BRIDGE STREET AND DISTILLERY LANE, TULLAMORE, CO OFFALY
Change of use of a ground floor shop to a restaurant or café within the curtilage of a protected structure.
19193 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 29 April 2019
- Reference
- 19193
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 April 2019
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 75.85 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of a ground floor unit from a shop to a restaurant or café. The site is located within the curtilage of 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 ground floor from shop to restaurant/ café and all ancillary works. This is within the curtilage of a protected structure
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Collins Walk, Ridley Place, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €330,396 | 62 m |
| 19 Ridley Way Ridley Place, Collins Lane, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €374,449 | 62 m |
| 3 Collins Walk, Ridley Place, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €330,396 | 62 m |
| 7 Collins Walk, Ridley Place, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €330,396 | 62 m |
| 1 Collins Walk, Ridley Place, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €422,907 | 62 m |
| Clonmore, Tullamore, Offalynot full market price | Feb 2025 | €125,000 | 66 m |
| Coolagarry, Walsh Island, Tullamore | Apr 2025 | €259,000 | 66 m |
| Killeigh, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €383,260 | 66 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 received29 April 2019
- Decision due23 June 2019
- Decision issued20 June 2019
- Grant issued26 July 2019
- Permission expiry25 July 2024
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