Refurbishment and re-purposing of Dan Breen House for Tipperary Youth and Further Education Training Centre

Local Authority Tipperary County Council

Application number PT8TT2

Application title Refurbishment and re-purposing of Dan Breen House for Tipperary Youth and Further Education Training Centre

Development Description: Refurbishment and re-purposing for training, educational and office use of the three storey Dan Breen House which sits centrally within the application site currently with an adjoining brick-built side extension. Works involve i. Refurbishment and minor alterations to the Protected Structure, Dan Breen House including installation of new windows and doors, building fabric upgrades for energy efficiency, building services installations, installation of a new lift which will access all floors, alteration of the current toilet layout and installation of new fully accessible toilets on the ground floor and first floor. The building has a gross internal area of 58m2 on the lower ground floor, 189m2 on the ground floor and 184m2 on the upper floor giving a gross internal area of 431m2. ii. Refurbishment and re-purposing for training and educational use of a single storey outbuilding of stone construction situated within a lower terrace area towards the south western boundary. Works involve installing roof structure and roof coverings, installing new windows and doors, building services installations and building fabric upgrades. The building has an internal area of 41m2. iii. Refurbishment and re-purposing for training and educational use of a two storey outbuilding situated along the western boundary. Works involve replacement roof structure and roof coverings, installing new windows and doors, building services installations and building fabric upgrades. The building has an internal area of 65m2 on the ground floor and 67m2 on the upper floor giving a gross internal area of 132m2. iv. Demolition of the single storey former Tipperary Town Library, single storey store/canteen building to the north of the library and replacement with a new single storey extension for flexible use with an internal area of 245m2. v. Demolition of the single storey red brick toilet block extension to the North of the two storey outbuilding at the rear of Dan Breen House and formation of a building services plant building situated along the north western boundary with a covered ‘loggia’ structure for outdoor activities, storage and cycle parking. vi. Development of a rear court yard surrounded by the new extension to the East, the new ‘loggia’ structure to the North, the existing two storey out building to the West and Dan Breen House to the South. vii. Construction of a new entrance hall that will link the existing Dan Breen House to the new extension and allow access to the rear court yard including construction of a new stepped arrangement for access to the lower level of Dan Breen House and the lower level single storey outbuilding. viii. Installation of photovoltaic solar panels to the flat roof of the new single storey plant building and ‘loggia’ structure to the North of Dan Breen House. ix. Landscaping enhancements throughout the site including installation of new edgings at junctions between hard and soft landscaping, asphalt surfacing to car park and access road, natural stone paving to the front of Dan Breen House, the new extension and the court yard along with installation of Nature Based Sustainable Urban Drainage Management systems to protect and enhance the existing mature trees and plants on site. x. Installation of low-level lighting to carpark, courtyard and walkways, up lighting to the mature trees, Dan Breen House and the buildings to the rear along with lighting within the columned frontages of the new extension and northern ‘loggia’ structure. xi. Provision of 10no. car parking spaces including 2no. accessible parking spaces in close proximity to the main building entrance, provision of EV charging points and short stay secure bicycle parking. xii. Development of a vehicle access security system at the vehicle entrance to the site.

Street: Dan Breen House,

City: 74 Davis Street,

State: Tipperary Town, Co Tipperary,

Postal code: E34 YN72

Country:

Section:

Protected structure: Yes

Protected Structure number: RPS 118

Notice publication date: 22/12/2022

Submissions closing date: 20/02/2023

Location: Civic Offices, Rosanna Road, Tipperary Town, Civic offices Clonmel, Civic Offices Nenagh

Start date: 22/12/2022

End Date: 03/02/2023

Outcome: proceed

Date: 27/03/2023