TOWNMORE HOUSE MAIN STREET, TULLAMORE, CO. OFFALY
Retention of a one-bed apartment, a studio apartment, and six skylights at second-floor level.
22547 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 21 October 2022
- Reference
- 22547
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 21 October 2022
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for one 1-bedroom apartment and one studio apartment built into the roof structure at second-floor level. The application also seeks permission for six skylights installed in the roof to serve these apartments.
- Residential units
- 2
- Storeys
- 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
1 no. 1-bed apartment and 1 no. Studio apartment at the second floor level which is built into the roof structure of the above development. The planning permission is sought for 6 no. Skylights that includes 2 no. Skylights in the northwest elevation, 2 no. Skylights northeast elevation and 2 no. Skylights in the southeast elevation for the use of the retained apartments
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 4 Watermill Lane, Tullamore, Offaly | Nov 2025 | €233,000 | 42 m |
| Apt3 Block4, Main St, Tullamore | May 2025 | €188,000 | 116 m |
| 99 Marian Place, Tullamore, Offaly | Feb 2026 | €365,000 | 135 m |
| 18 Marian Place, Tullamore, Offaly | Feb 2025 | €284,000 | 164 m |
| Apt 13 Block 4, Main St, Tullamore | May 2025 | €185,000 | 164 m |
| Apartment 17 Block 4, Main Street, Tullamore | May 2026 | €206,000 | 164 m |
| Main St, Killeigh, Tullamore | Feb 2025 | €175,000 | 169 m |
| 14 Marian Place, Tullamore, Co Offaly | Aug 2025 | €150,000 | 169 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 received21 October 2022
- Decision due15 December 2022
- Decision issued15 December 2022
- Grant issued27 January 2023
- Permission expiry26 January 2028
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