Thurles Weekly Planning Alert From Tipperary County Council.
Application Ref: 2560479. Applicant: Patrick Ryan. Development Address: No. 21 Butler Avenue , Thurles , Co. Tipperary. Development Description: full planning permission to construct a new first floor extension to the rear of my existing dwelling and all associated siteworks. Status: N/A. Application Received: 28/05/2025. Decision Date: n/a. Further Details: http://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560479/0.
Application Ref: 2560292. Applicant: Air Impact Ltd.. Development Address: Racecourse Retail Park, Thurles , Co. Tipperary. Development Description: (1) First floor storage areas, (2) Revised elevations to West elevation. (3) Store shed and PERMISSION to construct a storage shed to the rear of the existing commercial building, including all associated site works and signage. Status: Conditional. Application Received: 09/04/2025. Decision Date: 29/05/2025. Further Details: http://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560292/0.
Application Ref: 2560287. Applicant: Cian Cronin. Development Address: 25 Iona Avenue, Thurles , Co. Tipperary. Development Description: (a) The removal of existing single storey extension to the rear & side of house, (b) The construction of a new single storey extension to the side & two-storey extension to the rear of house along with all other necessary associated site development work. Status: Conditional. Application Received: 06/04/2025. Decision Date: 22/05/2025. Further Details: http://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560287/0.
It has taken 7 years for the state agency known as Transport Infrastructure Ireland(TII) to locate funding for a 1200 metres stretch of the busiest section of roadway in Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
1200 metre stretch Of Kickham Street (N75) shown in red.
Despite two Teachtaí Dála (Dáil Deputies), namely MrMichael Lowry and Mr Jackie Cahill, latter both with constituency offices in Thurles town; combined with the mission statement by TII claiming, quote: “Our mission is to provide high quality transport infrastructure and services, delivering a better quality of life and supporting economic growth”, a 1200 metre stretch of the N75, gained limited attention for the past seven years.
Issues on the busy roadway, best known locally as Charles J. Kickham Street, were first raised in January 2021, by Thurles.info, and sadly resulted in the wasteful practice of large water-filled potholes being topped up, every couple of days, using cold tarmac. (View Here).
The issue was again raised on no fewer than 14 seperate occasions beginning between February 2021 and March 2024. We even highlighted where most of the cold tarmac gravel could be located, after it was dislodged hours later from newly filled potholes (View Here).
The 7 year abject failure to have issues improved, forced local residents to refrain from painting the exterior of their homes, due to attacks from flying stones and dirty, filthy water; same water which today still flows down the street’s centre like a shallow river, due to the lack of basic drainage and blocked shores. Despite consistent serious flooding, and complaints highlighted, still no response came from our idle councillors, local officials and lazy resident politicians. In last year’s local elections, the Thurles electorate who bothered to vote, returned all of these double jobbing individuals back into office.
See links hereunder which raised the issues of neglect with regard to route N75.
In the last fortnight one local councillor, Mr Jim Ryan, announced on local radio that TII, after 7 years, had no funding for this N75 project, yet Thurles.Info and Tipperary County Council had already been notified that funding had been sanctioned.
Today, it was officially confirmed to the general public that funding has been secured for this Thurles Kickham Street Improvement Scheme, but now 7 years later, we are none the wiser as to when or what year this same project will eventually commence.
Work proposed for this future upgrade will supposedly include:
Road re-surfacing for a distance of approximately 1200m.
Footpath improvement works at defined locations.
Improvements to existing surface water drainage to alleviate existing surface water drainage issues.
Traffic calming works.
Improved pedestrian facilities including installation of additional uncontrolled pedestrian crossings.
Provision of revised road signage and markings.
Narrowing of carriageway running lanes to 3.25m wide (10.66273ft) on the mainline N75 approaches to the Mill Road roundabout.
Minor design change to existing layout of Mill Road roundabout.
Minor realignment of a section of N75 mainline carriageway to facilitate roundabout improvements.
As well as “Justice” and “The mills of the gods”; we can now confirm that the wheels of “Tipperary Co. Council” and “TII” also grind exceedingly slowly.
A new bridge over the River Shannon, which will form part of the 6.2km Killaloe Bypass road project, connecting Killaloe, Co. Clare with Ballina Co. Tipperary, has been officially opened today. The new structure has been named the ‘Brian Ború Bridge’, latter the name of a 73 year old ancient Munster High King of Ireland (941-1014). Ború was killed at the Battle of Clontarf, by a fleeing defeated Viking, named ‘Brodar’, who supposedly came upon the old king while he was in his tent praying during the battle.
One of ten pedestrian river viewing points staged along the Brian Ború Bridge.
Taking two and a half years to complete at a cost of some €88 million; the construction of the bridge was carried out by John Sisk and Son Ltd, who were awarded the contract by Clare and Tipperary County Councils.
The need for this bridge/bypass had been evident for many years and will, from today, remove congested traffic, including heavy goods vehicles, out of the two tourist town centres, positioned either side of the River Shannon, thus providing a needed boost to the tourism sector in that area.
Application Ref: 2560395. Applicant: Coolross Homes Ltd. Development Address: Thurles Townparks Bohernamona And Bowling Green, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. Development Description: the following works: a) alterations to previously approved planning permission register reference 21/279 in respect of the Blocks No. 1-8 inclusive only; b) The alterations relate to the general redesign and alteration to the floor areas, external elevation. Status: N/a Application Received: 09/05/2025 Decision Date: n/a Further Details: http://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560395/0.
Application Ref: 2560219. Applicant: Micheal & Zanita O’Gorman. Development Address: Bohernanave, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. Development Description: the construction of two single storey extensions, one to the side and one to the rear of the existing dwelling with all associated site works. Status: Conditional Application Received: 19/03/2025 Decision Date: 07/05/2025 Further Details: http://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560219/0.
Application Ref: 2460923 Applicant: Shane & Natalie Moloney Development Address: Killinan, Thurles , Co. Tipperary Development Description: a new single storey extension to the existing dwelling; associated alterations to existing dwelling external elevations to accommodate proposed new extension & internal layout; new wastewater treatment system and percolation area. Retention planning permission. Status: Conditional Application Received: 27/10/2024 Decision Date: 07/05/2025 Further Details: http://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460923/0.
This proposed single storey restaurant was intended to be erected on a site situated adjacent to the N62 at the junction of Clongour Road and Slievenamon Road, south of a proposed and as yet unfunded inner relief road close to Lidl Supermarket.
If erected same would immediately invade the privacy of a large cluster of private residential properties, already erected within meters of the surrounding area.
The appeal rightly raises concerns about the impact on the residents of the area; pedestrian safety due to undoubted traffic congestion, and the existing biodiversity, especially close to the nearby Thurles River Walk. Tipperary County Council had granted permission on April 9th 2025, but with some 15 conditions attached. These conditions included limiting the restaurant to operating strictly between the hours of 6:00am and 10:00pm, instead of the day and night permission, which had initially been sought by McDonald’s Restaurants of Ireland Limited.
Further submissions on this appeal can be made, up until June 4th 2025, at a cost of €50.
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