Gortnahoo, Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Conversion of a post office and garage into a two-bedroom granny flat extension with a raised roof.
19601320 · Tipperary County Council · Lodged 27 November 2019
- Reference
- 19601320
- Authority
- Tipperary County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 November 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of an attached post office and garage to residential. It includes raising the roof to add a second floor over both structures and building a rear extension to create a 2-bedroom granny flat connected to the main house.
- Storeys
- 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 of an attached post office and a garage, to raise the roof and add a second floor over both the post office and garage and to construct an extension to the rear of the garage, all to provide a 2 bed granny flat extension to an existing 4 bed single storey dwelling, 2 of the bedrooms of the dwelling will be relocated to the granny flat, to maintain a total number of 4 bedrooms, and all associated site works
Built & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 10 August 2020.
Notified floor area: 90 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne House, Main St, Gortnahole Thurles | Mar 2026 | €165,000 | 70 m |
| Gortnahoe Village, Thurles, Tipperary | Dec 2025 | €192,500 | 88 m |
| 5 Patricks Gate, Gortnahoe, Thurles | Apr 2026 | €200,000 | 188 m |
| 4 Kilcooley Way, Gortnahoe, Thurles | Apr 2026 | €248,000 | 229 m |
| 9 Kilcooley Way, Gortnahoe, Thurlesnot full market price | Sept 2025 | €90,000 | 264 m |
| Boulick Gorthahoe, Thurles, Tipperary | Mar 2026 | €135,000 | 270 m |
| Buolick, Gortnahoe, Thurlesnot full market price | May 2025 | €100,000 | 444 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 received27 November 2019
- Further information requested29 January 2020
- Further information received27 March 2020
- Decision due18 June 2020
- Decision issued5 June 2020
- Grant issued9 July 2020
- Permission expiry8 July 2025
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