Offaly County Council grants permission for 77-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 1,568 nationally. Of the 3,037 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% 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 11 December 2025. 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.

PL2/20/450 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 1 NO. 90-BED 3 STOREY NURSING HOME, 1 NO. SINGLE STOREY COFFEE SHOP AND 77 NO. RESIDENTIAL UNITS, THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WILL COMPRISE OF THE FOLLOWING: A) 2 NO. 2 STOREY DETACHED APARTMENT BLOCKS, EACH WITH 2 NUMBER 1 & 2 BED APARTMENTS ON GROUND FLOOR AND 2 NUMBER 1 & 2 BED APARTMENTS ON FIRST FLOOR (TOTAL NUMBER OF APARTMENTS IN THE 2 BLOCKS TOTAL 16 UNITS) B) 4 NO. 2 BED 1-STOREY END-TERRACE BUNGALOWS (TYPE A), C) 6 NO. 2 BED 1-STOREY MID-TERRACE BUNGALOWS (TYPE B), D) 2 NO. 2 BED 1-STOREY END-TERRACE BUNGALOWS (TYPE I), E) 11 NO. 3 BED 2-STOREY END-TERRACE HOUSES (TYPE C), F) 19 NO. 2 BED 2-STOREY MID-TERRACE HOUSES (TYPE D), G) 7 NO. 3 BED 2-STOREY END-TERRACE HOUSES (TYPE E), H) 2 NO. 2 BED 1-STOREY DETACHED BUNGALOWS (TYPE F), I) 7 NO. 2 BED 1-STOREY SEMI-DETACHED BUNGALOWS (TYPE G), AND J) 3 NO. 2 BED 1-STOREY SEMI-DETACHED BUNGALOWS (TYPE H), PLANNING PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT FOR ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1. NEW VEHICULAR ROAD AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS APPROXIMATELY 83M LONG FROM THE EXISTING ROUNDABOUT AND SPUR ROAD AT ARDEN ROAD (R42I) AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE CONNECTION VIA A WAYLEAVE TO THE EXISTING SURFACE WATER NETWORK ADJACENT TO THE ROUNDABOUT AT ARDEN ROAD. 2. NEW VEHICULAR ROAD ACCESS TO THE DEVELOPMENT WITH PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE ACCESS POINTS, TOGETHER WITH PROPOSED BOUNDARY TREATMENTS, LANDSCAPING, PUBLIC LIGHTING, CAR PARKING, SIGNAGE, ESB SUB-STATION AND SWITCH ROOM, BIN STORAGE & BICYCLE STORAGE TO SERVE DEVELOPMENT, FUTURE FOUL WAYLEAVE PROVISION TO SERVE 5 NUMBER EXISTING DWELLINGS LOCATED OFF ARDEN LANE TO THE NORTH OF THE SITE, FUTURE LINKS (TO ADJOINING LANDS), SURFACE WATER CONNECTION VIA A WAYLEAVE TO THE EXISTING WATERCOURSE SOUTH OF THE DEVELOPMENT, WASTEWATER CONNECTION VIA A WAYLEAVE TO THE EXISTING WASTEWATER SEWER AT ARDEN ROAD (R421) TO THE WEST OF THE DEVELOPMENT, WATER SUPPLY CONNECTION VIA A WAYLEAVE TO THE EXISTING WATER NETWORK ADJACENT TO THE ROUNDABOUT AT ARDEN ROAD (R421) AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS