Church Road, Newport, County Tipperary
Construction of a new school extension with special education and science facilities in Newport.
2561088 · Tipperary County Council · Lodged 29 October 2025
- Reference
- 2561088
- Authority
- Tipperary County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 October 2025
Summary
AI-generatedA part single and part two-storey extension to the southeast of the existing school building. The new facilities will include a special education needs unit, science labs, home economics room, classrooms, and a courtyard.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Construction of a new extension to the southeast of the existing school building, to the rear of the existing sports hall which 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. A natura impact statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application.
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 Mulcaire Manor, Newport, Co Tipperary | Mar 2026 | €490,000 | 232 m |
| 8 Ard Mhuire, Newport, Co. Tipperary | Apr 2026 | €200,000 | 304 m |
| 49 Mulcair Manor, Newport, Co Tipperary | Mar 2025 | €395,000 | 309 m |
| 2 Mulcair Court, Black Rd, Newport | Jul 2025 | €180,000 | 400 m |
| Apt 3, Mulcair Court, Black Rd | Aug 2025 | €200,000 | 407 m |
| 1 Ballygasheen Ballinaclough, Nenagh/newport, Co. Tipperary | May 2025 | €10,000 | 414 m |
| Cork Rd, Newport, Tipperary | Mar 2025 | €220,000 | 430 m |
| Cork Road, Newport, Co. Tipperary | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 458 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 received29 October 2025
- Further information requested18 December 2025
- Further information received23 January 2026
- Decision due27 May 2026
- Decision issued15 May 2026
- Grant issued18 June 2026
- Permission expiry17 June 2031
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