Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedHousing estateDecided 9 December 2025

Abbey Farm in the townlands of Inishlounaght and Ballingarrane South, to the south of Cahir Road (R707) and to the west of the Gort Na Manach estate, Clonmel

Construction of 96 houses and a two-storey creche in Clonmel.

2560601 · Tipperary County Council · Lodged 24 June 2025

Reference
2560601
Authority
Tipperary County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
24 June 2025
Residential units
96
Floor area
11374.200000000008 m²

Summary

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The proposed development on a 3.13-hectare site consists of 96 houses and a two-storey childcare facility. It includes public open spaces, 206 parking spaces, and new vehicular and pedestrian access links.

Housing estatehousing estatecrecheresidential

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Official record

Development description

  • Development which will consist of the following on a site with a total area of c. 3.13ha: a) 96 no. (semi-detached, detached, and terraced) houses comprising 7 no. 2-bed houses, 53 no. 3-bed houses and 36 no. 4-bed houses; b) a two-storey childcare facility with a total gross floor area of c. 369 sq. M and an associated outdoor play area of c. 257 sq. M; c) the provision of public open space comprising 3 no. Spaces including play equipment, and the provision of private open space for the proposed houses; d) a total of 206 no. Car parking spaces comprising 185. No. Residential spaces
  • No. Visitor spaces, 6 no. Creche staff parking spaces and 7 no. Creche drop off spaces; e) vehicular site access to the northeast of the site to the north of the existing residential area of gort na manach, and a pedestrian connectivity link along the eastern boundary to the existing residential area of gort na manach. Provision for 2 no. Potential future access links on the southeastern and western boundaries; f) the proposed development also includes all associated landscaping and planting, boundary treatments, road and cycle infrastructure, bicycle parking for residents, visitors, and the childcare facility, scooter parking, ev parking and ducting, public lighting, drainage works, suds features and all associated and ancillary site development works. A natura impact statement (nis) will be submitted to the planning authority with the planning application

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

New ResidentialR1
To provide for new residential development

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

Objective set by the Clonmel 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

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
6 Gort Na Manach, Clonmel, TipperarySept 2025€550,000116 m
12 Dromainn, Cahir Rd, ClonmelAug 2025€525,000277 m
12 Abbey Meadows, Clonmel, TipperaryDec 2025€450,000331 m
1 The Mews, Abbey Meadows, Abbeygatenot full market price · price excludes VATAug 2025€345,393399 m
13 The Mews, Abbey Meadows, Abbeygatenot full market price · price excludes VATAug 2025€289,114399 m
14 The Mews, Abbey Meadows, Abbeygatenot full market price · price excludes VATAug 2025€345,393399 m
15 The Mews, Abbey Meadows, Abbeygatenot full market price · price excludes VATAug 2025€345,393399 m
16 The Mews, Abbey Meadows, Abbeygatenot full market price · price excludes VATAug 2025€289,114399 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

  1. Application received24 June 2025
  2. Further information requested18 August 2025
  3. Further information received9 October 2025
  4. Decision due10 December 2025
  5. Decision issued9 December 2025
  6. Appeal submitted7 January 2026
  7. Appeal decided19 May 2026
  8. Permission expiry18 May 2031

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