Six holidays lets and hot tub proposed for Tullamore site

Offaly County Council is due to make a decision by November on a planning application which would see six holiday lets and a hot tub pavilion being constructed on a site which is located off the Clara Road, on the outskirts of Tullamore.

The applicants, Donal O'Brien and Danielle Dunican, submitted an application to Offaly County Council on September 12 last seeking permission for the restoration of an existing farmhouse on a site at Muiniagh, Tullamore, including the demolition of the current utility room and pantry at the rear, and the construction of a new contemporary-style dormer bungalow on the east side of the farmhouse.

The plans also make provision for the conversion of an existing disused shed into a home office, WC and storage area for domestic use, and the construction of six new “single-storey holiday let units in a traditional courtyard layout.” Two of the units are proposed to be two bedroom, while the remaining four will be one-bedroom units.

The developers are also seeking to construct a new hot tub pavilion-style structure in the centre of the courtyard, which will include “a small sauna and steam room.”

The installation of a new sewerage treatment plant and percolation area to manage waste from the main house, home office and holiday lets also forms part of the plans,.

It is also proposed to upgrade the existing vehicular entrance to the proposed development, including the addition of a new gravel driveway, new stone piers and new entrance gates.