Nursing home and housing project gets go ahead

A major nursing home and residential project in Tullamore has been given the go-ahead by Offaly County Council. The project, by Limerick-based company Riverside Construction Limited, includes a new nursing home, a coffee shop and 77 residential units at a site on the Arden Road and adjacent to Arden Lane.

A planning application for the project was lodged in September last, and after Offaly County Council sought further information on a number of issues, it granted planning approval on May 10 last, subject to 28 conditions.

The 90-bed nursing home spans three storeys, whilst the residential units will include 43 two-bed and 18-three bed houses and eight one-bed apartments and eight two-bed apartments.

The total floor space of the proposed development spans 11,407 square metres, with the nursing home covering 5,073 square metres.