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Church Road, Newport, Co. Tipperary

Construction of a part single, part two-story school extension with classrooms, science labs, and a special education unit.

2561051 · Tipperary County Council · Lodged 20 October 2025

Reference: 2561051
Authority: Tipperary County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 20 October 2025

Summary

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Permission is sought for a part single and part two-story extension to the existing school building. The new facility will include a two-class special education needs unit, a graphics room, two science laboratories, a home economics room, three general classrooms, and associated offices and play spaces.

Infrastructureschooleducationextension

Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

The construction of a new extension to the southeast of the existing school building, to the rear of the existing sports hall. The extension will be part single and part two storey and will be attached to the existing school building. The additional accommodation will include a 2 class base special education needs unit, graphics room, 2 no. Science laboratories, home economics room, 3 no. General classrooms, staff office, sanitary accommodation, ancillary rooms, plant and stores. Minor works are proposed to the existing building to facilitate the new extension to include façade and layout changes in the vicinity of the connection to the new extension. The works will include the provision of landscaped courtyard and play spaces adjoining the new extension, amendments to the existing road and landscape layouts to support the new extension, 6 no. Additional carparking spaces and all ancillary works

Land-use zoning

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Social and PublicCI

“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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
81 Mulcaire Manor, Newport, Co Tipperary	Mar 2026	€490,000	234 m
2 Mulcair Court, Black Rd, Newport	Jul 2025	€180,000	337 m
Apt 3, Mulcair Court, Black Rd	Aug 2025	€200,000	344 m
8 Ard Mhuire, Newport, Co. Tipperary	Apr 2026	€200,000	346 m
49 Mulcair Manor, Newport, Co Tipperary	Mar 2025	€395,000	360 m
1 Ballygasheen Ballinaclough, Nenagh/newport, Co. Tipperary	May 2025	€10,000	391 m
Cork Rd, Newport, Tipperary	Mar 2025	€220,000	420 m
Cork Road, Newport, Co. Tipperary	Dec 2025	€200,000	452 m

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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.

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Application received20 October 2025

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