Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedRetentionDecided 24 October 2023

Dew Valley Foods, Holycross Road Thurles, Co. Tipperary

Retention of multiple factory extensions, a solar switchroom, and an administration building in Thurles.

2360682 · Tipperary County Council · Lodged 30 August 2023

Reference
2360682
Authority
Tipperary County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
RETENTION
Received
30 August 2023

Summary

AI-generated

Retention is sought for various extensions to a food processing facility, including freezer rooms, a smokehouse, and a solar farm switchroom. It also includes the redesign and relocation of a two-storey administration building and car park.

Retentionretentionfood industrysolarfactory
Storeys
2

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Development description

  • Extended intake freezer & access lobby, new vacuum pumphouse, new smoke house, extended tumbling area including overhead mezzanine area and relocated stair core, extended spiral freezer room, extended plantroom including overhead mezzanine area and extended waste collection loading bay area to that originally granted under planning application no. 17600374
  • Extended 1st floor area over existing loading bays consisting of an external smoking area to that originally granted under planning application no. 18600753
  • A 1st floor solar farm switchroom extension over an existing ground floor switchroom at the rear of the site
  • Extended enclosure for waste collection at the rear of the site
  • The redesign & relocation of the stand-alone two storey administration building onsite including a revised car parking layout at the front and rear of the same building to that originally granted under planning application no. 11510456
  • And all other ancillary site works/services

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

General IndustrySI
“Provide for heavy/specialised industrial development”

National zoning type: General industry

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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Key dates

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  1. Application received30 August 2023
  2. Decision due24 October 2023
  3. Decision issued24 October 2023
  4. Grant issued27 November 2023
  5. Permission expiry26 November 2028

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