Liberty Square, Thurles
Homes here mostly date from before 1919. 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 before 1919, before planning permission was needed. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 202121950 · change of use · approved 2021 · not started, runs out 2026approvedstartedsigned off
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
What it says
Urban Core: Provide for the development and enhancement of urban core uses including retail, residential, commercial, civic and other uses
The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.
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 | 82 | house; Thurles Courthouse |
| Monuments | 14 | R184872; Historic town |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record, SMR zones of notification, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 23:58
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 23:13 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | 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 | 1 Nov 2026, 23:58 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 03:19 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 05:03 | 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: 91% 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 · 11 nearby, 1,034 council-wide
Thurles Townparks, file by file since 2022
New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.
3 files with "Thurles Townparks" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.
MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2022–2026
Extensions and refusals right beside you 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
| Kind | Applied | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 1 | 1 | — |
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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 03:19 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 05:03 | 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 96 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.
Calculated61 decided home extensions, 20 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
0 of 2 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
- 30.1 ha zoned for homes
- 4Suirside Place, Thurles CN0141829TT
- 50.4 ha zoned for homes
- 60.2 ha zoned for homes
- 73.0 ha zoned for homes
- 80.2 ha zoned for homes
- 90.7 ha zoned for homes
- 1061 Liberty Square, Thurles 2660408
- 11Wolfe Tone Place, Thurles 2561181
- 12at the corner of Westgate and Croke Street, Thurles 2561284
- 13Old Baker Street, Thurles 2561271
- 14Slievenemon Road, Thurles 2561210
- 15Stradavoher, Thurles 2561220
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 46 permissions since 2016, 10 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.
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.
Measured51 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 202617 days left12661017 · application received — the change of use of existing hair/beauty salon to residential accommodation and all associated…€20 to the council · 316 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
- 30.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 34 m
- 50.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 275 m
- 60.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 278 m
- 73.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 299 m
- 80.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 302 m
- 90.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 320 m
- 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 321 m
- 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 335 m
- 1.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 340 m
- 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 388 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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 03:19 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 23:58 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 7 and 13 a year; busiest 2025. 90% 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 13 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 1061 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 12at 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…
- 14Slievenemon Road , Thurles , Co Tipperary Approved with conditionschange of use of existing hair salon to be integrated into existing shoe shop retail outlet and associated…
- 11Wolfe 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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 03:19 | open |
Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
- 4Suirside Place, Thurles, Tipperary, E41 PE82 · 11 May 2026 · start notice signed off · 99 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 2 Nov 2026, 03:19
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 03:19 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Little Angel's Pre- School · Crèche | 13 Feb 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 163 m |
| Busy Bees Pre- School · Crèche | 12 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 255 m |
| Naíonra Dhurlas Eile Teoranta · Crèche | 7 Feb 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 309 m |
| Little Explorers Playschool · Crèche | 12 Jan 2023 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 350 m |
| ABC Pre-School · Crèche | 9 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 377 m |
| Thurles Targeted Early Intervention Service · Crèche | 2 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 409 m |
| Abc Preschool Scoil Ailbhe · Crèche | 26 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 503 m |
| Rahealty N.S. Pre- School · Crèche | 11 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 882 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area Busier than 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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 03:19 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
61% of homes built before 1971 (council 33%). 38% owner-occupied (council 69%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 217162029
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Ursuline Secondary School · postprimary · 895 pupils · 163 m
- Scoil Angela · primary · 219 pupils · 249 m
- C.B.S. Thurles · postprimary · 571 pupils · 291 m
- Presentation Primary School · primary · 247 pupils · 405 m
- Presentation Secondary School · postprimary · 559 pupils · 414 m
- Scoil Ailbhe · primary · 189 pupils · 503 m
- Gaelscoil Durlas Eile · primary · 194 pupils · 812 m
Stops 6
- Thurles · 391, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397 · 2/hour at peak · 157 m
- Mary Immaculate College Thurles · OY2 · 275 m
- Thurles SC · 896 · 0/hour at peak · 377 m
- Thurles SC · 896 · 0/hour at peak · 389 m
- Thurles · Dublin - Cork, Dublin - Limerick, Dublin - Tralee · 3/hour at peak · 691 m
- Thurles Station · 391, 850, 858a · 1/hour at peak · 699 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Ursuline Secondary School · 163 m+2.9% pupils (895)
- Scoil Angela · 249 m-3.1% pupils (219)
- C.B.S. Thurles · 291 m+2.7% pupils (571)
- Presentation Primary School · 405 m+2.5% pupils (247)
- Presentation Secondary School · 414 m+1.6% pupils (559) · an extension 2024, approved with conditions
- Scoil Ailbhe · 503 m-1.6% pupils (189)
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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 23:05 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 2 Nov 2026, 01:11 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 2 Nov 2026, 02:27 | 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
- Change of use (21950) approved 2021, not started: still planned?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
- Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?Seller · councilAsk for: Details of past works from the seller.
- Application 316 m away open for comments until 19 Nov 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- Building work started 98 m away: for how long?Agent · councilAsk for: The agent's answer.
- 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 21950, approved 2021, not started, runs out 2026.
- Zoned M2 (major town centre); monument zone; no vacant land tax.
- 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
- 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 19 Nov 2026.
- Thurles (bus 391, 393) 156 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak.
- Here (2022 census): 52% rent (council 24%); 26% of homes empty (council 10%); most built before 1919; 49% drive to work (council 66%); population up 4% since 2016.
- 1 home extension within 250 m since 2025.
- Around here the council decides in a median 64 days (about 9 weeks); 48% are asked for more information.
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 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 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 | 2 Nov 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 1 Nov 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 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 2 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 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 | 2 Nov 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 | 1 Nov 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 | 1 Nov 2026 |