LATEST: Planning granted to refurbish Old Boys' National School in Tipperary village

Planning has been granted to refurbish the Old Boys' National School in this Tipperary village.

Ballyporeen Community Council CLG made the application to Tipperary County Council for the refurbishment of Balllyporeen Old Boys' National School.

The development address is at Lower Main Street, Ballyporeen, Cahir.

The project also looks to erect new fencing segregating the old from the new school and replace neighbouring fence with screen fence.

The CLG also want to construct a 1.8m walkway path on east side with entrance at Lower Main Street, Ballyporeen as well as extend parking bays to include two electric charging points and construct a new store room (11.8 m wide X 1.7 m long and 5m high) utilising the existing hurling wall structure.

The council granted conditional planning permission to the project.