Tipperary County Council grants permission for 122-home scheme at Clonmel, Co. Tipperary

In context

It is one of 49 housing scheme applications Tipperary County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,548 nationally. Of the 3,018 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 20 June 2024. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Tipperary County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

amendments to the Strategic Housing Development (SHD) permitted on site under Ref. ABP-311290-21 for 115 no. residential units(47 no. apartments/duplexes within 5 no. 3 storey blocks and 68 no. 2-4 bed houses), creche and associated works. This amendment application seeks to omit all permitted duplex units (24 no.) and replace with a mix of additional houses (8 no.) and apartments (23 no.) along with a revised mix of units, resulting in a revised residential development of 122 no. units (7 no. additional units) and comprising: - 46 no. apartments (8 no. 1-bed & 38 no. 2-bed) within 3 no. 3 storey blocks - 76 no. two-three storey houses (9 no. 2-bed terraced houses, 37 no. 3-bed terraced houses, 10 no. 3-bed semi-detached houses & 20 no. 4-bed semi-detached houses). This amendment also includes a revised childcare facility of c.160 sq.m, and revised car and cycle parking provision (resulting in a revised overall total of 205 no. car parking spaces and 389 no. cycle parking spaces to serve the entire development). Vehicular and pedestrian access to be provided from Coleville Road (R680) as per the parent permission. All other site works including boundary treatments, landscaping and site services to facilitate development. The remainder of the development to be carried out in accordance with the parent permission Ref. ABP-311290-21. An updated Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development.