Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedChange of useDecided 25 April 2024

Unit B1 Kilcruttin Business Centre, Cormac Street/Spollanstown Road, Tullamore Co. Offaly

Change of use of an industrial unit to an educational facility with three classrooms for electrical apprentices.

2460060 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 1 March 2024

Reference
2460060
Authority
Offaly County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
1 March 2024

Summary

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The application proposes changing the use of an existing industrial and warehouse unit to educational use. The facility will provide three classrooms for electrical apprenticeship programmes, along with ancillary spaces such as storage, toilets, and canteens within a protected structure.

Change of useeducationprotected structureindustrial unit

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Official record

Development description

The change of use of an existing industrial/warehouse unit to educational use, to provide 3 no. Classrooms for electrical apprenticeship programmes, along with ancillary spaces for storage, toilets, canteen and staff canteen, together with all associated siteworks. The building is listed on the record of protected structures in the offaly county development plan 2021-2027 under reference 23-242.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

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

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
2 Charleville Parade, Cormac St, TullamoreDec 2025€230,000143 m
7 Charleville Parade, Cormac St, TullamoreApr 2026€210,000144 m
17 The Elms, Spollanstown, TullamoreFeb 2026€330,000146 m
21 The Elms, Spollenstown, TullamoreApr 2025€315,000148 m
23 The Elms, Spollanstown, TullamoreNov 2025€290,000152 m
Heirde, Spollanstown, TullamoreApr 2026€470,000198 m
86 Droim Laith, Tullamore, Co. OffalyDec 2025€297,500238 m
Cormac Street, Tullamore, Co. OffalyMar 2025€160,000245 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

Timeline

  1. Application received1 March 2024
  2. Decision due25 April 2024
  3. Decision issued25 April 2024
  4. Grant issued30 May 2024
  5. Permission expiry29 May 2029

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