Cabragh Business Park, Ballycurrane, Thurles Co. Tipperary
Construction of a material recovery and transfer facility, office building, and associated site works at Cabragh Business Park.
21158 · Tipperary County Council · Lodged 12 February 2021
- Reference
- 21158
- Authority
- Tipperary County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 February 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will consist of a single-storey material recovery and transfer facility building of 1,031 sqm and a detached prefabricated office building of 60 sqm. The site will feature a service yard with a weighbridge, vehicle washing area, parking, and an upgraded percolation area to handle up to 24,500 tonnes of waste per annum.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 1,091 m²
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) a single storey material recovery and transfer facility building (of floor area 1031 m sq), b) a single storage detached prefabricated office building (floor area 60 m sq) with signage on both buildings, c) vehicular access to the site is via the as constructed existing entrance, d) a service yard with vehicle weighbridge and vehicle washing area with the site, e) on-site staff and visitor car parking and truck parking areas, f) all necessary ancillary site development works to facilitate this development with boundary treatment and landscaping, g) all associated site works consisting of petrol interceptor and silt traps and connection to existing septic tank and upgraded percolation area with all associated site works (the application relates to an activity requiring a waste facility permit from tipperary county council, the waste tonnage for acceptance and handling at the facility will not exceed 24,500 tonnes per annum)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide, improve and encourage general enterprise, business developement and employment activity, including start up enterprises and tourism. Provide for distribution, warehouse, storage and logistics facilities where appropriate access to a major roa”
National zoning type: Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 The Grove, Riverwood, Thurlesprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €286,343 | 251 m |
| The Commons, Carragh, Thurles | May 2026 | €485,000 | 476 m |
| 12 Cabra, Thurles, Tipperary | Nov 2025 | €350,000 | 488 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 received12 February 2021
- Further information requested7 April 2021
- Further information received22 June 2021
- Decision issued16 July 2021
- Appeal submitted6 August 2021
- Application withdrawn26 September 2022
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