Offaly County Council refuses permission for 204-home scheme at TULLAMORE, Co. Offaly

In context

It is one of 41 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 27 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.

LARGE SCALE RESIDENTIAL DEV. (LRD) RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL (CAFÉ/RESTAURANT & RETAIL) & CHILDCARE USES ALL CONTAINED IN A NO OF BUILDINGS (BLOCKS 1—6) RANGING IN HEIGHT FROM 2-13 STOREYS OVERALL (INCL. MEZZANINE LEVELS AT GROUND FLOOR), INCL. 'D.E. WILLIAMS HOUSE. 204NO.APARTMENTS PROPOSED WITHIN 4NO. APARTMENT BUILDINGS - MIX OF 102NO.1-BEDS; 91NO.2-BEDS & 11NO.3-BED UNITS - PROVIDED WITH BALCONIES OR OUTDOOR PRIVATE AMENITY AREAS. THE RESIDENTIAL ELEMENT C. 16,765 SQM. THE NON-RESIDENTIAL ELEMENT - A CHILDCARE FACILITY (C. 224 SQM) & 20NO. COMMERCIAL UNITS ALL AT GROUND & MEZZANINE LEVELS (C.3,926 SQM OVERALL); 9NO. ARE PROPOSED AS CAFÉ/LICENSED RESTAURANT UNITS, 11NO. UNITS PROPOSED COMMERCIAL UNITS FOR RETAIL. BLOCK NO.1 IS 8 STOREYS - 74NO. APARTMENT, A CHILDCARE FACILITY & OUTDOOR PLAY SPACE, 6NO.RETAIL UNITS. BLOCK NO.2 IS 6 STOREYS - 20NO. APARTMENT & 3NO. RETAIL UNITS. BLOCK NO.3 IS 11-13 STOREYS - 82NO.APARTMENT & 2NO.RETAIL UNITS, CYCLE & UNDERCROFT CAR PARKING SPACES. 3NO.SUPPORT POLES TO ACCOMMODATE 2NO. 0.3M MICROWAVE LINK DISHES AND 9NO. SUPPORT POLES TO EACH ACCOMM. 1NO. 2M 2G/3G/4G ANTENNA & 1NO. 5G ANTENNA ASSOCIATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIP. ON ROOF OF THIS BLOCK. BLOCK NO.4 COMPRISES TWO ELEMENTS THAT ARE 5 & 6 STOREYS - 28NO. APARTMENT & 2 NO.CAFÉ/LICENSED RESTAURANT. BLOCK NO.5 IS 2—3 STOREYS & PARTIALLY WITHIN THE EXISTING DE BRUNS BUILDING, CHANGE OF USE TO 2NO. CAFÉ/LICENSED RESTAURANT UNITS . BLOCK NO.6 IS 2—3 STOREYS ABOVE BASEMENT & PARTIALLY CONTAINED WITHIN THE EXISTING DE WILLIAMS HSE - 5NO.CAFÉ/RESTAURANT UNITS. WORKS TO DE WILLIAMS HOUSE & STONE-BUILT, FORMER OUTBUILDING TO INCLUDE CHANGE OF USE TO CAFÉ/LICENSED RESTAURANT USE (5 NO. UNITS) INCL.PROVISION OF NEW LINK STRUCTURE TO ACCESS BOTH BUILDINGS. PEDESTRIAN & CYCLIST ACCESS FROM PATRICK ST & OFFALY ST & VIA PROPOSED EAST-WEST PEDESTRIAN ST. LOCATED ON THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY (ALSO FOR DELIVERIES/REFUSE). VEHICULAR ACCESS TO SERVE THE DEV. WILL BE PROVIDED FROM O'CONNELL ST & OFFALY ST/COLUMCILLE ST. ALL ASSOCIATED & ANCILLARY SITE DEVEL. & INFRASTRUCTURAL WORKS. THE GROSS FLOOR AREA C. 21,700 SQM ON A SITE C. 8,530SQM. THE APPLICATION MAY ALSO BE INSPECTED ONLINE WWW.THEDISTILLERYYARD.IE - SET UP BY APPLICANT. (FULL DETAILED DESCRIPTION IN ATTACHED APPENDIX A). THE SITE GENERALLY BOUNDED BY PATRICK STREET (SOUTH) AND COLUMCILLE STREET (EAST), TO THE WEST BY O'CONNELL STREET, TO THE NORTH BY OFFALY STREET AND A SITE WITH PLANNING PERMISSION UNDER REG. REF. '21414'.