O'CONNOR SQUARE, TULLAMORE, CO. OFFALY
Conversion of a former post office into a restaurant and three apartments in Tullamore.
21351 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 8 June 2021
- Reference
- 21351
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 June 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to change the use of the ground floor from a post office to a restaurant, including a rear extension. The upper floors will be converted from offices into two one-bedroom apartments and one two-bedroom apartment. The building is a protected structure.
- Residential units
- 3
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 post office to restaurant and construction of extension on ground floor eastern elevation to the rear, incorporating extension to proposed dining area. Ground floor will include dining area, toilets, kitchen, stores. Staff cloaks at 1st floor level to rear, change of use from offices at 1st and 2nd floor facing on to o'connor square incorporating 2 no. 1 bedroom apartments at 1st floor and 1 no. Two bedroom apartment at 2nd floor and all associated works and services. This is a protected structure 23-219 and niah 14807023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Tarelton Hall, Tanyard Lane, Tullamore | Aug 2025 | €189,000 | 100 m |
| 13 Tarleton Hall, Tanyard, Tullamore | Oct 2025 | €208,000 | 100 m |
| 5 Roselawn, High St, Tullamore | Mar 2025 | €250,000 | 124 m |
| 7 Tarleton Mews, Tullamore, Offaly | Mar 2025 | €195,000 | 137 m |
| 6 Tarleton Mews, Tanyard Lane, Tullamore | Nov 2025 | €220,000 | 137 m |
| Apartments 1-4, 51 Church St, Tullamore | Dec 2025 | €616,740 | 138 m |
| 19 Ridley Way Ridley Place, Collins Lane, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €374,449 | 141 m |
| 7 Collins Walk, Ridley Place, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €330,396 | 141 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 received8 June 2021
- Further information requested30 July 2021
- Further information received9 September 2021
- Decision due6 October 2021
- Decision issued6 October 2021
- Grant issued11 November 2021
- Permission expiry10 November 2026
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