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EISCIR MEADOWS/NORBURY WOODS, ARDAN, TULLAMORE

Demolition of farm buildings and construction of 202 houses and a creche in Tullamore.

17199 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 9 June 2017

Reference: 17199
Authority: Offaly County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 9 June 2017

Summary

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The development consists of the demolition of 370 sqm of existing farm outbuildings and the construction of 202 two-storey houses. The project also includes a 284.76 sqm creche, public open space, and associated site works.

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Residential units: 202
Storeys: 2
Floor area: 285 m²

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Official record

Development description

Development consisting of (i) the demolition of all existing farm outbuildings, totalling 370 m2; (ii) the construction of 202 no. Two-storey dwellings, comprising of 12 no. Two-bedroom terraced (type a), 8 no. Three-bedroom terraced (type b), 158 no. Three-bedroom semi detached (type c), 8 no. Four-bedroom semi-detached (type d), 5 no. Four-bedroom detached (type e) and 11 no. Four-bedroom detached corner units (type f). Each dwelling to include option for solar panel on rear roofslope. Unit types c, d, e and f to include option for conversion of attic space into additional bedroom; (iii) provision of a creche totalling 284.76 m2, catering for a maximum of 58 children, with 30 associated parking spaces; (iv) provision of private amenity space and 2 on-site car parking spaces for each dwelling; (v) landscaped public open space; (vi) associated boundary treatments; street lighting; (vii) foul and suds drainage; and (viii) all associated site development works necessary to facilitate the development

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Open Space, Amenity and RecreationOS

“Shall be taken to include the use of land for; parks, public woodland, pedestrian routes and greenways, riparian zones, housing estate open spaces, development incidental to the enjoyment of open space.”

National zoning type: Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other

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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
1 Abbeyfields Close, Arden Road, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT	Mar 2025	€325,903	67 m
20 Eiscir Circle Road, Eiscir Meadows, Tullamore	Mar 2026	€290,000	74 m
2 Abbeyfields Close, Ardan Road, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT	Mar 2025	€317,000	78 m
3 Abbeyfields Close, Arden Road, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT	Mar 2025	€375,242	82 m
17 Abbeyfields Park, Arden Road, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€343,524	84 m
18 Abbeyfields Park, Arden Road, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€352,300	95 m
4 Abbeyfields Close, Ardan Rd, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€352,335	96 m
10 Eiscir Circle Road, Eiscir Meadows, Tullamore	Sept 2025	€330,000	97 m

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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.

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Application received9 June 2017

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