Former Tipperary County Development Plans

Tipperary County Council was established on the 1st June, 2014, following a decision in 2011 by the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government (DECLG) to amalgamate North and South Tipperary County Councils.

Tipperary has at present two County Development Plans, these are:

South Tipperary County Development Plan 2009, adopted in February 2009.
North Tipperary County Development Plan 2010, adopted in July 2010.

Extension of Lifetime

The existing County Development Plans have both had their lifetimes extended (11A Planning and Development Act 2000, (as amended)), and will remain in effect until a new Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy is made by the Southern Regional Assembly, thereafter a new Tipperary County Development Plan will be made.

A new Strategic Planning Framework for Tipperary

The Council, in order to provide a unified vision and strategic planning framework to support the future economic, social and community development of the county has carried out a variation process of both County Development Plans. The written statements of both plans have been replaced with a common written statement incorporating consistent policies and objectives across the county.

Re-presentation of the County Development Plans

In the interest of consistency and ease of presentation, both the North and South Tipperary County Development Plans have been republished to incorporate changes made as a result of Variation Number 1 and Variation Number 2 of both Plans. The most recent editions of both the North and South Tipperary County Development Plans and all maps and appendices are presented below.

Variation Number 1

Variation Number 1 of the North Tipperary County Development Plan 2010 was made in November 2011 and Variation Number 1 of the South Tipperary County Development Plan 2009 was made in June 2011. These variation processes incorporated changes to both Plans including the insertion of a Core Strategy as set out in Section 10 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, (as amended).

Variation Number 2

Variation Number 2 of the North Tipperary County Development Plan 2010 and Variation Number 2 of the South Tipperary County Development Plan 2009 were both made in December 2015 and establish consistent policies and objectives in both Plans in order to achieve a coherent approach to development on a countywide basis. In order to achieve consistency, the written statements of both the North and South Tipperary County Development Plans have been replaced.

Variation Number 3

Variation Number 3 of the North Tipperary County Development Plan 2010 and Variation Number 3 of the South Tipperary County Development Plan 2009 were both made in September 2016 and incorporate a new Renewable Energy Strategy 2016 for Tipperary. The Renewable Energy Strategy is set out as Appendix 6 of the County Development Plans and incorporate a new Wind Energy Strategy.

Variation to the South Tipperary County Development Plan 2009 - Incorporation of Fethard Settlement Plan

A settlement Plan for Fethard was incorporated on the 10th April 2017 and replaced the Fethard Local Area Plan 2011.

Variation to incorporate the provisions of the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015

Variations of the North Tipperary County Development Plan 2010 and the South Tipperary County Development Plan 2009 were both made on the 8th May 2017 and incorporated the provisions of the Planning and Development Act (as amended by the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015). The legislative mechanisms include the establishment of a vacant site register and levy to incentivise development and bring sites into beneficial use.

Variations – Settlement Plans

Variations of the North Tipperary County Development Plan 2010 (as varied) and the South Tipperary County Development Plan 2009 (as varied) were both made on December 11th, 2017 consists of revised Settlement Plans for towns and villages identified as ‘Service Centre’, ‘Local Service Centres’ and Settlement Nodes in the County Settlement Strategy and Hierarchy.

Maps and Graphics

The appropriate maps and graphics required to illustrate planning policy are inserted as PDF documents into the planning policy documents of both Plans e.g. settlement plan maps. Furthermore, geographic information related to planning policy, e.g. Special Areas of Conservation etc can be accessed on the interactive planning enquiry system, see link below.

South Tipperary Development Plan 2009 (as varied)

The Plan (as varied) sets out the strategic planning framework, policies and objectives of the Council for land use development within the Plan boundary. The Plan consists of a written statement and supporting maps which can be accessed by clicking on the links below

Written Statement

Attachment	Size
Document South Tipperary Updated Appendix 5 Including additions and deletions.pdf (PDF, 272.64KB)	272.64 KB
Document Appendicies 2017 1 - 5.pdf (PDF, 2.98MB)	2.98 MB
Document ST Written Statement Dec 2017.pdf (PDF, 13.84MB)	13.84 MB

Settlement Plans and Maps

Settlement plans and associated maps are outlined below and are categorised by their place in the settlement hierarchy (Section 3.2.2 of the County Development Plan).

Attachment	Size
Document Fethard Strategic Environmental Assessment Determination & Screening Report .pdf (PDF, 3.72MB)	3.72 MB
Document Fethard Appropriate Assessment Screening Conclusion and Statement.pdf (PDF, 1.8MB)	1.8 MB
Document Fethard Historic Town Walls Conservation Management Plan_1.pdf (PDF, 2.77MB)	2.77 MB
Document Fethard Public Realm Plan 2008_1.pdf (PDF, 9.52MB)	9.52 MB
Document STCDP- Settlement Plans.pdf (PDF, 26.1MB)	26.1 MB
Document Settlement Plan Guide ST.pdf (PDF, 134.78KB)	134.78 KB

Tipperary Renewable Energy Strategy 2016

Attachment	Size
Document Tipperary Renewable Energy Strategy 2016_1.pdf (PDF, 7.64MB)	7.64 MB

Link to Planning Enquiry- Geographical data for County Tipperary

Surveys and Assessments

Attachment	Size
Document Landscape Character Assessment for Tipperary 2016.pdf (PDF, 13.05MB)	13.05 MB

Environmental reports

Attachment	Size
Document Appendix III NTS - Final_0.pdf (PDF, 387.43KB)	387.43 KB
Document Appendix II More Detail on Assessment - Final_0.pdf (PDF, 14.89MB)	14.89 MB
Document SEA ER Proposed Variations - Settlement Plans Final (2)_0.pdf (PDF, 5.04MB)	5.04 MB
Document SEA Statement_0.pdf (PDF, 3.85MB)	3.85 MB
Document AA Determination - Signed_0.pdf (PDF, 31.43KB)	31.43 KB
Document AA Conclusion Statement for Variations_0.pdf (PDF, 665.46KB)	665.46 KB
Document South Tipp CDP-Stage 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment_0.pdf (PDF, 12.23MB)	12.23 MB

North Tipperary County Development Plan 2010 (as varied)

The North Tipperary County Development Plan 2010 is presented below and is hereafter entitled ‘the Plan (as varied)’.