ST MARY'S YOUTH CENTRE, HARBOUR STREET, TULLAMORE
Retention of a prefabricated pre-school building catering for 22 children.
2593 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 1 October 2025
- Reference
- 2593
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 1 October 2025
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for a prefabricated building used as a pre-school facility. The structure has a floor area of 67.1 sq m and caters for up to 22 children.
- Floor area
- 67 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
A pre-school facility to cater for 22 pre-school children. The building is a prefabricated building (67.1m2)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 32, The Granary, Tullamore | Jan 2025 | €135,000 | 32 m |
| 33 The Granary, Tullamore, Offaly | Mar 2025 | €151,000 | 32 m |
| Apt 18 The Granary, Henry St, Tullamore | Jul 2025 | €100,000 | 47 m |
| Harbour View House, Harbour Street, Tullamore | Jul 2025 | €270,000 | 68 m |
| Apt 8, The Granary, Market Sq | Apr 2026 | €162,500 | 70 m |
| 11 Harbour View, Tullamore, Co Offaly | Apr 2025 | €152,500 | 94 m |
| 7 Harbour View, Tullamore, Offaly | Nov 2025 | €175,000 | 94 m |
| 5 Henry Street, Tullamore, County Offaly | Oct 2025 | €301,322 | 104 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 received1 October 2025
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