO EXISTING SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AND REPLACE WITH NEW FLAT ROOF STRUCTURE; 3. DEMOLITION OF EXISTING UTILITY ROOM; 4. NEW SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS TO NORTH EAST AND SOUTH WEST AND EXTERNAL STRUCTURES AND PATIO AREAS; 5. ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING ELEVATION INCLUDING NEW WINDOWS AT FIRST FLOOR TO NORTH WEST AND SOUTH EAST ELEVATIONS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 19400

• 30 Jul 2019N/a

  ATTIC CONVERSION AND EXTENSION TO EXISTING HOUSE AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 19383

The 25 most recent of 33 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Seefin.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Seefin.

Architectural heritage

• Icehouse, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Icehouse, built c.1830. Now disused. Segmental-headed brick arched opening leads to brick passageway accessing vaulted interior. Icehouse built into a hillside.

• Post box, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Cast-iron post box, erected c.1880, with VR royal cipher and crown motif. Maker's mark 'W.T. Allen & Co. London' at base. Set in random coursed limestone wall.

• Seefin House, house, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached corner-sited L-plan three-bay two-storey house, built c.1870, with gable and projecting single-storey porch to façade and pair of gables to side elevation. Set back from street. Pitched tiled roof with rendered chimneystacks, timber bargeboards and cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth rendered plinth and roughcast rendered walls. Round-headed window openings to first floor of façade with timber sash windows and stone sills. Square-headed window openings throughout with timber casement windows with stone sills. Round-headed recessed door opening having coved rendered surround within porch with timber doorcase comprising pilasters supporting frieze cornice and fanlight. Timber panelled door with stone threshold. Front site bound by limestone plinth wall surmounted by cast-iron railings and accessed by cast-iron gates. Square-headed carriage arch opening with timber battened doors gives access to rear.

• Hillside House, house, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  One of a pair of detached three-bay two-storey houses, built c.1880, with projecting timber porch, canted bay windows to front, extension and porch inserted to rear. Set within its own grounds. Hipped slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks and terracotta pots. Catslide roof to rear extension, lean-to roof to rear entrance porch and flat roof to front entrance porch. Pebbledash render to walls with smooth plinth course, brick dentil course to eaves and brick quoins. Camber-arched window openings with red brick surrounds, stone sills and timber sash windows with margin lights. Canted bay windows to front elevation with timber sash and margin lights, oculus to south-east side. Square-headed window and door openings to rear with variety of multiple-pane timber sash windows and modern glazed timber doors. Projecting porch entrance with timber pilasters, timber-paned windows with marginlights and replacement timber door. Outbuildings to rear with pitched slate roof, smooth rendered walls and replacement windows and door to square-headed windows and square and segmental-headed door openings.

• Ard na Gréine, house, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  One of a pair of detached three-bay two-storey houses, built c.1880, with projecting porch, canted bay windows and extensions to rear. Set within its own grounds. Hipped slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles and rendered chimneystacks. Lean-to and flat roofs to rear extensions. Flat roof to front porch. Smooth rendered walls with brick dentil course to eaves and brick quoins. Roughcast render to rear elevation. Camber-arched window openings with timber sash windows having margin lights, red brick surround and stone sills. Canted bay windows to ground floor with stone sills and timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings to rear with timber sash and replacement windows. Projecting porch entrance with timber pilasters, flanking windows with marginlights and replacement uPVC door. Stone threshold to door. Outbuilding to rear with pitched slate roof, roughcast rendered walls and a variety of openings.

• Stada Cona, house, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1860, adjoining an earlier structure, return to rear and outbuilding to south. Situated in its own grounds. Hipped tiled roof with terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks and large timber brackets support oversailing eaves. Smooth rendered plinth and roughcast rendered walls. Timber sash windows with tooled stone sills. Central segmental-headed recessed door opening with coved surround, timber panelled door flanked by timber panelled pilasters with elaborate console brackets supporting frieze, cornice and replacement fanlight. Roughcast wall bounds site, smooth rendered gate piers with wrought-iron gates give access to main entrance. Cylindrical gate piers with timber battened gates give access to rear site and outbuilding.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1646 (ZIP).

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Seefin with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Offaly.

Name

Seefin · Suí Finn

Area

623,278 m² (62.33 ha, 154.02 acres)

Civil parish

Birr, and its townlands

Barony

Ballybritt

Electoral division

Birr Urban, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Birr Urban electoral division: 4,726 people in 1,823 households; 53% of households own their home; 34% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Clonoghil Upper, Crinkill, Drumbane, Townparks

Placenames

Seefin on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.