Plan unveiled to change former Offaly pub into shop and deli with café
A planning application is with Offaly County Council seeking to change a former pub in Crinkle into a shop and deli with a café.
Milne's pub was a very popular feature on Swag Street and Barrack Street in the village, for many years, but it has been dormant for a number of years.
The applicant for the new development is Patrick Rogers Electrical Limited and local firm Hoctor Smyth Architecture and Engineering will carry out the building work if planning permission is granted.
The development will include a two bedroom apartment on the ground floor, and a change of use on the first floor from private residential to three apartments. Alterations to the west elevation will include a new window and door, ramps, balconies and the removal of the existing chimney and new signage.
Works to the east and north elevation will include the blocking up of two doors, the opening of a new door at the first floor level and a balcony.
The boundary wall to the west will be demolished to increase the parking area to four spaces with the provision of bin storage and a sliding entrance gate.
The building is a protected structure listed under the record of protected structures (RPS) in the Offaly County Development Plan.
In the RPS in the County Development Plan it's described as having “a timber shopfront to the ground floor with a double timber panelled door with overlight flanked by display windows with evenly spaced timber pilasters with diamond decoration to the capitals supporting a timber fascia board with cornice.
“It's a detached corner-sited three-bay two-storey house built about 1880. This modest structure is enhanced by the survival of its timber shopfront.
“Although it is set slightly to one side of the building's front elevation, it bears a symmetry, reflective of the ideals of classical architecture.
“Its elegant pilasters flank tripartite display windows creating rhythm and regularity. Located at the corner of Barrack and Swag Street this modest house is a fine contributor to the streetscape.”