CHURCH ROAD, TULLAMORE, CO. OFFALY
Demolition of existing buildings and construction of a major retail-led mixed-use town centre development in Tullamore.
1996 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 6 March 2019
- Reference
- 1996
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 6 March 2019
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a major mixed-use development on a 4.25 hectare brownfield site. The project includes the demolition of existing structures, construction of multiple retail blocks, a cinema, a garden centre, 8 residential apartments, a riverside walkway, and associated infrastructure.
- Residential units
- 8
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
Matthew kane memorial at rivereside road and permission for demolition of existing buildings and structures on site and erection of retail-led, mixed use town centre development on an approx. 4.25 ha brownfield site, including; block a 2-storey retail building, block b comprising 2-3 storey retail, café/ restaurant and 8 residential apartments, block c single storey retail building; block d cinema, block e single storey retail unit with attached garden centre, access, access roads, car and cycle parking, pedestrian linkages/ paths, riverside walkway, hard and soft landscaping and street furniture, suds pond, foul sewer pumping station and assoicated pump house, esb sub-stations and switchrooms and all associated site development works to complete the development; the application is accompanied by an environmental impact assessment report (eiar)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Whitehall, Tullamore, Offalynot full market price | Oct 2025 | €50,000 | 254 m |
| 5 Henry Street, Tullamore, County Offaly | Oct 2025 | €301,322 | 262 m |
| Church Road, Tullamore, Co Offaly | Jun 2026 | €370,000 | 269 m |
| 14 O'carroll Street, Tullamore, County Offaly | Jul 2025 | €400,000 | 282 m |
| Rosarid, Church Rd, Tullamore | Jun 2026 | €375,000 | 285 m |
| 41 Whitehall, Tullamore, Offaly | Jun 2025 | €450,000 | 301 m |
| 14 Library Hall, Church St, Tullamore | May 2025 | €158,000 | 318 m |
| 1 Library Hall, Church St, Tullamore | Aug 2025 | €177,000 | 318 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 received6 March 2019
- Further information requested30 April 2019
- Further information received30 September 2019
- Decision due11 December 2019
- Decision issued11 December 2019
- Appeal submitted15 January 2020
- Appeal decided7 May 2021
- Permission expiry6 May 2026
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