O'CARROLL STREET, TULLAMORE, CO. OFFALY
Retention of ground floor window alterations and conversion of first-floor offices to an apartment.
21352 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 8 June 2021
- Reference
- 21352
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 8 June 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for alterations made to a ground floor window. It also seeks permission to change the use of the first floor from offices to an apartment, accessed via a ground floor staircase.
- Residential unit
- 1
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
Alteration to window on ground floor and permission for change of use of 1st floor from offices to apartment with stair access from ground floor
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 O'carroll Street, Tullamore, County Offaly | Jul 2025 | €400,000 | 22 m |
| 14 Library Hall, Church St, Tullamore | May 2025 | €158,000 | 59 m |
| 1 Library Hall, Church St, Tullamore | Aug 2025 | €177,000 | 59 m |
| 5 Henry Street, Tullamore, County Offaly | Oct 2025 | €301,322 | 65 m |
| Apt 8, The Granary, Market Sq | Apr 2026 | €162,500 | 115 m |
| Apt 18 The Granary, Henry St, Tullamore | Jul 2025 | €100,000 | 117 m |
| Apt 32, The Granary, Tullamore | Jan 2025 | €135,000 | 133 m |
| 33 The Granary, Tullamore, Offaly | Mar 2025 | €151,000 | 133 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 received10 August 2021
- Decision due6 September 2021
- Decision issued6 September 2021
- Grant issued19 October 2021
- Permission expiry18 October 2026
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted40 m away
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18133OffalyLodged 21 Mar 2018Change of use
- Granted50 m away
THE EXTENSION OF EXISTING TWO STOREY TERRACED HOUSE OVER TWO LEVELS AND CONVERSION OF SAME TO 2 NO. TWO…
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18451OffalyLodged 17 Oct 2018Apartments
- Granted50 m away
THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TWO-STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE…
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2380OffalyLodged 28 Feb 2023Retention
- Granted50 m away
THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TWO-STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE…
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23325OffalyLodged 6 Jul 2023Retention
- Refused60 m away
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1949OffalyLodged 11 Feb 2019Housing estate
- Refused60 m away
(A) THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING TWO-STOREY APARTMENT BUILDING; (B) THE CONSTRUCTION OF A ACCOMMODATION…
CHURCH STREET , TULLAMORE , CO OFFALY
19387OffalyLodged 31 Jul 2019Apartments
- Awaiting decision70 m away
(A) THE DEMOLITION OF FRONT BOUNDARY WALL, GATE, OUTBUILDINGS AND REAR EXTENSIONS (TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF…
NO. 46 & NO. 47 CHURCH STREET , TULLAMORE , CO. OFFALY
23178OffalyLodged 25 Apr 2023Apartments
- Awaiting decision70 m away
(A) THE DEMOLITION OF FRONT BOUNDARY WALL, GATE, OUTBUILDINGS AND REAR EXTENSIONS (TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF…
NO. 46 & NO.47 CHURCH STREET , TULLAMORE , CO. OFFALY
21520OffalyLodged 20 Aug 2021Apartments
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