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HSE CAMPUS ARDEN ROAD, TULLAMORE, CO. OFFALY

Demolition of admin buildings to build a new high-support community residence and two apartments at the HSE Campus.

23115 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 16 March 2023

Reference: 23115
Authority: Offaly County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 16 March 2023

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of a single-storey administration building and two temporary COVID-19 buildings to construct a new single-storey high-support community residence. The new facility will feature 8 ensuite bedrooms, support accommodation, two 1-bedroom apartments, 100 roof-mounted solar panels, and associated parking and landscaping changes.

Commercialhsehealthcaresolardemolition

Residential units: 2
Storey: 1

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Development description

The demolition of an existing administration single storey building, removal of 2no. Temporary buildings placed on the site during covid-19, and the construction of a new single storey high support community residence. The new residence replaces the existing residence in the adjacent building known as birchwood house. The single storey development will comprise of 8no. Ensuite bedrooms, kitchen, dining room, 3no. Living rooms, and associated support accommodation including clinical room, staff office, staff changing, storage and plant rooms. The development also includes 2no. One-bedroom apartments located within the building footprint, 100 no. Roof-mounted pv panels, new heat pump enclosure adjacent to existing electrical compound, and new garden shed adjacent to existing birchwood house. External works include alterations to the existing car park resulting in the loss of 17no. Car park spaces, new bicycle stands, paving, landscaping, and new pedestrian footpath to the rear of birchwood house connecting to the arden road, and all associated site works

Land-use zoning

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Community Services/FacilitiesCI

“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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
2 Arden Rd, Tullamore, Offaly	Dec 2025	€200,000	84 m
4 Clontarf Rd, Tullamore, Offaly	Oct 2025	€175,000	84 m
10 Emmet Terrace, Arden Rd, Tullamore	Dec 2025	€300,000	154 m
1 Offaly St, Tullamore, Offaly	Jun 2026	€185,000	161 m
11 Emmet Terrace, Tullamore, Offaly	Feb 2026	€389,000	162 m
William Street, Tullamore, Co Offaly	Jul 2025	€350,000	173 m
47 Clontarf Rd, Tullamore, Offaly	Jul 2025	€132,000	209 m
9 Davitt St, Tullamore, Offaly	Jul 2025	€120,000	212 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.

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Application received16 March 2023

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