Tower Hill, Borrisokane, Co Tipperary
Conversion of a Montessori school into a house and a sensory room into a store in Borrisokane.
2460430 · Tipperary County Council · Lodged 31 May 2024
- Reference
- 2460430
- Authority
- Tipperary County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 31 May 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks a change of use from an existing Montessori school to a single dwelling. It also proposes converting a stand-alone sensory room into an ancillary store, alongside alterations to the existing elevations.
- Residential unit
- 1
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
Change of use of existing montessori school to 1 no. Dwelling, change of use of existing stand-alone sensory room to store ancillary to dwelling, alterations to existing elevations and all ancillary works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide, preserve and enhance open space and amenity uses”
National zoning type: Open space, park
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 7, Hazelgrove, Towerhill | Dec 2025 | €150,000 | 40 m |
| Hazelgrove, Towerhill, Borrisokane | Jan 2025 | €141,000 | 148 m |
| 4 Hazel Grove, Borrisokane, Tipperary | Sept 2025 | €152,000 | 148 m |
| 3 Hazelgrove, Borrisokane, Tipperary | Jul 2025 | €155,000 | 148 m |
| 1 Hazelgrove, Towerhill, Borrisokane | May 2025 | €126,000 | 159 m |
| 7 Killian Court, Borrisokane, Co Tipperary | Apr 2026 | €320,000 | 227 m |
| Cloughleigh Borrisokane, Borrisokane, Tipperary | Jan 2026 | €285,000 | 370 m |
| 1 Bellvue Coolbawn, Borrisokane, Co. Tipperarynot full market price | Jan 2026 | €142,500 | 370 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 received31 May 2024
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