UNIT 1, ST. BRIGID'S PLACE, TULLAMORE
Change of use from a private gym to a place of worship.
16280 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 2 September 2016
- Reference
- 16280
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 September 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of the change of use of Unit 1 from a private gym to a place of worship. The application includes ancillary facilities and car parking.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
The change of use from private gym to a place of worship with ancillary facilities and car parking
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The purpose of this zoning is to maintain the vitality and viability of existing town and village centres by developing and consolidating centres with an appropriate mix of commercial, recreational, cultural, amenity and residential uses.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
Objective set by the Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027 (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Store St, Tullamore, Offaly | Oct 2025 | €200,000 | 67 m |
| Apt B4, Edgewater, Store St Tullamore | Nov 2025 | €188,000 | 101 m |
| 5b Edgewater Apts, Convent Rd, Tullamore | Aug 2025 | €180,000 | 101 m |
| 11 Harbour View, Tullamore, Co Offaly | Apr 2025 | €152,500 | 105 m |
| 7 Harbour View, Tullamore, Offaly | Nov 2025 | €175,000 | 105 m |
| 3a Edgewater, Convent Rd, Tullamore | Apr 2025 | €140,000 | 117 m |
| 33 The Granary, Tullamore, Offaly | Mar 2025 | €151,000 | 124 m |
| Apt 32, The Granary, Tullamore | Jan 2025 | €135,000 | 124 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received2 September 2016
- Further information requested25 October 2016
- Further information received14 February 2017
- Decision due13 March 2017
- Decision issued13 March 2017
- Grant issued21 April 2017
- Permission expiry20 April 2022
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