More than 100 new homes approved for Tipperary estate despite residents’ concerns over density
Yellow Wave Ltd originally applied to Tipperary County Council to build 75 new homes and 16 apartments at the Parklands Estate in Clonmel.
Under the original plans, 28 four-bedroom terraced houses were to be built, along with 38 three-bedroom and nine two-bedroom terraced houses, and 16 two-bedroom apartments.
Roads, footpaths, green spaces, boundaries and public lighting also formed part of the plans.
However, the council asked for more homes to be added to the site, as the original plans didn’t have enough housing density to comply with current guidelines.
Revised plans increased the proposed number of homes to 114, before the final application was approved for 108 units.
These plans will see 34 four-bedroom, 46 three-bedroom and 28 two-bedroom homes constructed.
Objections to the original plans from local residents said that the density of the planned estate would be too much for the area, adding that local roads wouldn’t be able to take the additional traffic that the new homes would create.
However, Tipperary County Council said that the density of the planned housing estate was actually too low, and Yellow Wave was required to justify why they opted for a lower housing density than recommended in current guidelines.
The development was originally started in 2007, but only three houses were completed before construction was halted following the recession in 2008.
A further three houses were started in the estate, but they were never completed, planning files show.
These partially-built houses will be removed under the new plans, an agent acting on behalf of the developer said.
Residents also raised concerns about flooding, and said that any attempts to build up land to build on will lead to flooding in Glenconnor Cottages.
Despite the concerns of residents, Tipperary County Council decided to grant planning permission for the development, subject to 20 conditions.
Included among the conditions are that Yellow Wave must pay the local authority a financial contribution of €344,273 for connections to essential services.
Planners also stipulated that the developer build the new homes in phases, which must be agreed to by the council.
They added that all electricity, telecommunications and internet cables be routed underground, and that noise, dust and disruption from the estate be kept to a minimum.