The Stanwix Home, Kickham Street, Thurles
Redevelopment of a protected nineteenth-century alms house into 15 housing units and a community facility in Thurles.
18601250 · Tipperary County Council · Lodged 17 October 2018
- Reference
- 18601250
- Authority
- Tipperary County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 October 2018
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1341 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting the protected Stanwix Alms House and former director's house into nine one-bedroom units with rear extensions, and a community facility. It also includes building a five-bedroom bungalow, five social housing units, and associated landscaping around a communal courtyard.
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Official record
Development description
The development of 15 housing units and one community facility with associated landscaping. Comprising of the following: redevelopment of the existing listed nineteenth century stanwix alms house and the former director house a protected structure (recorded on the national inventory of architectural heritage, reference no 22312105) into nine one bedroom units, encompassing 510 m2 area, with nine new single storey extensions to the rear of each proposed unit. This involves the demolition of existing internal walls, external rear yard division yard and existing ceilings and wall finishes. Conversion of the existing two storey former directors house, 146 m2 of accommodation into a community facility. A five bedroom bungalow of 205 m2. Five one bedroom single storey terraced 57m2 social housing units. The development of associated hard and soft landscape, lighting, parking hard standing, drainage and bin storage to serve the three buildings around a communal landscaped courtyard. Including an external 72 m2 store. New gates and fences to existing gardens. New public access to existing gardens. Temporary works forming temporary access onto kickham street and connection to main sewers on kickham street. Petrol interceptors, attenuation tanks and connection to public services. The development involves works to an existing protected structure rps105.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity”
National zoning type: Existing residential
Objective set by the Thurles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darby Villa, Kickham St, Thurles | Sept 2025 | €195,000 | 70 m |
| Mill Rd, Thurles, Tipperary | Jun 2025 | €430,000 | 117 m |
| 1 Maple Court, Dublin Rd, Thurles | Jun 2025 | €345,000 | 137 m |
| 1 Windsor Grove, Thurles, Tipperary | Sept 2025 | €297,000 | 168 m |
| 1 Dalcassian Terrace, Kickham Street, Thurles | May 2025 | €240,000 | 169 m |
| 6 Emer Terrace, Kickham St, Thurles | Oct 2025 | €178,000 | 187 m |
| 11 Monakeeba, Thurles, Co Tipperarynot full market price | Mar 2025 | €93,000 | 216 m |
| Killoran 8 Carrig Dun, Borroway, Thurles | May 2025 | €325,000 | 238 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 received17 October 2018
- Decision due11 December 2018
- Decision issued10 December 2018
- Grant issued22 January 2019
- Permission expiry21 January 2024
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