GrantedCommercialDecided 20 November 2024

Collin's Lane (R443) Tullamore, Co. Offaly, The site is generally bounded by greenfield lands to the north; Collins Lane (R443) to the south; Collins Lane Link Road and roundabout to the west; and greenfield lands to the east (recently subject to a

Construction of a new local neighbourhood centre including a supermarket, café, and pharmacy.

2460187 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 27 May 2024

Reference: 2460187
Authority: Offaly County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 27 May 2024

Summary

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Construction of a new local neighbourhood centre comprising two single-storey buildings. The development will include a convenience supermarket with an off-licence, a café with outdoor seating, a pharmacy, a retail unit, a new link road, and a deposit return scheme facility.

Commercialretailsupermarketpharmacycafe

Storey: 1
Floor area: 2,607 m²

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Official record

Development description

The construction of a new local neighbourhood centre development of approx. 2,607 sqm (total gfa) in the form of 2 no. New single storey buildings (overall heights 6.2m and 7.5m) comprising: a) unit no. 1 - a convenience retail supermarket with ancillary off licence (approx. 2,126 sq m gfa/1,430 sqm nfa), entrance lobby, ancillary managerial office spaces, customer wc area, staff welfare facilities (approx. 210 sq m gfa), warehouse facilities including delivery areas (approx. 385 sq m gfa), a switch room (approx. 12 sq m gfa) and a plant room (approx. 14 sq m); b) unit no. 2 - a café (approx. 240 sq m gfa) with external outdoor seating area, ancillary office and staff welfare facilities and bin store; c) unit no. 3 - a pharmacy (approx. 110 sq m gfa) including a store area; d) unit no. 4 - a retail unit (approx. 78 sq m gfa); e) 1 no. New link road (to the north of the development site) via the roundabout to the north west of the site, which will deliver 1 no. New vehicular access point and new pedestrian connections to the site together with new pedestrian connections from collins lane (to the south of the site); f) a deposit return scheme facility (approx. 25 sqm gfa); g) service and delivery yard area to include a new dock leveller, loading bay, overhead canopy, bin store, generator, a refrigeration plant area and an ev charging point for delivery vehicles. H) retail signage (total approx. 74.75 sqm) including 2 no. Advertising totem signage structures (33 sq m) and façade retail signage associated with the overall development (approx. 41.75 sq m); i) 135 no. Surface car parking spaces which includes 104 no. Standard spaces, 8 no. Accessible spaces, 7 no. Parent and child spaces, 14 no. Ev charging spaces and 2 no. Click and collect spaces; j) 26 no. Bicycle parking spaces including provision for 2 no. Cargo bicycle spaces; k) 1 no. Trolley bay shelter and 3 no. Trolley return shelters; l) an esb substation (approx. 28 sqm gfa). The site development and infrastructural works provide for water, foul and surface water drainage and all associated connections; all landscaping and public lighting; all boundary treatment works; internal roads and footpaths; pv panels; and all associated site clearance, excavation and development works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Neighbourhood CentreDC

“It is intended that land zoned for ’neighbourhood centre’ will be developed to provide an appropriate range of local services including small scale and local commercial, retail and community uses, to support the population of the surrounding area.”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

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
Address	Date	Price	Distance
28 Collins Lane, Ridley Place, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€281,938	94 m
29 Ridley Way, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€356,828	104 m
2 Ballin Ri, Tullamore, Offaly	Jan 2025	€208,000	116 m
27 Collins Lane, Ridley Place, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€290,749	117 m
14 The Way, The Hawthorns, Tullamore	Jul 2025	€360,000	191 m
17 The Way, The Hawthorns, Tullamore	Jul 2025	€350,000	196 m
21 The Way, The Hawthorns, Tullamore	Dec 2025	€357,500	202 m
23 Collins Lane, Ridley Place, Ardanprice excludes VAT	Jul 2026	€290,749	206 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

Application received27 May 2024
Further information requested18 July 2024
Further information received25 October 2024
Decision due21 November 2024
Decision issued20 November 2024
Grant issued6 March 2025
Appeal submitted17 December 2024
Permission expiry5 March 2030

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