Awaiting decisionChange of use

55 Liberty Square, Thurles, Co. Tipperary

Change of use from a shop to a restaurant with an extension and a link to Hayes Hotel in Thurles.

2360534 · Tipperary County Council · Lodged 20 July 2023

Reference: 2360534
Authority: Tipperary County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 20 July 2023

Summary

AI-generated

The project involves changing the use of a ground and first floor shop to a restaurant. It includes internal modifications, a flat-roofed extension for dining space, a link to Hayes Hotel, and modifications to the first floor. The building is a Protected Structure.

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Official record

Development description

Change of use from shop to restaurant at ground and first floor, internal modifications and flat roofed extension to accommodate dining space and servery area at ground floor along with link to hayes hotel, modifications to first floor to accommodate stores, staff toilet and private dining area (protected structure – rps ref. 47 and niah ref. 22312047)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Urban CoreUC

“Provide for the development and enhancement of urban core uses including retail, residential, commercial, civic and other uses”

National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area

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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Built & 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 7 May 2024.

Notified floor area: 362 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Dooree, Milestone, Thurles	Sept 2025	€100,000	90 m
Tinvoher, Loughmore, Thurles	Jul 2025	€375,000	90 m
Coolnamona, Drombane F, Thurles	Jun 2025	€320,000	90 m
Cummer, Milestone, Thurles	May 2025	€53,000	90 m
Pouldine House, Pouldine, Thurles	Feb 2025	€300,000	90 m
Derryvella, Glengoole, Thurles	May 2025	€120,000	90 m
Knockakill, Kilcommon, Thurles	Jun 2025	€90,000	90 m
Apt 1, 5 Suirside, Liberty Square	Mar 2026	€91,000	115 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.

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Application received20 July 2023

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