Tipperary retailer seeks planning change after partial refusal on expansion plans

A retailer in Tipperary has asked the council to amend a previously granted planning permission by removing a section of the proposed expansion that was refused for retail use.

CORAJIO, trading as Mr Price in Tipperary Town, recently submitted a planning application to Tipperary County Council asking for part of a previous planning application to be removed from future plans for the premises.

In February of this year the company submitted an application for retention of units that were amalgamated previous to receiving planning permission.

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The council granted permission to the already joined units and the further merging of other unites, but did not grant permission for the company to merge units 1–3 and 7-8 for use as two retail warehouses.

This newest application seeks to remove this part of the previous application, so the company can focus on expanding what was accepted by the council.

The refusal was made because the planning history for the site already restricts the units to bulky goods retail warehousing, and the council found that the proposed use was unclear and did not properly meet the definition of retail warehousing under national guidelines.

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It was also considered to potentially allow convenience or comparison retailing in an out-of-town location, which could undermine the retail hierarchy and have a negative impact on Tipperary Town Centre in line with the County Development Plan and Retail Planning Guidelines.