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Observation pack · Tipperary County Council

Stradavoher Road , Stradavoher , Thurles Co. Tipperary

the amendments to the permitted residential development of 32 no. houses (Planning Ref. 20/424), with no change to the number of houses permitted. The amendments comprise revisions to the site layout, revised driveway arrangements and the relocation of visitor car parking spaces; revisions to roof design and elevations; adjustments to finished floor levels in blocks E and G; and all associated site development works

Observations close 2 Dec 2026 24 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 28 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 22 Dec 2026

The application

Reference
2661057 · 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
1.02 ha
Received
28 Oct 2026
We first saw it
3 Nov 2026, 23:01
Decision due
22 Dec 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661057/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661057 at 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Submit before 2 Dec 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.
  5. 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.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

What the site is zoned

CodeObjectivePlanIn force
R1
New residential
New Residential: To provide for new residential developmentthurles and environs local area plan 2024 203025 Mar 2024 → 12 Feb 2030
R2
Existing residential
Existing Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenitythurles and environs local area plan 2024 203025 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.

Source: Tipperary County Council development plan zoning · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Tipperary County Council development plan zoning—27 Sept 2026, 19:37open

Designations on or near the site

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2660699Conditional8 Sept 20260231 mthe addition of a 6.5 metre totem sign with yellow acrylic internally illuminated "Golden Arch", located on the western side of the site, and all associated works necessary to facilitate the development. The McDonald’s drive-thru restaurant is permitted on site under planning permission reg. ref. 2460829/ACP ref. 322465-25 and is now under construction
2561271Conditional27 Aug 20260477 mthe change of use from domestic garage (that was associated with apartment no. 2) and part of adjoining shop unit 2 at ground floor to a 1 bed apartment with all associated sitework and ancillary works
2660391Conditional30 Jul 20260343 mthe change of use from a light industrial unit to that of a gym/wellness facility, to include an open gym area, pilates studio, within the existing building along with associated car parking and site access
2561284Conditional29 Jun 20260448 mchange of use of existing ground floor from retail/commercial use to residential use, with changes to the front and side elevations of the existing building with all associated siteworks
2561220Conditional18 Jun 20261174 mconstruction of a 1.5-storey private dwelling, utilising the existing permitted vehicular entrance onto Stradavoher Road (Reg. Ref. 19601054), connection to the public water supply and public foul sewer, provision of SuDS-compliant surface water drainage including soakaway, and all associated landscaping and site works
2560813Conditional21 May 20260470 m(1) a new sports pavilion building with rooftop viewing terrace, (2) new all weather pitch with associated fencing and floodlighting, (3) realignment of existing perimeter path and (4) paths and access road, bicycle shelter together with all associated services and site development works. The works are in the curtilage of a Protected Structure
2611Unconditional12 Mar 202600 ma) construct 36 No. two storey houses consisting of 11 no. two bedroom townhouses, 21 No. three bedroom townhouses, 4 No. three bedroom semi-detached dwellings b) demolish 2 no. existing dwellings to allow for the creation of a new site entrance c) construction of an electrical substation d) erect estate name signage and e) all associated site works
2561210Conditional26 Jan 20260226 mchange of use of existing hair salon to be integrated into existing shoe shop retail outlet and associated site works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
322465—Granted with conditions26 Aug 2025231 m
314528—Granted with conditions25 Oct 2023447 m

If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.

What has happened on this file

  • 28 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 2 Dec 2026
  • 28 Oct 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 3 Nov 2026, 23:01. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Tipperary County Council before relying on it.