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 at The Old Convent, Ballingarry Lower, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, E41 AY66. This application relates to development which comprises of the carrying out of works to protected structures

2260590 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 2 Nov 2022; permission was granted with conditions on 20 Oct 2023.

Planning details

Reference: 2260590
Local authority: Tipperary County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 2 Nov 2022
Observations close: 7 Dec 2022 (closed 1382 days ago)
Decision due: 22 Oct 2023 · decided 20 Oct 2023
Decision: Conditional on 20 Oct 2023
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 at The Old Convent, Ballingarry Lower, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, E41 AY66. This application relates to development which comprises of the carrying out of works to protected structures
As published by the register.
Site area: 6.08 ha 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.

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 470584). 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/2260590/0.

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The Old Convent , Ballingarry Lower , Thurles Co. Tipperary

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