GrantedChange of useDecided 19 September 2023

WOODCHESTER HOUSE O'CONNOR SQUARE, TULLAMORE, CO. OFFALY

Change of use of office space to a commercial kitchen in a protected building in Tullamore.

22671 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 22 December 2022

Reference: 22671
Authority: Offaly County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: RETENTION
Received: 22 December 2022
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 57 m²

Summary

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The application seeks permission to convert 57 sq.m of vacant office space on the first floor into a commercial kitchen for 'The Phoenix' bar. It also includes a split decision refusing minor front elevation alterations, including signage and a retractable awning. The building is a protected structure.

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Official record

Development description

**split decision***refuse minor alterations to elevation at o'connor square to include existing signage and a retractable awning to the front facade of licenced premises known as 'the phoenix' bar. Planning grant permission for a change of use of existing 57 sq. M. Vacant office space into a commercial kitchen at first floor level (from previously approved kitchen at lower ground floor level ref: tu/13/001) with associated works on foot of previously approved premission refs: pl2/20/89, tu/13/001 and an bord pleanala ref: pl 83.242890 at woodchester house, o'connor square, tullamore, co. Offaly. This building is a protected structure on the offaly county council development plan 2021-2027, ref: 23/218 and there are no alterations to the existing protected structure and no net increase in the floor area of previously approved permissions

Land-use zoning

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Town Centre/Mixed UseRE

“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

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
15 Tarelton Hall, Tanyard Lane, Tullamore	Aug 2025	€189,000	83 m
13 Tarleton Hall, Tanyard, Tullamore	Oct 2025	€208,000	83 m
5 Roselawn, High St, Tullamore	Mar 2025	€250,000	116 m
7 Tarleton Mews, Tullamore, Offaly	Mar 2025	€195,000	120 m
6 Tarleton Mews, Tanyard Lane, Tullamore	Nov 2025	€220,000	120 m
Apartments 1-4, 51 Church St, Tullamore	Dec 2025	€616,740	145 m
17 Roselawn, High St, Tullamore	Jul 2025	€283,000	147 m
19 Ridley Way Ridley Place, Collins Lane, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€374,449	154 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

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Application received22 December 2022
Further information requested24 February 2023
Further information received22 August 2023
Decision due18 September 2023
Decision issued19 September 2023
Grant issued25 October 2023
Permission expiry24 October 2028

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