COLUMCILLE STREET / WILLIAM STREET, TULLAMORE, CO. OFFALY
Reconstruction and extension of a protected building to create a restaurant, takeaway, and four apartments.
2426 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 1 March 2024
- Reference
- 2426
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 March 2024
- Residential units
- 5
- Floor area
- 187.94 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application for a protected structure proposes a ground-floor change of use from offices to a restaurant with a takeaway, alongside a new 1-bedroom apartment. The upper floors will be converted and extended to provide three studio apartments and one 2-bedroom apartment, including retention of some partially built internal structures.
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Official record
Development description
Reconstruction and extension to building incorporating change of use on ground floor from offices to restaurant with takeaway facility and construction of 1 bedroom apartment on ground floor, change of use of first floor office to 1 studio apartment and construction of 1 studio apartment on first floor, reconstruction of 1 x 2 bedroom apartment with kitchen, dining, living room on first floor and 2 bedrooms and bathroom on second floor and construction of 1 studio apartment at second floor level. Retention of partially constructed internal walls and stairs on first and second floor and retention of access gateway and permission to replace gate with vehicular and pedestrian access. This is a protected structure ref. 23-208 and niah id 14807010
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Offaly St, Tullamore, Offaly | Jun 2026 | €185,000 | 48 m |
| William Street, Tullamore, Co Offaly | Jul 2025 | €350,000 | 51 m |
| 20 Chapel St, Tullamore, Offaly | Aug 2025 | €172,000 | 113 m |
| 4 Clontarf Rd, Tullamore, Offaly | Oct 2025 | €175,000 | 139 m |
| 1 Kilbride Plaza, Kilbride St, Tullamore | Jun 2026 | €130,000 | 162 m |
| 2 Arden Rd, Tullamore, Offaly | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 166 m |
| Ballinamere, Tullamore, Offaly | Sept 2025 | €54,000 | 179 m |
| Coolagarry, Walsh Island, Tullamore | Apr 2025 | €259,000 | 179 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 received1 March 2024
- Further information requested25 April 2024
- Further information received19 June 2024
- Decision due16 July 2024
- Decision issued16 July 2024
- Grant issued20 August 2024
- Permission expiry19 August 2029
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