ARDAN/PUTTAGHAUN, TULLAMORE, CO. OFFALY
Change of use of a previously approved 4-storey nursing home development to a new 99-bed acute hospital.
22621 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 2 December 2022
- Reference
- 22621
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 December 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to change the use of a previously approved four-storey nursing home and rehabilitation facility to a 99-bed acute hospital. The new hospital will include operating theatres, diagnostic rooms, endoscopy services, consultant rooms, and all associated ancillary spaces.
- Storeys
- 4
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
The change of use of the previously approved development under planning reference 20/503 (development consisting of the construction of a new 4 storey nursing home, step down facility and rehabilitation and convalescence unit reusing the existing structure on the site to accommodate a total of 244 bedrooms, communal spaces, dining areas, administration, ancillary service spaces and meeting and consulting rooms. The development also includes 197 car parking spaces, new site entrance from the ardan roundabout, access roads, security kiosk, pump station, plant rooms, landscapingand all associated site works and services. ) to a 99 in-patient bed space acute hospital to included operating theatres, diagnostic rooms, endoscopy services, consultant rooms and all associated ancillary spaces and services related to an acute hospital and all associated site works and services
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The purpose of this zoning is to protect, provide and allow expansion of a wide range of different community facilities, civic facilities and social services, from educational, childcare and health facilities to places of worship and community centres.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Harbour Dr, Tulmore, Offaly | Sept 2025 | €176,250 | 220 m |
| 17 Harbour Drive, Tullamore, Co. Offaly | Oct 2025 | €275,000 | 257 m |
| 6 Scotts Avenue, Trells Road, Puttaghanprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €348,018 | 339 m |
| 4 Scotts Avenue, Tyrells Road, Puttaghanprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €321,138 | 339 m |
| 3 Scotts Avenue, Tyrell's Road, Puttaghaunprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €352,423 | 339 m |
| 5 Scotts Avenue Tyrells Road, Puttaghan, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €352,423 | 339 m |
| 8 Scotts Avenue, Tyrells Road Puttaghan, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €361,233 | 339 m |
| 1 Scott'S Avenue, Tyrrell'S Road, Puttaghanprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €361,233 | 339 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 received2 December 2022
- Decision due4 February 2023
- Decision issued3 February 2023
- Grant issued13 March 2023
- Permission expiry14 December 2026
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