St. Patrick’s College, Cathedral Street, Thurles Co. Tipperary
Construction of a new sports pavilion, all-weather pitch, floodlighting, and paths within the grounds of a protected structure.
2560813 · Tipperary County Council · Lodged 20 August 2025
- Reference
- 2560813
- Authority
- Tipperary County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 August 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a new sports pavilion building featuring a rooftop viewing terrace and a new all-weather pitch with fencing and floodlighting. The works also include realigning the perimeter path, adding new paths, an access road, and a bicycle shelter within the curtilage of St. Patrick's College.
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Official record
Development description
(1) a new sports pavilion building with rooftop viewing terrace, (2) new all weather pitch with associated fencing and floodlighting, (3) realignment of existing perimeter path and (4) paths and access road, bicycle shelter together with all associated services and site development works. The works are in the curtilage of a protected structure
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide and improve social and public facilities and infrastructure”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Cuan Mhuire, Slievenamon Rd, Thurles | Nov 2025 | €333,000 | 356 m |
| Slievenamon Rd, Thurles, Tipperary | Feb 2026 | €347,000 | 362 m |
| Slieveramsh Rd, Thurles, Tipperary | Mar 2026 | €260,000 | 377 m |
| 11 Monakeeba, Thurles, Co Tipperarynot full market price | Mar 2025 | €93,000 | 421 m |
| 2 Derheen, Thurles, Co Tipperary | Feb 2025 | €190,000 | 424 m |
| No 24 Ardlui, Sliabh Na Mban Meadows, Thurles | May 2026 | €354,000 | 448 m |
| 31 The Willows, Clongour, Thurles | Apr 2025 | €468,000 | 459 m |
| 38 Derheen, Thurles, Tipperary | Sept 2025 | €217,000 | 469 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 August 2025
- Further information requested8 October 2025
- Further information received7 April 2026
- Decision due1 June 2026
- Decision issued21 May 2026
- Grant issued24 June 2026
- Permission expiry23 June 2031
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