Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedChange of useDecided 20 October 2023

The Old Convent, Ballingarry Lower, Thurles Co. Tipperary

Conversion of a disused convent into tourist accommodation, a digital hub, community building, showroom, and cafe.

2260590 · Tipperary County Council · Lodged 2 November 2022

Reference
2260590
Authority
Tipperary County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
2 November 2022
Residential units
7
Floor area
17689 m²

Summary

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This extensive project involves converting the disused convent buildings into 7 tourist accommodation units, transforming a school room into a digital hub, converting a chapel to a community building, and turning a national school into a showroom and cafe. It also includes the demolition of 4 single-storey extensions and various site works.

Change of useconventtourismregenerationsolar

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Development description

A). Alterations to existing disused convent buildings and for change of use to tourist accommodation to include 7 individually accessed dwellings comprising of 2 no. 2-bed houses, 2 no. 3-bed houses, 2 no 4-bed houses and 1 no. 5 bed house, b). Change of use and conversion of existing school room to digital hub, c). Conversion of existing mews building to ancillary building with pv solar array on south-facing pitch, d). Change of use and conversion of existing disused chapel to community building, e). Change of use and conversion of presentation national school to showroom and cafe, f). Demolition of 4 single-storey extensions, g). Construction of two roads on site, h). Improvements to existing site entrances, i). Upgrade existing effluent treatment system, j), provision of permeably paved car-parking spaces, k). Construct an outdoor cafe area, l). Bin storage stations, m). Subdivision of grounds to provide garden space for each house, n). Improvement to landscaping and site boundaries and all ancillary site and other works at the old convent, ballingarry lower, thurles, co. Tipperary, e41 ay66. This application relates to development which comprises of the carrying out of works to protected structures.

Key dates

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  1. Application received2 November 2022
  2. Further information requested4 January 2023
  3. Further information received25 September 2023
  4. Decision due22 October 2023
  5. Decision issued20 October 2023
  6. Grant issued23 November 2023
  7. Permission expiry22 November 2028

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