Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 11 December 2019

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

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Permission 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.

Commercialretailcinemaapartmentsredevelopment
Residential units
8

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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

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
23 Whitehall, Tullamore, Offalynot full market priceOct 2025€50,000254 m
5 Henry Street, Tullamore, County OffalyOct 2025€301,322262 m
Church Road, Tullamore, Co OffalyJun 2026€370,000269 m
14 O'carroll Street, Tullamore, County OffalyJul 2025€400,000282 m
Rosarid, Church Rd, TullamoreJun 2026€375,000285 m
41 Whitehall, Tullamore, OffalyJun 2025€450,000301 m
14 Library Hall, Church St, TullamoreMay 2025€158,000318 m
1 Library Hall, Church St, TullamoreAug 2025€177,000318 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

  1. Application received6 March 2019
  2. Further information requested30 April 2019
  3. Further information received30 September 2019
  4. Decision due11 December 2019
  5. Decision issued11 December 2019
  6. Appeal submitted15 January 2020
  7. Appeal decided7 May 2021
  8. Permission expiry6 May 2026

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