RefusedHousing estateDecided 28 October 2021

ARDAN ROAD ARDAN, TULLAMORE, CO. OFFALY

Construction of 60 homes, including 12 apartments and 48 houses, with associated infrastructure.

21462 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 26 July 2021

Reference: 21462
Authority: Offaly County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 26 July 2021
Residential units: 48
Floor area: 5269.95 m²

Summary

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This application seeks permission for a residential development of 60 two-storey dwellings. The scheme comprises 12 one-bedroom apartments, 16 two-bedroom terrace houses, 1 three-bedroom detached house, 28 three-bedroom semi-detached houses, 2 four-bedroom semi-detached houses, and 1 five-bedroom detached house. The project includes solar panel options, public open space, an ESB substation, a pumping station, and a new distributor road.

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Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

(1) the construction of 60 no. Two-storey dwellings comprising of; 12 no. One-bedroom apartments (types a1, a2), 16 no. Two-bedroom terrace houses (types b1 , b3, b4), 1 no. Three-bedroom detached house (type d1), 28 no. Three-bedroom semi-detached houses (types e, f1, f2), 2 no. Four-bedroom semi-detached houses (types g, h1), 1 no. Five-bedroom detached house (type j2), with each dwelling to include option for solar panel on roof slope; (2) provision of private amenity space and 2 no. Curtilage car parking spaces for each dwelling; (3) landscaped public open space; (4) associated boundary treatments; (5) public lighting layout; (6) esb unit substation & pumping station; (7) distributor road from the existing roundabout and spur road at ardan road (r421) and distributor road to the southern boundary of the application site and associated surface water drainage connection via a wayleave to the existing surface water network adjacent to the roundabout at ardan road; (8) surface water connection to the existing watercourse south of the development; (9) wastewater connection to the existing wastewater sewer at ardan road (r421) to the west of the development; (10) water supply connection via a wayleave to the existing water network adjacent to the roundabout at ardan road (r421 ); (11) suds drainage and all associated site development works necessary to facilitate the development

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Business/Technology ParkSI

“This zoning facilitates opportunities for technology based industry and advanced manufacturing, compatible office space and research and development based employment within high quality, highly accessible, campus style settings.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Teach Siochain, Arden Rd, Tullamore	Aug 2025	€200,000	228 m
9 The Green, The Hawthorns, Arden Roadnot full market price	May 2025	€260,000	297 m
The Bungalow, Arden Rd, Tullamore	Feb 2026	€325,000	396 m
8 Eiscir Island, Eiscir Meadows, Tullamore	Jan 2026	€309,000	403 m
Arden Lane, Tullamore, County Offaly	May 2025	€335,000	411 m
Arden Lane, Tullamore, County Offaly	Mar 2026	€410,000	411 m
29 Ridley Way, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€356,828	417 m
49 Eiscir Island, Eiscir Meadows, Tullamore	Jul 2025	€295,000	455 m

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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 received26 July 2021
Further information requested17 September 2021
Further information received1 October 2021
Decision due28 October 2021
Decision issued28 October 2021
Appeal submitted24 November 2021
Appeal decided19 September 2022

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