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Mill Road Thurles, Co. Tipperary, in the townland of Monakeeba

Upgrades to an office, a new weighbridge building, solar panels, and an increased waste acceptance limit at a waste facility.

2360502 · Tipperary County Council · Lodged 10 July 2023

Reference: 2360502
Authority: Tipperary County Council
Register status: Withdrawn
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 10 July 2023

Summary

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The application seeks permission for refurbishment and alteration works to an existing office, including new layouts and energy efficiency upgrades. It also proposes a new single-storey weighbridge building, a connection to the existing wastewater treatment system, and a 450 sqm solar PV system on the roof. Additionally, permission is sought to increase the facility's waste acceptance limit to 35,000 tonnes per annum.

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Storey: 1
Floor area: 60 m²

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Official record

Development description

Upgrade, refurbishment, and alteration works to existing authorised office including: new internal layouts, new fire safety provisions including additional external doorways, new disability access provisions, ventilation, and new provisions for improved conservation of fuel and energy
New single storey weighbridge building (c. 60 m2 gross floor area) to be located adjacent to existing authorised weighbridge, including: weighbridge office kiosk, canteen, welfare units including new accessible wc, & meeting room. The new building will be primarily required to facilitate systemic improvements to the recording of the waste types and quantities accepted into, and exported out of, the existing authorised facility
New connection of proposed weighbridge building to existing on-site waste water treatment system (wwts)
New solar photovoltaic (solar pv) renewable energy system including: solar panels mounted on existing facility building south facing roof leaf (c. 450 m2 of panel coverage), inverters, batteries, and all ancillary equipment and works
Upgrade of acceptance limit of existing facility up to a maximum of 35,000 tonnes per annum of waste to reflect the available capacity of the newly as-built facility building, yard, and associated infrastructure completed under a previous planning permission
Erection of canopy over existing authorised wash down bay (c. 72 m2)
Associated and ancillary works. 2 no. New structures / buildings: new single storey weighbridge building at c. 4.508 m high; and new canopy structure at 7.721 m high

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Town EnvironsRU

“To provide for agricultural needs and to protect and enhance the rural environment and setting of the settlement”

National zoning type: Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'

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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Redwood House, Mill Rd, Thurles	Feb 2026	€860,000	92 m

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Application received10 July 2023
Application withdrawn9 August 2023

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