Permission refused for residential accommodation in prominent Tipperary building
Retention planning permission is sought when a person carries out works without getting planning permission, but applies to the local authority to be allowed to retain the works that have been carried out.
The former stable buildings sit to the rear of the main former bank building.
Tipperary County Council has refused to grant permission for the development, citing concerns around the 'lack of consideration' that the proposed works would have on the main bank building, which is a protected structure.
'Based on information presented and having regard to the lack of consideration given to the potential impacts of the works, both proposed and to be retained, on the character and setting of a protected structure, the planning authority considers that the proposal will have an unacceptable impact on the character and integrity of a protected structure,' according to planning documents.
The proposed plans would also contravene the Tipperary County Development Plan, the local authority stated.
"The proposed development would also set an undesirable precedent for other similar proposals to protected structures,' planners added.
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