Thurles Urban, The Municipal District of Thurles, County Tipperary, Munster, Éire / Ireland
Homes here mostly date from 1919–1945. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%). 1 application nearby open for comments.
Not held yet for Tipperary County Council: council consultations.
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 51 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 4 months after
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built 1919–45, before planning permission was needed. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2022.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 2022211739 · garden room · approved 2022 · started, no sign-off neededapprovedstartedsigned off?
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
What it says
Existing Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
thurles and environs local area plan 2024 2030 · 25 Mar 2024 – 12 Feb 2030
Not on this site: conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 61 | Saint Mary's Health Centre; Thurles Library |
| Monuments | 12 | R184872; Historic town |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, SMR zones of notification, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| SMR zones of notification | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:34 | open |
| Records of Protected Structures | No licence stated · shown as a yes/no only | — | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 02:33 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 05:07 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
A new house in a garden is harder: 100% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.
CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 10 nearby, 1,032 council-wide
Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 02:33 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 05:07 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 51 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 59 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated47 decided home extensions, 15 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
0 of 1 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 3 appealed approvals were reversed.
Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.
CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file
What's changing around you?
- 15 Friar Street, Thurles 2661017
- 2Lands to Rear of Rosendale and 4 Friar Street & to North-West of Croke Gardens, Garryvicleheen 2660255
- 30.9 ha zoned for homes
- 40.1 ha zoned for homes
- 51.0 ha zoned for homes
- 60.6 ha zoned for homes
- 70.7 ha zoned for homes
- 8RAILWAY ROAD, Thurles 2660391
- 91.0 ha zoned for homes
- 10Railway station, Thurles SN0014380TT
- 11Railway Road, Thurles 2660391
- 12Bohernanave, Thurles 2561322
- 13Old Baker Street, Thurles 2561271
- 1418 Iona Drive, Thurles 2660370
- 15Stradavoher, Thurles 2561220
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 49 permissions since 2016, 17 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.
Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.
Measured53 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 19 Nov 2026.
- Comments close 19 Nov 202621 days left12661017 · application received — the change of use of existing hair/beauty salon to residential accommodation and all associated…€20 to the council · 242 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Sites that could change 10 within 500 m
Empty land zoned for homes 10
- 30.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 75 m
- 40.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 82 m
- 51.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 84 m
- 60.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 113 m
- 70.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 132 m
- 91.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 163 m
- 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 164 m
- 1.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 200 m
- 2.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 224 m
- 1.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 0 m
Not covered here: council land to be sold (Dublin only).
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 02:33 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 05:07 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 6 and 15 a year; busiest 2025. 92% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Open for comments €20 to comment
- 15 Friar Street , Thurles , Co. Tipperary comments close 19 Nov 2026the change of use of existing hair/beauty salon to residential accommodation and all associated site works
Every application within 500 m 21 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- Mathew Avenue , Thurles , Co. Tipperary Withdrawn or not validthe installation of an off-licence area for the sale of beer and spirits off the premises, installation of a…
- 77 Kennedy Park , Thurles , Co. Tipperary Approved with conditions(a) the demolition of existing garage, (b) construction of a single-storey pitched roof extension to the rear…
- 61 Liberty Square , Thurles , Co. Tipperary No decision yetthe following; a) Material change of use of ground floor of the premises from a shop to a coffee shop, b) to…
- 11Railway Road , Thurles , Co. Tipperary Approved with conditionsthe change of use from a light industrial unit to that of a gym/wellness facility, to include an open gym…
- 1418 Iona Drive , Thurles , Co. Tipperary No decision yetdemolition of existing attached lean-to ancillary to side facade and extension of dwelling including…
- 61 Liberty Square , Thurles , Co. Tipperary Withdrawn or not validthe following; a) Material change of use of ground floor of the premises from a shop to a coffee shop, b) to…
- 2Lands to Rear of Rosendale and 4 Friar Street & to North-West of Croke Gardens , Garryvicleheen , Thurles No decision yetdemolitions and construction of 12 no. residential units (10 no. 2-bedroom houses & 2 no. 1-bedroom…
- Abbey Road , Thurles , Co. Tipperary Approved with conditionsa single storey rear extension to existing dwelling house, a domestic shed, rear vehicular entrance and all…
- Lands to Rear of Rosendale and 4 Friar Street & to North-West of Croke Gardens , Thurles , Co. Tipperary Withdrawn or not validdemolitions and construction of 12 no. residential units (10 No. 2-bedroom houses & 2 no. 1-bedroom…
- 3 Collins Park , Thurles , Co. Tipperary Approved with conditionsthe demolition of an existing shed to the rear of the dwelling and permission to construct a new extension to…
- Stradavoher Road , Stradavoher , Thurles Approveda) construct 36 No. two storey houses consisting of 11 no. two bedroom townhouses, 21 No. three bedroom…
- Kenneth House , Parnell Street , Thurles Co Tipperary Refusedinternal alterations to the existing first floor apartments and full planning permission for the conversion…
- Kenneth House , Parnell Street , Thurles Co Tipperary Withdrawn or not validinternal alterations to 2no. existing first floor apartments to provide 1no. 1 bedroom and 1no. 2-bedroom…
- 12Bohernanave , Thurles , Co. Tipperary Approved with conditionsas constructed timber out house and all associated siteworks
- Bohernanave , Thurles , Co. Tipperary Withdrawn or not validconstruction of timber out house and all associated siteworks
- at the corner of Westgate and Croke Street , Thurles , Co. Tipperary Approved with conditionschange of use of existing ground floor from retail/commercial use to residential use, with changes to the…
- 13Old Baker Street , Thurles , Co. Tipperary Approved with conditionsthe change of use from domestic garage (that was associated with apartment no. 2) and part of adjoining shop…
- 15Stradavoher , Thurles , Co. Tipperary Approved with conditionsconstruction of a 1.5-storey private dwelling, utilising the existing permitted vehicular entrance onto…
- at the corner of Westgate and Croke Street , Thurles , Co. Tipperary Withdrawn or not validchange of use of existing ground floor from retail/commercial use to residential use, with changes to the…
- Wolfe Tone Place , Thurles , Co. Tipperary Approved with conditionsthe construction of an extension (south of existing structure) and undertaking of alterations to a property…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 05:07 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 02:33 | open |
Building work nearby 5 in the last 12 months
- 8RAILWAY ROAD, Thurles, Tipperary, E41XF34 · 31 Oct 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2660391 · 137 m
- Abbey Road, Thurles, Tipperary, E41 YY44 · 1 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660172 · 413 m
- 10Railway station, Thurles, Thurles, Tipperary, E41 HF20 · 30 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 191 m
- Abbey Road, Thurles, Tipperary · 24 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2660172 · 412 m
- 18 Sarsfield Street, Thurles, Tipperary, E41 AW68 · 17 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560079 · 490 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 02:33
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 02:33 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| ABC Pre-School · Crèche | 9 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 187 m |
| Abc Preschool Scoil Ailbhe · Crèche | 26 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 412 m |
| Little Explorers Playschool · Crèche | 12 Jan 2023 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 523 m |
| Naíonra Dhurlas Eile Teoranta · Crèche | 7 Feb 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 611 m |
| Thurles Targeted Early Intervention Service · Crèche | 2 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 614 m |
| Little Angel's Pre- School · Crèche | 13 Feb 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 726 m |
| Busy Bees Pre- School · Crèche | 12 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 817 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area About as busy as most of Tipperary County Council.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 02:33 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 05:07 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
74% of homes built before 1971 (council 33%). 59% owner-occupied (council 69%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 217162025
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Gaelscoil Durlas Eile · primary · 194 pupils · 298 m
- Scoil Ailbhe · primary · 189 pupils · 412 m
- C.B.S. Thurles · postprimary · 571 pupils · 525 m
- Scoil Angela · primary · 219 pupils · 677 m
- Ursuline Secondary School · postprimary · 895 pupils · 726 m
- Coláiste Mhuire Co-Ed · postprimary · 601 pupils · 791 m
- Presentation Primary School · primary · 247 pupils · 924 m
- Presentation Secondary School · postprimary · 559 pupils · 951 m
Stops 9
- Thurles · Dublin - Cork, Dublin - Limerick, Dublin - Tralee · 3/hour at peak · 151 m
- Thurles Station · 391, 850, 858a · 1/hour at peak · 164 m
- Thurles · 391, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397 · 2/hour at peak · 414 m
- Thurles SC · 896 · 0/hour at peak · 596 m
- Thurles SC · 896 · 0/hour at peak · 601 m
- Coláiste Mhuire · 391, 896 · 0/hour at peak · 731 m
- Coláiste Mhuire · 391, 896 · 0/hour at peak · 763 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Gaelscoil Durlas Eile · 298 m-1.5% pupils (194)
- Scoil Ailbhe · 412 m-1.6% pupils (189)
- C.B.S. Thurles · 525 m+2.7% pupils (571)
- Scoil Angela · 677 m-3.1% pupils (219)
- Ursuline Secondary School · 726 m+2.9% pupils (895)
- Coláiste Mhuire Co-Ed · 791 m+5.8% pupils (601) · an extension 2025, approved with conditions
Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 05:07 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 29 Oct 2026, 01:01 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 29 Oct 2026, 02:14 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| EPA strategic noise maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Garden room (211739) built without official sign-off: built properly?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
- Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?Seller · councilAsk for: Details of past works from the seller.
- On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?SolicitorAsk for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
- Application 242 m away open for comments until 19 Nov 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Thurles Townparks
- Electoral division
- Thurles Urban
- Electoral area
- Thurles
- Council
- Tipperary County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 1 application on this site; latest 211739, approved 2022, started, no sign-off needed.
- Zoned R2 (existing residential); monument zone; on the vacant land tax map.
- 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
- 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 19 Nov 2026.
- Thurles (train Dublin - Cork, Dublin - Limerick) 151 m away: 3 an hour at morning peak; 6 from all stops within 500 m.
- Here (2022 census): 58% owner-occupied (council 69%); 30% of homes empty (council 10%); most built 1919–1945; 59% drive to work (council 66%); population up 4% since 2016.
- Around here the council decides in a median 63 days (about 9 weeks); 47% are asked for more information.
- 21 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 91% approved (council 96%); 29% for work already built (council 30%).
What the terms mean 7 terms
- Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
- Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
- Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
- Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
- Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
- Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
- What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
Sources and licences 28
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPA strategic noise maps | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| National Transport Authority | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR zones) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 29 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 28 Oct 2026 |
| cso.ie | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 29 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 29 Oct 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (Record of Protected Structures) | No licence stated · flag only | — |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 28 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |