Rockforest, Knock, Roscrea
Retention of floodlights and fencing, and permission to install a synthetic grass pitch.
2260172 · Tipperary County Council · Lodged 14 April 2022
- Reference
- 2260172
- Authority
- Tipperary County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 14 April 2022
Summary
AI-generatedRetention is sought for two floodlight poles, a chimney-mounted floodlight, and fencing on a ball wall. Permission is also sought to convert the existing gravel and tarmac surface into a synthetic grass pitch with high surrounding fencing.
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
2 flood lighting poles with flood lights and flood light on existing school chimney, fencing to side and on top of existing ball wall and for permission to convert existing gravel/tarmacadam surface to synthetic grass surface with 2.4m fence with 2.6m netting on top (5m overall height) surrounding it and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide and improve social and public facilities”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
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.
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Timeline
- Application received14 April 2022
- Further information requested3 June 2022
- Further information received1 July 2022
- Decision due28 July 2022
- Decision issued26 July 2022
- Grant issued29 August 2022
- Permission expiry28 August 2027
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