Saint Joseph's College, Clonmel Road, Carrick-on-Suir
Demolition of St. Joseph's College and construction of a new two-storey school in Carrick-on-Suir.
21110 · Tipperary County Council · Lodged 3 February 2021
- Reference
- 21110
- Authority
- Tipperary County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 3 February 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves demolishing the former college to build a new 2-storey, 8-classroom school with a general purpose hall, library, and solar panels. The works also include play areas, road widening, drop-off zones, and public realm improvements.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 1,627 m²
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Official record
Development description
The demolition of the former st. Joseph’s college and associated outbuildings and the construction of a new 2-storey 8-classroom school building with a total floor area of 1,627 sqm and incorporating a general purpose hall, a library resource area, staff rooms, support teaching spaces and all ancillary accommodation. The building will also include 34 no. Photovoltaic panels and rainwater harvesting tanks at roof level. Works to the new school grounds will consist of the provision of a ball court, senior and junior play areas, kick about and orchard and nature areas and associated hard and soft landscaping throughout. The development will also include the widening of the road along the north quay, drop-off and pick-up areas for both cars and buses, the provision of 16 no. Car parking spaces (including 1 no. Disabled parking space), sheltered bicycle stands, public realm works to include new paving on clonmel/well road and north quay, with new entrances, gates and boundary treatments, flood storage compensation area, and all other associated site and development works. A natura impact statement (nis) has been prepared and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Greystone Court, Carrick On Suir, Tipperary | Apr 2025 | €150,000 | 151 m |
| 3 Friars Gate, South Quay Carrick Beg, Carrick On Suir | Nov 2025 | €265,000 | 157 m |
| 26 Mill St, Carrick On Suir, Tipperary | Jul 2025 | €130,000 | 182 m |
| 6 Oldbridge Court, Carrick On Suir, Tipperary | Mar 2025 | €90,000 | 194 m |
| 6 Oldbridge Court, Carrick On Suir, Tipperary | Apr 2026 | €165,000 | 194 m |
| 3 Lakeview, Carrick-on-Suirprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €330,396 | 202 m |
| 6 Lakeview, Carrick on Suirprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €330,396 | 202 m |
| Graigavilla, Rathgormack, Carrick-on-suir | Aug 2025 | €35,000 | 202 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 received3 February 2021
- Further information requested29 March 2021
- Further information received29 October 2021
- Decision due23 December 2021
- Decision issued13 December 2021
- Grant issued31 January 2022
- Appeal submitted10 January 2022
- Permission expiry30 January 2027
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