Planning approval sought for 99-house estate in Tullamore

Planning permission is being sought by Tullamore-based Capital Homes for a new development of 99 homes at Kearney’s Field on the Clara Road.

Capital Homes worked with renowned local historian Michael Byrne in choosing an appropriate name for the development and are proposing to call it Redwood, restoring a long-lost townland name of Tullamore, as the town approaches the 400th anniversary of the royal grant which bestowed the town’s civic status in the 1620s.

In a statement issued to the Offaly Independent, Capital Homes said that the proposed development “will offer a range of spacious A-rated homes catering to all life stages while the Clara Road site offers an ideal location with easy access to the town centre and rail station”.

The planning application includes details for the the construction of three-bedroom bungalows, three-bedroom terraces, three- and four-bedroom semi-detached and four-bedroom detached homes.

The development will also feature landscaping, walkways and play areas. Local firm Kenny Lyons are architects for the development, while Philip Kelly and Andrew Dignam of DNG Kelly Duncan have been appointed sales agents.

Capital Homes entered the new homes development sector in 2013 and has recently completed its flagship development of 111 homes at Landen Park in Naas Co Kildare. Landen Park was one of the first large schemes to be constructed in Co. Kildare under the new building regulations.

Pending a grant of planning permission, construction is expected to begin in Summer 2019.