Masterplan for Tullamore Harbour to be devisedA plan to unlock the potential of Tullamore's hidden jewel, the Grand Canal Harbour, is to be commissioned – with a scaled-down version of Dublin's Grand Canal Dock among the potential development opportunities to be explored. Offaly County Council, in partnership with Waterways Ireland, is currently advertising for consultants to prepare a plan to “unlock the unique opportunity to redevelop and revitalise the Grand Canal Harbour area of Tullamore”. Consultants are being asked to appraise development options for the harbour, and to provide a masterplan for the site, subject to a preferred development option being agreed. The overall site area of Grand Canal Harbour, Tullamore including the land and water is circa 3.7 acres, with some 1.2 acres of the site developable with the remainder comprising the harbour, canal and the canal banks. The Grand Canal Harbour site has been identified as an Opportunity Site and a site for consideration for taller buildings in the current Offaly County Development plan.

Source: Irish Independent March 20, 2022 01:12 UTC