Mitchel House, Mitchel St, Thurles
Conversion of six apartments to guest suites, a three-storey extension, and retention of a sunroom in Thurles.
20263 · Tipperary County Council · Lodged 16 March 2020
- Reference
- 20263
- Authority
- Tipperary County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 March 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission to change the use of six existing apartments into short-term guest accommodation suites with a roof garden and solar panels. It also includes retention of a sunroom used as a waiting area, a three-storey extension for access, a first-floor laundry extension, and various facade alterations.
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
For retention of a sun room with protruding overhanging shelters from that sunroom and all associated works. The sunroom is used as a pre-dinner waiting area. Also permission for change of use of 6 existing residential apartments into 6 short term guest accommodation suites, with a roof garden to the rear on the first floor and with solar panels on the roof of the second floor. Also permission for the following (a) a three storey extension consisting of an entrance to the front and an entrance to the rear, a stairwell and lift; (b) an extension on the first floor for a laundry room/store; (c) alterations to existing facades, new decorative parapet to existing roof, signage, lighting, creation of new emergency escape door from restaurant at the rear, changing an old stairwell into storage space; (d) connection to all existing mains services and all associated site 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 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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchel Street, Thurles, Co Tipperary | Jun 2026 | €250,000 | 33 m |
| St Annes, Mitchel St, Thurles | Jun 2026 | €150,000 | 63 m |
| 1 Butler Court, Mitchel St, Thurles | Feb 2025 | €245,000 | 94 m |
| 4 Kickham Street, Thurles, Co. Tipperary | Jun 2025 | €145,000 | 97 m |
| 2 Butler Court, Mitchel St, Thurlesprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €245,000 | 100 m |
| 4 Butler Court, Mitchell St, Thurles | Mar 2026 | €245,000 | 113 m |
| 5 Butler Court, Mitchel St, Thurles | Jul 2025 | €235,000 | 118 m |
| 6 Butler Court, Mitchel St, Thurles | Aug 2025 | €235,000 | 123 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 received16 March 2020
- Further information requested23 June 2020
- Further information received13 November 2020
- Decision due10 December 2020
- Decision issued9 December 2020
- Grant issued21 January 2021
- Permission expiry20 January 2026
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