Offaly County Council grants permission for 148-home scheme at TYRELLS ROAD ARDAN /, Co. Offaly

In context

It is one of 42 housing scheme applications Offaly County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,638 nationally. Of the 3,067 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 78% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 3 October 2023. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Offaly County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

LARGE SCALE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (LRD) CONSISTING OF THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF LARGE SCALE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (LRD) COMPRISING 148 DWELLINGS WHICH WILL CONSIST OF: 90NO. HOUSES (COMPRISING 89 NO 2-STOREY AND 1 NO SINGLE STOREY; 08 NO. 2 BEDROOM HOUSES, 58 NO. 3 BEDROOM HOUSES AND 24 NO. 4 BEDROOM HOUSES.); 20 DWELLING APARTMENTS (BLOCK A, COMPRISING 4 NO. 1 BED UNITS AND 16 NO. 2 BED UNITS) AND 38 NO. AGE FRIENDLY ASSISTED LIVING UNITS (BLOCK B, COMPRISING OF 28 NO. 1 BED UNITS AND 10 NO. 2 BED UNITS) WITH ASSOCIATED COMMUNAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES, BOTH AT 4 STOREYS; A CRECHE; AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING ACCESS, ROADS AND FOOTPATHS, LANDSCAPING AND BOUNDARY TREATMENTS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OPEN SPACE AREAS, CAR PARKING, BICYCLE PARKING, ESB SUBSTATIONS, BIN AND BICYCLE STORES, REPLACEMENT WASTE WATER PUMPING STATION AND DRAINAGE CONNECTIONS; AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS ON LAND AT WELLWOOD HOUSING SITE. THE APPLICATION MAY ALSO BE INSPECTED ONLINE AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE SET UP BY THE APPLICANT HTTPS://WWW.WELLWOODHOUSING.COM