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WOODCHESTER HOUSE, O'CONNOR SQUARE, TULLAMORE CO OFFALY

Extension and alterations to a licensed premises at Woodchester House, a protected structure in Tullamore.

18357 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 17 August 2018

Reference: 18357
Authority: Offaly County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 17 August 2018

Summary

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The application proposes a 330 sq.m ground floor extension to the licensed area into the rear yard, including a 161 sq.m addition to the approved disco/function room. It also includes a new semi-enclosed smoking area, storage buildings, and minor alterations to a protected structure.

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Floor area: 330 m²

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Official record

Development description

A 330 sq. M extension to ground floor licenced area into rear yard from previously permitted permission ref: tu/13/001, incorporating a 161 sq. M net addition to already approved disco / function room, along with minor alterations to location and layout of smoking areas and toilets, and a new semi-enclosed smoking area to the rear measuring 94 sq. M net addition in place of alleyway smoking area, with buffer storage buildings to include recycling facility and keg / bottle stores at the rear yard, 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

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Town Centre/Mixed UseRE

“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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
15 Tarelton Hall, Tanyard Lane, Tullamore	Aug 2025	€189,000	81 m
13 Tarleton Hall, Tanyard, Tullamore	Oct 2025	€208,000	81 m
5 Roselawn, High St, Tullamore	Mar 2025	€250,000	111 m
7 Tarleton Mews, Tullamore, Offaly	Mar 2025	€195,000	115 m
6 Tarleton Mews, Tanyard Lane, Tullamore	Nov 2025	€220,000	115 m
17 Roselawn, High St, Tullamore	Jul 2025	€283,000	142 m
Apartments 1-4, 51 Church St, Tullamore	Dec 2025	€616,740	150 m
19 Ridley Way Ridley Place, Collins Lane, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€374,449	159 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 received17 August 2018

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