Riverside Shopping Centre, Shannon Street, Borrisokane Co. Tipperary
Conversion of five vacant retail units into eight residential apartments in Borrisokane.
23169 · Tipperary County Council · Lodged 21 June 2023
- Reference
- 23169
- Authority
- Tipperary County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 June 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes changing the use of five vacant ground-floor retail units at Riverside Shopping Centre into eight apartments. The development includes minor external alterations to doors and windows, internal changes, and a new communal open space.
- Residential units
- 8
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
- (i) change of use of 5 no. Existing vacant retail ground floor units (class
- Within the existing structure at riverside shopping centre, shannon street, borrisokane, co tipperary to 8 no. Residential apartments comprising 5 no. Two bedroom units and 3 no three bedroom units, (ii) minor external works are proposed as part of the subject works. The external works are limited to fenestration and repositioning of some access points to apartments. The minor external alterations will be consistent with the existing character of the building and the wider area, (iii) internal alterations to facilitate the change of use, (iv) separation of the existing open space to the west of the subject site to create an area of communal private open space for use of the residents of the 8 no. Apartments and (v) all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development
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
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 6 February 2024. A completion certificate was lodged on 14 October 2024.
Notified floor area: 165 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 7, Hazelgrove, Towerhill | Dec 2025 | €150,000 | 181 m |
| 1 Bellvue Coolbawn, Borrisokane, Co. Tipperarynot full market price | Jan 2026 | €142,500 | 253 m |
| Cloughleigh Borrisokane, Borrisokane, Tipperary | Jan 2026 | €285,000 | 253 m |
| 3 Hazelgrove, Borrisokane, Tipperary | Jul 2025 | €155,000 | 267 m |
| 4 Hazel Grove, Borrisokane, Tipperary | Sept 2025 | €152,000 | 267 m |
| Hazelgrove, Towerhill, Borrisokane | Jan 2025 | €141,000 | 267 m |
| 1 Hazelgrove, Towerhill, Borrisokane | May 2025 | €126,000 | 274 m |
| 7 Killian Court, Borrisokane, Co Tipperary | Apr 2026 | €320,000 | 364 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 received21 June 2023
- Further information requested14 August 2023
- Further information received20 September 2023
- Decision due17 October 2023
- Decision issued12 October 2023
- Grant issued15 November 2023
- Permission expiry14 November 2028
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