The Square and Barrack Street, Fethard, Co. Tipperary
Conversion of a three-storey building to offices, extensions, and construction of two new houses in Fethard.
20275 · Tipperary County Council · Lodged 16 March 2020
- Reference
- 20275
- Authority
- Tipperary County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 March 2020
- Residential units
- 2
- Floor area
- 187.6 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting a three-storey building into offices with single and three-storey extensions, alongside the demolition of a rear extension and shed. It also includes building two new semi-detached houses on Barrack Street. The site is part of a Recorded Protected Structure.
- Storeys
- 3
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
A) alterations and extension to existing three storey building, which currently contains first and second floor living accommodation over ground floor retail unit. The works will consist of the change of use of the building to offices with elevational and internal layout alterations, construction of single and three storey extensions to side and rear, with demolition of existing rear single storey extension, b) demolition of existing garden shed, c) alteration to existing vehicular entrance and reconstruction of stone boundary wall to barrack street, d) hard surfacing for car parking, paths, and patios, e) construction of fenced enclosures for services and bin store e) re-grading of footpath locally along the building frontage on the square, f) construction of 2 no. Two-storey semi-detached dwellings on the site with frontage to barrack street, g) all associated site development works including on-site construction of drains and services, and connection to public drains and services, and construction of dividing walls and fence within the site. The application site forms part of recorded protected structure reference number s645 fethard town walls
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide and enhance village centre facilities to improve the service provision to the rural hinterland”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Tipperary County Development Plan 2022_2028 Settlement Plans (2022–2028). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Square, Fethard, Tipperary | Aug 2025 | €125,000 | 79 m |
| Burke St, Fethard, Tipperary | Sept 2025 | €402,000 | 85 m |
| Kilbury West, Clooneen, Fethard | Jan 2025 | €235,000 | 94 m |
| Cloneen Village, Fethard, Tipperary | Jun 2025 | €145,000 | 94 m |
| Sparagoulea, Fethard, Co Tipperarynot full market price | Sept 2025 | €84,000 | 94 m |
| Burke St, Fethard, Tipperary | Nov 2025 | €177,000 | 115 m |
| Burke St, Fethard, Tipperary | May 2025 | €155,000 | 125 m |
| 15 St Patricks Place, Fethard, Tipperary | Jan 2026 | €210,000 | 173 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 requested2 July 2020
- Further information received30 November 2020
- Decision due5 January 2021
- Decision issued4 January 2021
- Grant issued7 February 2021
- Permission expiry6 February 2026
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