Planning Application: 2260538 (Tipperary County Council )
File Number:
2260538
Application Type:
PERMISSION
Planning Status:
APPLICATION FINALISED
Received Date:
05/10/2022
Decision Due Date:
15/06/2023
Validated Date:
05/10/2022
Invalidated Date:
Further Info Requested:
28/11/2022
Further Info Received:
21/04/2023
Withdrawn Date:
Extend Date:
Decision Type:
Conditional
Decision Date:
14/06/2023
Leave to Appeal:
Appeal Date:
Commenced Date:
Submissions By:
25/05/2023
Applicant Details
Applicant name:
South City Limited
Applicant Address:
Phone Number:
Fax Number:
Corresp.
Address:
Applicant Details
Proposed Development
Development Description:
a mixed-use development that will provide 93 no. residential dwellings 2 no. local retail units, a cafe and a riverside walk. The 93 no. residential dwellings are in the form of 30 no. two storey houses, 21 no. three storey duplex apartments and a four and five storey apartment building containing 42 no. apartments (three of which are duplex). All duplex and apartments have balconies or ground floor terraces. The 2 no. retail units and the café are located on the ground floor of the apartment building. Open space provided on site consists of a central public open space (1,610sq.m), public plaza (c.200sq.m) as well as a riverside walk (3,000sq.m) along the south of the site bound by the River Suir. Residents of the apartment building will also have access to a communal roof garden at fourth floor level. The proposed development will include the reduction in height and alterations to the existing stone boundary wall on Abbey Road and removal of the remaining boundary walls onto Abbey Road and Convent Road and increase permeability through the site. A single vehicular access is proposed off Abbey Road and there will be dedicated pedestrian/cycle access points to both Abbey Road and Convent Road, all associated car parking including car parking on Abbey Road and Convent Road, footpaths and alterations to road markings on Abbey Road and Convent Road, landscaping and boundary treatments, bin storage and bicycle storage structures, public lighting, ESB sub-station and all associated site development works, including alterations to existing site levels and retaining walls/structures and the removal/decommissioning of existing utility structures and services on site. The planning application will be accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS)
Development Address:
Abbey Road (R884) and Convent Road (R665), Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Architect Name:
Location Key:
ABBEY RD AND CONVENT RD., CLONMEL
Electoral Division:
Planner:
Paul Killeen
Social Housing Exempt:
Plan Enforcement #:
IPC
Licence Required:
No
Waste Licence Required:
No
Protected Structure:
No
Protected Structure #:
Development Name:
Proposed Development
Comments
Significant Case Flag:
Comments:
Decision
Decision Date:
14/06/2023
Manager Order:
Decision Type:
Conditional
Number of Conditions:
26
Grant Date:
18/07/2023
Grant Managers Order #:
Section 47
Apply?:
Part 5
Apply?:
Expiry Date:
17/07/2028
Decision Description:
a mixed-use development that will provide 86 no. residential dwellings 2 no. local retail units, a cafe and a riverside walk. The 86 no. residential dwellings are in the form of 1 detached unit, 2 semi-detached units, 27 terraced units, 21 duplex units and 35 apartments (three of which are duplex). All duplex and apartments have balconies or ground floor terraces. The 2 no. retail units and the café are located on the ground floor of the apartment building. Open space provided on site consists of a central public open space (1,610sq.m), public plaza (c.200sq.m) as well as a riverside walk (3,000sq.m) along the south of the site bound by the River Suir. Residents of the apartment building will also have access to a communal roof garden at fourth floor level. The proposed development will include the reduction in height and alterations to the existing stone boundary wall on Abbey Road and removal of the remaining boundary walls onto Abbey Road and Convent Road and increase permeability through the site. A single vehicular access is proposed off Abbey Road and there will be dedicated pedestrian/cycle access points to both Abbey Road and Convent Road, all associated car parking including car parking on Abbey Road and Convent Road, footpaths and alterations to road markings on Abbey Road and Convent Road, landscaping and boundary treatments, bin storage and bicycle storage structures, public lighting, ESB sub-station and all associated site development works, including alterations to existing site levels and retaining walls/structures and the removal/decommissioning of existing utility structures and services on site. The planning application will be accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS)
for a mixed use development (hotel, retail, medical centre, gym, restaurant and cafes) The site is bounded to the north by Abbey Road, to the east by Convent Road, to the south by water (channel of river Suir)/open land, and to the west by residential properties (off Abbey Road). The proposed development will comprise of an 86 bedroom hotel with conference facilities, bar/restaurant and other ancillary uses (gross floor area 8,870m²); Medical Centre (gross floor area 877m²); gym (gross floor area 635m²); 1 no. café, 1 no. restaurant and 1 no. gallery (total gross floor area 379m²) and 10 no. retail units comprising two anchor units and 8 no. 2 storey units (gross floor area 12,899m²). The overall gross floor area of the development is 24,850sq.m. The development also includes the provision of basement and surface level car parking (549 no. spaces), 142 no. bicycle parking spaces, a Boardwalk along the River Suir (c.160m long) and Service areas including 2 no. ESB Substations, and related plant service facilities. Vehicular access and egress points including servicing to/from the development will be from Abbey Road, whilst pedestrian access is via Abbey Road and Convent Road. Buildings range in height from two storeys over basement (retail units component of scheme) to six storeys over basement (hotel/gym component of scheme). Building heights range from c. 13.5m over road level to c. 23.7m over road level. The development also provides for all site development works including boundary treatments, landscaping, roof-terraces, signage panels and a service lay-by on Convent Road. Flood defence works proposed by the OPW have been incorporated into basement level retaining walls. An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was submitted to the Planning Authority with this application.
development at a site known as the former Clonmel Meat Factory to consist of the demolition and clearance of all existing buildings and structures on site and levelling of the site together with all associated site development works. A perimeter wall will be maintained on all sides of the site, including along Abbey Road (R884) and Convent Road (R665). The purpose of the proposed works is to clear and secure the site following on from a fire
a mixed-use development that will provide 93 no residential dwellings, 2 no local retail units, a cafe and a riverside walk. The 93 residential units are in the form of 30 no two storey houses, 21 no three storey duplex apartments and a four and five storey apartment building containing 42 no apartments (three of which are duplex). All duplex and apartments have balconies or ground floor terraces. The 2 no retail units and the café are located on the ground floor of the apartment building. Open space provided on site consists of a central open public space (1,610 sq. m) public plaza (c.200 sq. m) as well as a riverside walk (3,000 sq. m) along the South of the site bounded by the River Suir. Resident of the apartment buildings will also have access to communal roof garden at fourth floor level. The proposed development will include a reduction in height and alterations to the existing stone boundary wall on Abbey Road and the removal of the remaining boundary walls on to Abbey road and Convent Road and increase permeability through the site. A single vehicular access is proposed off Abbey Road and there will be dedicated pedestrian /cycle access points to both Abbey Road and Convent road. The planning application also provides for all associated car parking including car parking on Abbey Road and Convent Road, footpaths and alterations to road markings on Abbey Road and Convent Road, landscaping and boundary treatments, bin storage, and bicycle storage structures, public lighting, ESB sub station and all associated site development works, including alterations to existing site levels and retaining walls /structures, and the removal/decommissioning of existing utility structures and services on the site. The application will be accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS)
