Kilcommon National School, Kilcommon, Thurles Co. Tipperary
Conversion of part of a school into a creche and installation of a staff prefab cabin.
2460577 · Tipperary County Council · Lodged 17 July 2024
- Reference
- 2460577
- Authority
- Tipperary County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 July 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of part of the existing Kilcommon National School building to a creche. It also includes the construction of a prefabricated cabin for staff and office use.
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
(1) the change of use to part of the existing school building for creche use (incorporating uses for pre-school, toddlers, infants, sleep area & afterschool), (2) the construction of a prefab cabin for staff use/office use with all associated siteworks
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide and improve social and public facilities”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Churchquarter, Kilcommon, Tipperary | Jul 2025 | €241,000 | 305 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 received17 July 2024
- Further information requested28 August 2024
- Further information received26 February 2025
- Decision due2 April 2025
- Decision issued26 March 2025
- Grant issued29 April 2025
- Permission expiry28 April 2030
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19600507TipperaryLodged 14 May 2019New dwelling
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