Main Street, Tullamore, Co. Offaly
Change of use of a commercial unit into a funeral parlour.
2560047 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 26 February 2025
- Reference
- 2560047
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 February 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert an existing commercial unit on Main Street into a funeral parlour. The works will also include minor changes to the front entrance and associated site works.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Change of use of existing commercial unit into funeral parlour, permission is also sought for minor changes to the front entrance together with all associated site works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 4 Watermill Lane, Tullamore, Offaly | Nov 2025 | €233,000 | 25 m |
| Apt3 Block4, Main St, Tullamore | May 2025 | €188,000 | 77 m |
| Apartment 17 Block 4, Main Street, Tullamore | May 2026 | €206,000 | 128 m |
| Apt 13 Block 4, Main St, Tullamore | May 2025 | €185,000 | 128 m |
| Main St, Killeigh, Tullamore | Feb 2025 | €175,000 | 136 m |
| 104 Altmore House, Tara St, Tullamore | May 2026 | €185,000 | 170 m |
| 99 Marian Place, Tullamore, Offaly | Feb 2026 | €365,000 | 172 m |
| 18 Marian Place, Tullamore, Offaly | Feb 2025 | €284,000 | 188 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 received26 February 2025
- Further information requested17 April 2025
- Further information received30 May 2025
- Decision due26 June 2025
- Decision issued26 June 2025
- Appeal submitted10 July 2025
- Appeal decided21 October 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Modifications to the existing Unit A, Block 03 at Main Street, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, to include the change…
Unit A Block03 Main Street , Tullamore , Co Offaly
2460442OffalyLodged 6 Nov 2024Change of use
- Granted30 m away
CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL UNIT FROM RETAIL USE TO CAFÉ / RESTAURANT WITH MINOR INTERIOR…
MAIN STREET , TULLAMORE , CO. OFFALY
21336OffalyLodged 1 Jun 2021Change of use
- Granted30 m away
CHANGE OF USE FROM RETAIL UNIT TO BANKING HALL AND OFFICES, INCLUDING INTERNAL ALTERATIONS, EXTERNAL…
UNIT 1 , MAIN STREET , TULLAMORE
16262OffalyLodged 24 Aug 2016Change of use
- Awaiting decision50 m away
1 NO. 1-BED APARTMENT AND 1 NO. STUDIO APARTMENT AT THE SECOND FLOOR LEVEL WHICH IS BUILT INTO THE ROOF…
TOWNMORE HOUSE , MAIN STREET TULLAMORE , OFFALY
22503OffalyLodged 29 Sept 2022Retention
- Granted50 m away
1 NO. 1-BED APARTMENT AND 1 NO. STUDIO APARTMENT AT THE SECOND FLOOR LEVEL WHICH IS BUILT INTO THE ROOF…
TOWNMORE HOUSE MAIN STREET , TULLAMORE , CO. OFFALY
22547OffalyLodged 21 Oct 2022Retention
- Granted60 m away
THE RESTORATION AND REDEVELOPMENT OF THE FORMER GRAIN MILL DISTILLERY BUILDING INTO A MIXED-USE BUILDING,…
THE MILL WATERLANE , TULLAMORE , CO. OFFALY
21376OffalyLodged 16 Jun 2021Apartments
- Awaiting decision80 m away
PART OFF-LICENCE USE AT THE EXISTING POLONEZ RETAIL PREMISES LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR
UNIT 5 MILLENNIUM HOUSE , WATERMILL LANE , TULLAMORE
17341OffalyLodged 11 Sept 2017Change of use
- Granted80 m away
PART OFF-LICENCE USE AT THE EXISTING POLONEZ RETAIL PREMISES
UNIT 5 , GROUND FLOOR MILLENNIUM HOUSE , MAIN STREET TULLAMORE CO. OFFALY
17363OffalyLodged 22 Sept 2017Change of use
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