Norbury Woods Avenue, Ardan, Tullamore Co. Offaly
Construction of a new two-storey special school with 12 classrooms and associated facilities in Tullamore.
2560135 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 22 April 2025
- Reference
- 2560135
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a new 12-classroom special school with a floor area of approximately 3,367 square metres. It will include a general purpose hall, specialized rooms, a new vehicular and pedestrian entrance, car and bicycle parking, and a school garden.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 3,367 m²
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
- The construction of a two storey, special school with a floor area of approx. 3367m2. The new school will comprise of 12 no. Classrooms, general purpose hall, music room, home economics room, multi-sensory rooms, library, administration areas, sanitary facilities and associated ancillary accommodation. The development also includes provision of
- New vehicular and pedestrian site entrance from norbury woods avenue with all associated site works including, covered walkway between the school and the bus set down, car parking, bicycle parking, school garden with external play areas, bin stores, site services, and utility connections to facilitate the development
- New extended footpath on the norbury woods avenue connecting to the existing
- All landscaping, boundary treatments, associated drainage, and other site services and ancillary works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The purpose of this zoning is to protect, provide and allow expansion of a wide range of different community facilities, civic facilities and social services, from educational, childcare and health facilities to places of worship and community centres.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Eiscir Summer Rd, Arden, Tullamore | Apr 2025 | €327,000 | 55 m |
| 2 Eiscir Summer Rd, Eiscir Meadows, Tullamore | Dec 2025 | €290,000 | 74 m |
| 17 Eiscir Summer Rd, Eiscir Meadows, Tullamore | Feb 2026 | €267,500 | 74 m |
| 1 The View, The Hawthorns, Arden Road | Dec 2025 | €360,000 | 94 m |
| 6 The Crescent, The Hawthorns, Tullamore | Mar 2025 | €335,000 | 123 m |
| 30 Eiscir End Rd, Eiscir Meadows, Tullamore | Mar 2026 | €290,000 | 147 m |
| 2 The Crescent, The Hawthorns, Tullamore | Dec 2025 | €335,000 | 147 m |
| 9 The Park, The Hawthorns, Tullamore | Nov 2025 | €401,000 | 150 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 received22 April 2025
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