BRIDGE STREET, TULLAMORE, CO. OFFALY
Change of use of a vacant butcher shop to a restaurant with a takeaway.
243 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 2 January 2024
- Reference
- 243
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 January 2024
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of the ground floor of an existing premises from a vacant butcher shop to a new restaurant with a takeaway facility. The first floor will remain in its current use, and the existing facade will be retained with the exception of new signage.
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Official record
Development description
Change of use of the ground floor of existing premises from a vacant butcher shop to a new restaurant with take away. First floor of the existing building will remain as per its current use and does not form part of the planning application. The existing facade of the building will remain with the exception of new signage
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Collins Walk, Ridley Place, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €330,396 | 39 m |
| 1 Collins Walk, Ridley Place, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €422,907 | 39 m |
| 3 Collins Walk, Ridley Place, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €330,396 | 39 m |
| 7 Collins Walk, Ridley Place, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €330,396 | 39 m |
| 19 Ridley Way Ridley Place, Collins Lane, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €374,449 | 39 m |
| Clonmore, Tullamore, Offalynot full market price | Feb 2025 | €125,000 | 48 m |
| Coolagarry, Walsh Island, Tullamore | Apr 2025 | €259,000 | 48 m |
| Killeigh, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €383,260 | 48 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 January 2024
- Further information requested26 February 2024
- Further information received19 March 2024
- Decision due15 April 2024
- Decision issued15 April 2024
- Grant issued21 May 2024
- Permission expiry20 May 2029
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