Dr Morris Park Townspark , Glengarriff Bawnanattin and Garryvicleheen (townlands) , Thurles Co. Tipperary
the extension of the existing training facility comprising: (a) The construction of 3 no. grassed playing pitches, supporting ball stop netting, sprinkler irrigation system, associated well and water storage tanks, and floodlighting with associated diesel generator / diesel storage tank (b) Demolition of existing hurling wall and the construction of 2 no. new hurling walls, all-weather track and training areas (c) The upgrading of 2 no. existing site entrances from Childers Park Road, including demolition of boundary wall and northern entrance kiosk, entrance widening, and provision of new grated vehicular and pedestrian accesses, including facility signage (d) Extension and reconfiguration of internal facility layout and vehicular / pedestrian circulation routes to include campus walkway, new bus, car, motorcycle and bicycle parking facilities (e) All ancillary site development including landscaping, biodiversity enhancement areas, boundary treatments, lighting, surface water drainage infrastructure, and associated works
The application
- Reference
- 2660936 · full record
- Authority
- Tipperary County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 8.23 ha
- Received
- 23 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 30 Sept 2026, 23:22
- Decision due
- 17 Nov 2026
- Decision
- N/a
The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.
How to submit an observation
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660936/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660936at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on. - Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Tipperary County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
- Submit before 28 Oct 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Tipperary County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
- Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.
Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| G4 Open space | Open Space & Recreation: To preserve and provide for open space, sports and recreational amenities | TI-006:LAP:thurles-and-environs-local-area-plan-2024-2030 | 25 Mar 2024 → 12 Feb 2030 |
| G4 Open space | Open Space & Recreation: To preserve and provide for open space, sports and recreational amenities | TI-006:LAP:thurles-and-environs-local-area-plan-2024-2030 | 25 Mar 2024 → 12 Feb 2030 |
| P5 Rural and agricultural | Town Environs: To provide for agricultural needs and to protect and enhance the rural environment and setting of the settlement | TI-006:LAP:thurles-and-environs-local-area-plan-2024-2030 | 25 Mar 2024 → 12 Feb 2030 |
| R2 Existing residential | Existing Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity | TI-006:LAP:thurles-and-environs-local-area-plan-2024-2030 | 25 Mar 2024 → 12 Feb 2030 |
| R4 Residential | Strategic Reserve: Long term strategic and sustainable development site | TI-006:LAP:thurles-and-environs-local-area-plan-2024-2030 | 25 Mar 2024 → 12 Feb 2030 |
An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.
Sources: TIPPERARY TI-006:LAP:thurles-and-environs-local-area-plan-2024-2030, TIPPERARY TI-006:LAP:thurles-and-environs-local-area-plan-2024-2030, TIPPERARY TI-006:LAP:thurles-and-environs-local-area-plan-2024-2030, TIPPERARY TI-006:LAP:thurles-and-environs-local-area-plan-2024-2030, TIPPERARY TI-006:LAP:thurles-and-environs-local-area-plan-2024-2030 · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIPPERARY TI-006:LAP:thurles-and-environs-local-area-plan-2024-2030 | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| TIPPERARY TI-006:LAP:thurles-and-environs-local-area-plan-2024-2030 | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| TIPPERARY TI-006:LAP:thurles-and-environs-local-area-plan-2024-2030 | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| TIPPERARY TI-006:LAP:thurles-and-environs-local-area-plan-2024-2030 | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| TIPPERARY TI-006:LAP:thurles-and-environs-local-area-plan-2024-2030 | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
Designations on or near the site
- Recorded monument × 1R136677
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660495 | Conditional | 11 Sept 2026 | 0 | 243 m | (a) the demolition of existing garage, (b) construction of a single-storey pitched roof extension to the rear and side of the existing dwelling, (c) alterations to existing external elevations to include changes to windows and openings to accommodate proposed new extension and internal layouts, (d) all associated site works |
| 2660093 | Conditional | 5 May 2026 | 0 | 108 m | the demolition of an existing shed to the rear of the dwelling and permission to construct a new extension to the rear of the dwelling with all associated site works |
| 2660172 | Conditional | 16 Apr 2026 | 2 | 284 m | a single storey rear extension to existing dwelling house, a domestic shed, rear vehicular entrance and all associated site works |
| 2561322 | Conditional | 16 Feb 2026 | 0 | 293 m | as constructed timber out house and all associated siteworks |
| 2460987 | Conditional | 15 Dec 2025 | 0 | 270 m | a 10-year permission for the development which will consist of the phased extension of the existing food manufacturing facility comprising: 1) construction of an 11,267 m² extension to the existing food manufacturing facility, including: (a) cold storage areas; (b) two-storey office space, toilet block, and drivers’ area; (c) new processing, packing, intake/dispatch areas; (d) electrical plant, maintenance rooms, and external steel access staircases; (e) new gas tanks, transformer compound, and pipe bridge; 2) construction of an 1,500 m³ storage building for packaging and machinery; 3) extension of existing wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) buildings (primary: 107 m², secondary: 250 m²); 4) construction of an 110 m² waste collection building; 5) extension to the existing water treatment plant (WTP) building (70 m²); 6) expansion of the high temperature (HT) plant room (64 m²); 7) construction of 4 no. tanks; 8) installation of 3 no. bunded kerosene tanks (50,000 L each); 9) construction of a 16 m high boiler stack; 10) construction of new internal access roads (c. 8,825 m²); 11) creation of a 520 m² internal courtyard area; 12) construction of a 630 m² external storage compound; 13) construction of a 3,120 m³ stormwater attenuation pond and discharge line; 14) installation of a standby treated effluent discharge pipeline (1,490 m); 15) realignment and expansion of site boundary, including new boundary walls, fencing and planting; 16) provision of an additional 8 no. truck parking spaces; 17) relocation of the existing fuel tank and weighbridge; 18) expansion of the existing sprinkler pump house (24 m²); 19) conversion of 22 no. existing car spaces including 1 no. accessible space to 22 no. EV car spaces as required and provision of 30 no. bicycle parking spaces; 20) installation of new site lighting; 21) demolition of existing buildings and structures (total 1,840 m²); and 22) all ancillary site development works and services to facilitate the development including drainage, landscaping, temporary construction compound and utility connections. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted to the planning authority with this application |
| 2560219 | Conditional | 7 May 2025 | 0 | 324 m | the construction of two single storey extensions, one to the side and one to the rear of the existing dwelling with all associated site works |
| 2560150 | Conditional | 15 Apr 2025 | 0 | 250 m | 6 relocated car-parking spaces, extension to internal access road with all ancillary site works necessary to facilitate the proposed development |
| 2461043 | Conditional | 5 Feb 2025 | 0 | 495 m | the change of design of dressing room building from that previously granted under planning permission number 22/197, and all associated site works and services |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
What has happened on this file
- 23 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 28 Oct 2026
- 23 Sept 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 30 Sept 2026, 23:22. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Tipperary County Council before relying on it.