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Offaly - Offaly County Council

Proposed Development

MINOR ALTERATIONS AND EXTENSION TO EXISTING BUILDING AND APPROVED DEVELOPMENT OF LICENCED PREMISES KNOWN AS 'THE PHOENIX' AT O'CONNOR SQUARE, TO INCLUDE THE CHANGE OF USE OF PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED NIGHTCLUB AND SMOKING AREA TOWARDS THE REAR INTO ONE ENLARGED SMOKING AREA MEASURING 419SQM (UP FROM 199 SQM PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED EXTENSION) WITH THE MINOR ALTERATIONS OF LAYOUTS AND TOILETS TO INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF AN EXTERNAL SHELTERED CANOPY ABOVE THE ALLEYWAY, NEW WALLS, FIRE EXITS, AND A RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED 54 SQM BOTTLE STORE TO THE PRIVATE REAR YARD, ALONG WITH THE RETENTION OF NEWLY ERECTED SIGNAGE TO THE FRONT FACADE AT O'CONNOR SQUARE, WITH ASSOCIATED WORKS ON FOOT OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PERMISSION REF: TU/13/001 AND AN BORD PLEANALA REF. PL83.242890, AT WOODCHESTER HOUSE, O'CONNOR SQUARE, TULLAMORE, CO. OFFALY. THIS BUILDING IS A PROTECTED STRUCTURE ON THE TULLAMORE TOWN AND ENVIRONS DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2010-2016, REF: 23/218 AND THERE ARE NO ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING PROTECTED STRUCTURE AND NO INCREASE IN THE NET FLOOR AREA OF THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PERMISSION

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Application Details

Location
WOODCHESTER HOUSE , O'CONNOR SQUARE , TULLAMORE CO OFFALY
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
RETENTION
Planning Authority
Offaly County Council

Timeline

Registration Date
5 March 2019
Status
INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
Decision
N/A

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