WOODCHESTER HOUSE, O'CONNOR SQUARE, TULLAMORE
Change of use and extension of a protected structure to create a bar and nightclub in Tullamore.
17337 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 8 September 2017
- Reference
- 17337
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 September 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 471.8 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting first-floor office space into a licensed premises and constructing a 330 sqm ground-floor extension to the rear to accommodate a bar, nightclub, and smoking area. The building is a protected structure.
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
Change of use of existing vec premises at 1st floor level to rear block of existing building, from 136 sq. M office space to licenced premises incorporating bar toilets and staff rooms, with a 330 sq. M extension to ground floor into rear yard (from previously approved 310 sq. M extension) incorporating the proposed bar/nightclub/stores and smoking area along with minor alterations to previously approved layout plans and elevations on foot of existing permission ref: tu/13/001 and an bord pleanala ref. Pl 83.242890. This building is a protected structure on the tullamore town and environs development plan 2010-2016, ref:23/218
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
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|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Tarelton Hall, Tanyard Lane, Tullamore | Aug 2025 | €189,000 | 86 m |
| 13 Tarleton Hall, Tanyard, Tullamore | Oct 2025 | €208,000 | 86 m |
| 5 Roselawn, High St, Tullamore | Mar 2025 | €250,000 | 122 m |
| 7 Tarleton Mews, Tullamore, Offaly | Mar 2025 | €195,000 | 125 m |
| 6 Tarleton Mews, Tanyard Lane, Tullamore | Nov 2025 | €220,000 | 125 m |
| Apartments 1-4, 51 Church St, Tullamore | Dec 2025 | €616,740 | 139 m |
| 19 Ridley Way Ridley Place, Collins Lane, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €374,449 | 147 m |
| 7 Collins Walk, Ridley Place, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €330,396 | 147 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 received8 September 2017
- Further information requested31 October 2017
- Application withdrawn14 May 2018
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