HIGH STREET TULLAMORE, CO. OFFALY, R35 FA37
Conversion of a commercial building and coach house in Tullamore into apartments, a zero-waste shop, and a café.
20150 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 24 April 2020
- Reference
- 20150
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 24 April 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention and planning permission for works to a building on High Street. It includes converting a ground-floor fish shop into a zero-waste shop and café, creating two apartments in the main building, and converting an adjoining two-storey coach house into two duplex apartments.
- Residential units
- 4
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
(a) works to the rear of the existing building to include extension at first floor level over existing ground level return and modifications to the roof at second floor level of the main building and stairwell to provide additional head height, (b) full planning permission for change of use of existing ground floor commercial unit from fish shop to zero waste shop with small café style offering and all ancillary spaces including food prep and storage, (c) full planning permission for modifications to existing apartment and attic space in main building to include 2 bedroom apartment at first floor level and 1 bedroom apartment at second floor level. Permission is also sought for new rooflight on front elevation serving second floor apartment, (d) full planning permisson for change of use of existing lower ground level, 2 storey coach house adjoining the rear of the main building, to 2 no. 2 bedroom own door duplex apartments. Modifications as part of the proposed development include revised window and door arrangements to elevations as well as roof lights in roof plane facing property to the south, (e) connection to all existing services, landscaping and all associated site development works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 104 Altmore House, Tara St, Tullamore | May 2026 | €185,000 | 118 m |
| 5 Roselawn, High St, Tullamore | Mar 2025 | €250,000 | 155 m |
| Apt 4 Watermill Lane, Tullamore, Offaly | Nov 2025 | €233,000 | 164 m |
| 1 Collins Walk, Ridley Place, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €422,907 | 184 m |
| 7 Collins Walk, Ridley Place, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €330,396 | 184 m |
| 3 Collins Walk, Ridley Place, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €330,396 | 184 m |
| 19 Ridley Way Ridley Place, Collins Lane, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €374,449 | 184 m |
| 5 Collins Walk, Ridley Place, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €330,396 | 184 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 received24 April 2020
- Further information requested16 July 2020
- Further information received12 October 2020
- Decision due8 November 2020
- Decision issued6 November 2020
- Grant issued23 December 2020
- Permission expiry22 December 2025
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