The Old Convent , Ballingarry Lower , Thurles Co. Tipperary

What’s proposed

a) alterations to existing disused convent buildings and for change of use to tourist accommodation to include 7 individually accessed dwellings comprising of 2 no. 2-bed houses, 2 no. 3-bed houses, 2 no 4-bed houses and 1 no. 5 bed house, b) change of use and conversion of existing school room to digital hub, c) conversion of existing mews building to ancillary building with PV solar array on south-facing pitch, d) change of use and conversion of existing disused chapel to community building, e) change of use and conversion of Presentation National school to showroom and cafe, f) demolition of 4 single-storey extensions, g) construction of two roads on site, h) improvements to existing site entrances, i) upgrade existing effluent treatment system, j) provision of permeably paved car-parking spaces, k) construct an outdoor cafe area, l) bin storage stations, m). subdivision of grounds to provide garden space for each house, n) improvement to landscaping and site boundaries and all ancillary site and other works (This application relates to development which comprises of the carrying out of works to protected structures)

2260500 is a planning application to Tipperary County Council for a) alterations to existing disused convent buildings and for change of use to tourist, received on 19 Sept 2022; the file is recorded as incompleted application.

Planning details

Reference: 2260500
Local authority: Tipperary County Council
Status: Withdrawn or invalid · register status “INCOMPLETED APPLICATION”
Received: 19 Sept 2022
Observations close: 24 Oct 2022 (closed 1426 days ago)
Decision due: No due date published
Decision: Not decided
Proposed development: a) alterations to existing disused convent buildings and for change of use to tourist accommodation to include 7 individually accessed dwellings comprising of 2 no. 2-bed houses, 2 no. 3-bed houses, 2 no 4-bed houses and 1 no. 5 bed house, b) change of use and conversion of existing school room to digital hub, c) conversion of existing mews building to ancillary building with PV solar array on south-facing pitch, d) change of use and conversion of existing disused chapel to community building, e) change of use and conversion of Presentation National school to showroom and cafe, f) demolition of 4 single-storey extensions, g) construction of two roads on site, h) improvements to existing site entrances, i) upgrade existing effluent treatment system, j) provision of permeably paved car-parking spaces, k) construct an outdoor cafe area, l) bin storage stations, m). subdivision of grounds to provide garden space for each house, n) improvement to landscaping and site boundaries and all ancillary site and other works (This application relates to development which comprises of the carrying out of works to protected structures)
As published by the register.
Site area: 78 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

No commencement notice matched to this reference.

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 470307). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2260500/0.

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The Old Convent , Ballingarry Lower , Thurles Co. Tipperary

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 4 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

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