Tipperary County Council, proposes a variation of the Tipperary County Development Plan 2022-2028, in accordance with Section 58 of the Planning and Development Act 2024 (as amended).
Reason for the Proposed Variation No. 1
The Proposed Variation is to align the Tipperary County Development Plan 2022-2028, with the ‘NPF Implementation: Housing Growth Requirements Guidelines for Planning Authorities’ issued under Section 28 of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 (as amended), which were published to give effect to the National Planning Framework First Revision (2025).
The proposed Variation No. 1 seeks to ensure that the necessary planning framework is in place, including sufficient residential zoned land, to facilitate the achievement of housing growth requirements over the period of the Tipperary County Development Plan 2022-2028 and beyond.
Content of Proposed Variation No. 1
The Proposed Variation consists of amendments to the Written Statement (Volume 1); the Settlement Guide and Settlement Plans and Serviced Land Assessment (Volume 2); and the Development Management Standards (Volume 3 Appendix 6); and can be summarised as follows:
Part A: Volume 1 (Written Statement) & Volume 3 (Appendix 6 - Development Management Standards)
- A revised updated Core Strategy (Volume 1);
- New policies and amendments to existing policies to support and facilitate residential development (Volume 1);
- Associated updates to text narrative (Volume 1 and 3);
Part B: Volume 2 - Settlement Guide, Settlement Plans, and Serviced Land Assessment
- Inclusion of Zoning Maps for Key Towns (Clonmel, Nenagh and Thurles) and District Towns (Carrick-on-Suir, Roscrea, Tipperary Town, Cashel, Cahir and Templemore), previously contained in Local Area Plans / Town Development Plans. This will result in all zoning maps for the County being contained within the Tipperary County Development Plan.
- Amendments to the zoning maps of 24no. settlements to take account of the revised updated Core Strategy including:
- 3no. Key Towns - Clonmel, Nenagh and Thurles
- 6no. District towns - Carrick-on-Suir, Roscrea, Tipperary Town, Cashel, Cahir and Templemore
- 3no. Local Towns - Ballina, Newport and Fethard
- 12no. Service Centres (Population over 400 persons) - Ardfinnan, Ballyclerihan, Borrisokane, Borrisoleigh, Clogheen, Cloughjordan, Holycross, Killenaule, Kilsheelan, Mullinahone, Portroe and Two-Mile-Borris
- Standardised zoning objectives are applied to all zoning maps.
- A revised, updated zoning matrix to reflect that all zoning maps for the County are now contained in the Tipperary County Development Plan.
- An Appendix to the Residential Serviced Land Assessment to take account of proposed zoning changes for each of the 24no. settlements.
- Associated updates to text narrative.