5-6 O'Connell Street, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Change of use from a bank to a restaurant on the ground floor and two apartments on the upper floors.
16600078 · Tipperary County Council · Lodged 9 February 2016
- Reference
- 16600078
- Authority
- Tipperary County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 February 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe project proposes converting a former bank into a mixed-use development. This includes a ground-floor restaurant with basement storage, an extraction flue, and two 2-bedroom apartments across the first and second floors.
- Residential units
- 2
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
- Change of use from bank to mixed use development to include the following
- Restaurant on ground floor level together with ancillary staff, toilet and storage facilities on the basement level
- Provide associated extraction flue to rear elevation
- Create additional fire escape to rear at ground floor level
- Provide 1 no. 2 bed apartment on first and second floor levels (2 no. Total)
- Associated signage to building frontage
- All associated works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for the development and enhancement of urban core uses including retail, residential, commercial, civic and other uses”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Clonmel and Environs Local Area Plan 2024-2030 (2024–2030). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, East Lane, Mitchell St | Mar 2026 | €82,500 | 106 m |
| Apt 2 East Lane, Mitchell St, Clonmel | Mar 2026 | €82,500 | 106 m |
| 19 Westcourt, The Quay, Clonmel | Dec 2025 | €110,000 | 121 m |
| 6 Hughes Mill, Suir Island, Clonmel | Nov 2025 | €130,000 | 164 m |
| 27 Hughes Mill, Clonmel, Tipperary | Nov 2025 | €130,000 | 164 m |
| 38 Hughes Mill, Suir Island, Clonmel | Nov 2025 | €130,000 | 164 m |
| 16 Hughes Mill, Clonmel, Co Tipperary | Nov 2025 | €130,000 | 164 m |
| 40 Hughes Mill, Suir Island, Clonmel | Nov 2025 | €13,000 | 164 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received9 February 2016
- Further information requested4 April 2016
- Further information received15 April 2016
- Decision due12 May 2016
- Decision issued6 May 2016
- Grant issued10 June 2016
- Permission expiry9 June 2021
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