55-home scheme proposed at Glencarra Estate, Fethard Road (R689), Co. Tipperary

In context

It is one of 49 housing scheme applications Tipperary County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,605 nationally. Of the 3,040 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 78% were granted.

What happens next

Anyone can make a submission or observation to Tipperary County Council until 24 November 2026, for a fee of €20. Only those who make a submission can later appeal the decision. The council is due to decide by 15 December 2026, unless it requests further information, which stops the clock.

How to make a submission

The development description, as lodged

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

planning reference 21636 - 55 no. residential units comprising 6 no. 3-bedroom single storey houses, 16 no. 3-bedroom two storey semi-detached houses, 21 no. 2-bedroom two storey terrace houses, and 12 no. 3-bedroom two storey terrace houses. The proposed development will also include landscaped public open space with play areas (3,632 sq.m), 115 no. car parking spaces including 22 no. visitor spaces, and 16 no. cycle parking spaces in covered cycle parking stands. The primary pedestrian/cycle/vehicular access to the proposed development is provided via the existing entrance to the Glencarra and Crann Ard Estates onto the Fethard road (R689). Planning Permission is also sought for all associated site development and landscape works including retaining walls, ESB sub-station, bin stores, boundary treatment, hard and soft landscaping, and provision of foul, surface water and water services on site with connections and modifications to existing