Unit 4 Offaly Street, Tullamore, Co. Offaly
Permission is sought to change a retail unit into a childcare facility in Tullamore.
2560600 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 27 November 2025
- Reference
- 2560600
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 November 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes a change of use from a retail unit to a childcare facility. The development will also include internal layout changes and the creation of an outdoor play area.
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 change of use is from a retail unit to child care facility. The application will also include a number of internal layout changes & the introduction of an outdoor play area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Offaly St, Tullamore, Offaly | Jun 2026 | €185,000 | 51 m |
| William Street, Tullamore, Co Offaly | Jul 2025 | €350,000 | 74 m |
| 1 Kilbride Plaza, Kilbride St, Tullamore | Jun 2026 | €130,000 | 120 m |
| 4 Clontarf Rd, Tullamore, Offaly | Oct 2025 | €175,000 | 139 m |
| 20 Chapel St, Tullamore, Offaly | Aug 2025 | €172,000 | 153 m |
| 2 Arden Rd, Tullamore, Offaly | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 169 m |
| Ballinamere, Tullamore, Offaly | Sept 2025 | €54,000 | 185 m |
| Coolagarry, Walsh Island, Tullamore | Apr 2025 | €259,000 | 185 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 received27 November 2025
- Further information requested29 January 2026
- Further information received19 February 2026
- Decision due18 March 2026
- Decision issued16 March 2026
- Grant issued20 April 2026
- Permission expiry19 April 2031
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Change of use from a retail unit to child care facility. The application will also include a number of…
Unit 4 Offaly Street , Tullamore , Co. Offaly
2560548OffalyLodged 11 Nov 2025Change of use
- Granted40 m away
DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS, EXTENSIONS & SHEDS COMPRISING 6,800 SQ. M. APPROX. AND REMOVAL OF FENCING. ERECTION…
LAND AT AND BETWEEN , O'CONNELL STREET AND OFFALLY STREET , TULLAMORE CO. OFFALY
21414OffalyLodged 5 Jul 2021Commercial
- Awaiting decision40 m away
DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS, EXTENSIONS & SHEDS COMPRISING 6,800 SQ M APPROX. AND REMOVAL OF FENCING. ERECTION OF…
LAND AT AND BETWEEN O'CONNELL STREET AND OFFALLY STREET , TULLAMORE , CO OFFALY
20479OffalyLodged 6 Oct 2020Commercial
- Awaiting decision40 m away
Change of use from ground floor offices to restaurant, extension of existing building to rear forming 2nd…
Columcille St/William St. , Tullalmore , Co Offaly
2360141OffalyLodged 9 Oct 2023Change of use
- Granted40 m away
RECONSTRUCTION AND EXTENSION TO BUILDING INCORPORATING CHANGE OF USE ON GROUND FLOOR FROM OFFICES TO…
COLUMCILLE STREET / WILLIAM STREET , TULLAMORE , CO. OFFALY
2426OffalyLodged 1 Mar 2024Change of use
- Awaiting decision40 m away
Change of use from ground floor offices to restaurant, incorporating takeaway, extension of existing building…
Columcille St/William St. , Tullamore , Co Offaly
2360252OffalyLodged 22 Dec 2023Change of use
- Awaiting decision40 m away
Change of use from ground floor offices to restaurant, extension of existing building to rear forming 2nd…
Columcille St / William St. , Tullamore , Co Offaly
2360163OffalyLodged 26 Oct 2023Change of use
- Granted60 m away
THE CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR COMMERCIAL UNIT TO A CAFÉ — RESTAURANT, INCLUDING ALTERATIONS TO…
COLUMCILLE STREET , TULLAMORE , CO. OFFALY
21135OffalyLodged 16 Mar 2021Change of use
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
Change of use from a retail unit to child care facility. The application will also include a number of…
Unit 4 Offaly Street , Tullamore , Co. Offaly
2560548OffalyLodged 11 Nov 2025
- GrantedChange of use
The development will consist of a change of use from a retail unit to a sessional and part-time childcare…
Balbradagh Robinstown , Navan , Co. Meath
NA160116MeathLodged 12 Feb 2016
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
Permission for change of use from existing retail unit to a childcare facility. The following works are also…
UNIT 7 WHEATON HALL SHOPS , WHEATON HALL , DROGHEDA
2460135LouthLodged 14 Mar 2024
- GrantedChange of use
Permission for development that will consist of change of use from retail to a childcare/pre school facility;…
Main Street , Clogerhead , Drogheda Co Louth
20768LouthLodged 30 Sept 2020
- GrantedChange of use
To extend existing childcare facility by converting existing adjoining retail unit and for a change of use…
Small Steps Childcare , Aeta Place , Gortnakesh
16213CavanLodged 4 May 2016
- GrantedChange of use
A change of use from retail unit to creche, to allow for and including a ground floor extension to the…
Unit 5 Yeates Centre , Navan Road , Dunboyne Co. Meath
241MeathLodged 2 Jan 2024
Community
Discussion
What local people think about this application.
Community sentiment
No votes yetNobody has voted on this application yet.
Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.
Sign in to have your say on this application.
No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.
Sign in to join the discussion on this application.
Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.