Offaly County Council grants permission for 98-home scheme at CLARA ROAD, TULLAMORE, Co. Offaly

In context

It is one of 42 housing scheme applications Offaly County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,641 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 8 March 2024. 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.

FOR (A) THE CONSTRUCTION OF 98NO. DWELLINGS, COMPRISING OF 10NO. THREE-BEDROOM TWO STOREY SEMI-DETACHED (TYPE A), 12NO. FOUR-BEDROOM TWO STOREY SEMI-DETACHED (TYPE B), 10NO. THREE-BEDROOM TWO STOREY END-TERRACE (TYPE C), 10NO. THREE-BEDROOM TWO STOREY MID-TERRACED (TYPE D), 20NO. 2-BED TERRACE (TYPE J), 3NO. THREE-BEDROOM TWO STOREY SEMI-DETACHED (TYPE L), 3NO. THREE-BEDROOM TWO STOREY CORNER SEMI-DETACHED (TYPE M), 6NO. THREE-BEDROOM TWO STOREY CORNER END-TERRACE (TYPE N), 16NO. THREE-BEDROOM TWO STOREY MID-TERRACE (TYPE O), 8NO. 2-BED APARTMENTS (TYPE P); (B) PROVISION OF A CRECHÉ FACILITY, A REMOTE WORKING HUB SPACE AND GYM FOR RESIDENTS INCORPORATED AS PART OF THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDING; (C) ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING ROAD ACCESS CONNECTION VIA ADJOINING REDWOOD DEVELOPMENT, INTERNAL ROADS, PATHS, PAVING, PARKING, DRAINAGE, AMENITY SPACE, LANDSCAPED PUBLIC OPEN SPACE, STREET LIGHTING AND ASSOCIATED BOUNDARY TREATMENTS; (D) ALTERATIONS AND DIVERSION OF THE EXISTING COMBINED SEWER CROSSING THE SITE, PROVIDING AN UPGRADED FOUL SEWER WITH A SPEARATE STORM SEWER TO CONNECT TO EXISTING DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE ADJOINING REDWOOD DEVELOPMENT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS TO COMPLETE THE DEVELOPMENT