GrantedHousing estateDecided 23 October 2025

Arden, Tullamore, Co. Offaly

Amendments to a permitted 98-unit residential development in Tullamore.

2560315 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 18 July 2025

Reference: 2560315
Authority: Offaly County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 18 July 2025
Residential units: 90
Floor area: 9596.2 m²

Summary

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The application seeks modifications to a previously approved development of 98 residential units and a creche. Changes include elevational and design updates, boundary wall relocations, repositioning of several units, road layout adjustments, and relocated bin/bike storage.

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Development description

Amendments & modifications to the permission granted for 98residential units (including 28 no. Apartments) & a community creche under ref. 21/328, made concurrently with an application for modifications to the permission granted under ref. 21/327, including: -elevational & design changes to all dwelling units; -relocation of the 2.4m high northern boundary wall; -repositioning of the permitted dwelling units 27 & 68-72 to facilitate the relocation of the northern boundary wall; -repositioning of the permitted dwelling units 17-27 to facilitate the change in the location of the eastern boundary wall; change to road layout to the front of dwelling units 21-27; -relocation of the permitted bin and bike storage serving both blocks of duplex units 1-16 and 87-98 as well as redesign of the car parking layout to the front of both blocks and provision of ev spaces to the north of the playground between these blocks; -new universally accessible parking space off the permitted vehicular access road to the west of the block of duplex units 102-113 that were permitted under planning ref. 21/327; -modifications to driveways and increase in private amenity space to serve houses throughout; -addition of side passages to a number of houses to enable direct access from the front to the rear gardens of several dwelling units (units 36,37,46,47,56,57,66,67,68,72); -private off-road and offcurtilage parking changes throughout including 2 no. Additional car parking spaces to the front of the dwelling units 46/47 and 66/67 of the permitted development; -amendments to the creche car parking layout; -finished floor, ground and road levels reduced throughout; -front garden boundary walls of dwelling units replaced with hedging; -rear garden, side boundary walls to be replaced by concrete post with infill timber panel boundary to each dwelling unit
2 no new substations with 1 no. Adjacent and to the north of the permitted vehicular access road from arden road & 1 no. To the east of the permitted creche; -rationalisation of permitted open space to reflect the changes in the overall layout; & - amendments to all site development and drainage works, hard & soft landscaping, lighting, fencing, & signage as well as connection to permitted development as granted under ref. 21/327, & proposed to be amended under concurrent application. See application form appendix a for full development description-unable to include full description here

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Teach Siochain, Arden Rd, Tullamore	Aug 2025	€200,000	221 m
124 Ballin Ri, Collins Lane, Tullamore	Apr 2025	€310,000	233 m
127 Ballin Ri, Collins Lane, Tullamore	Mar 2025	€305,000	256 m
2 Ballin Ri, Tullamore, Offaly	Jan 2025	€208,000	265 m
27 Collins Lane, Ridley Place, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€290,749	277 m
28 Collins Lane, Ridley Place, Tullamoreprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€281,938	300 m
70 Ballin Ri, Collins Lane, Tullamore	Apr 2026	€300,000	328 m
148 Ballin Ri, Collins Lane, Tullamore	Sept 2025	€446,000	340 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

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Application received18 July 2025
Further information requested10 September 2025
Further information received26 September 2025
Decision due23 October 2025
Decision issued23 October 2025
Grant issued1 December 2025
Permission expiry22 March 2027

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