No 1 Croke Street, Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Change of use of a ground floor retail shop to student accommodation in Thurles.
2560027 · Tipperary County Council · Lodged 20 January 2025
- Reference
- 2560027
- Authority
- Tipperary County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 January 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting a ground floor retail premises to residential use. This will integrate with the existing upper floors to create a single student accommodation dwelling, including shopfront alterations.
- Storeys
- 3
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 ground floor retail premises to residential to incorporate the existing first floor & second floor residential with minor internal changes to a single dwelling unit for student accommodation with all associated siteworks and elevational changes to the shop front
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croke St, Thurles, Tipperary | May 2025 | €110,000 | 83 m |
| Friar St, Thurles, Tipperary | May 2025 | €450,000 | 86 m |
| Parnell St, Thurles, Tipperary | Mar 2025 | €160,000 | 113 m |
| 4 Croke Gardens, Thurles, Tipperary | Feb 2026 | €190,000 | 129 m |
| Knockakill, Kilcommon, Thurles | Jun 2025 | €90,000 | 130 m |
| Pouldine House, Pouldine, Thurles | Feb 2025 | €300,000 | 130 m |
| Derryvella, Glengoole, Thurles | May 2025 | €120,000 | 130 m |
| Cummer, Milestone, Thurles | May 2025 | €53,000 | 130 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 received20 January 2025
- Further information requested14 March 2025
- Further information received27 May 2025
- Decision due3 July 2025
- Decision issued24 June 2025
- Grant issued28 July 2025
- Permission expiry27 July 2030
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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2561284TipperaryLodged 11 Dec 2025Change of use
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22614TipperaryLodged 27 Oct 2022Change of use
- Awaiting decision30 m away
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2360448TipperaryLodged 23 Jun 2023Change of use
- Granted30 m away
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- Granted30 m away
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19600877TipperaryLodged 9 Aug 2019Change of use
- Awaiting decision40 m away
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2560620TipperaryLodged 28 Jun 2025Apartments
- Awaiting decision50 m away
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