Planning application · Tipperary County Council

the construction of a 1, 2 & 3 storey extension with a total floor area of 3,508m²…

Newport College Black Road , Newport , Co. Tipperary

2560385 · TipperaryGranted
Reference
2560385
Planning authority
Tipperary County Council
Received
7 May 2025
Decided
6 Jan 2026
Status
Granted
Site area
2.14 ha
Further information requested
30 Jun 2025
Further information received
21 Aug 2025

Proposed development

the construction of a 1, 2 & 3 storey extension with a total floor area of 3,508m² comprising: 13 no. classrooms, 8 no. specialist classrooms, 1 no. SET room, a 2 classroom SEN unit with direct access to own outdoor play area & sensory garden, all necessary ancillary spaces, the installation of roof mounted solar PV panels, ASHP, 2 no. static water storage tanks (below ground), the demolition of 1 no. lean-to store (34m²) & 1 no. single storey prefab (162m²), the removal of a 1 & 2 storey prefabricated classroom block (1,042m²) together with site works comprising: alterations to lower the existing front boundary wall (for the extent of the proposed extension) and formation of a new pedestrian entrance, adjustments to the existing staff car parking layout and the addition of new car & bicycle parking (with shelter) to the front of the existing main school building, all associated drainage & site development works, and improvements to the 2 no. existing vehicular entrances onto Black Road along with the provision of a temporary construction access onto the Black Road

What happens next

Permission was granted on 6 Jan 2026. Third parties may appeal within four weeks; after that the permission is final and works can start once a commencement notice is lodged.

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