LIVE: Decision to expand popular Tipperary walk and cycleway put 'on hold' by the council

A decision from Tipperary County Council on a proposed expansion to the Loch Dhoire Bhile Loop has been placed 'on hold'.

While no official appeals have been logged on the council's website, it does say the date has been suspended 'possibly because of a further information request'.

The applicant, Bord na Móna Energy Ltd., submitted their proposal in late February.

It proposes a "recreational shared cycle and walkway to connect into the existing Loch Dhoire Bhile Loop".

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This would include the repurposing of 602 meters of existing former rail bed, 2,859 meters along existing bog headlands/former high fields, and 721 meters along pre-existing machine access routes.

Bord na Móna have also applied for the construction of car and/or bicycle parking facilities, agricultural access crossings, and new signage along the walking route.

The existing loop follows bog roadways and green tracks along streams and lakeshore through a redeveloped area of old Bord na Mona peatland which has become a wildlife sanctuary, particularly for birds.

It's currently just under 2.5km and takes just over an hour to walk.

It's not yet clear when the council will make a formal decision on the application.

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