JSF Property Holding Ltd had applied to Tipperary County Council for permission to redevelop The Auld Rogue pub on Kickham Street in Carrick-on-Suir, including the construction of a new three-storey extension to the rear of the building.
As part of the plans, the extension would include bars, a lounge, a terrace area, toilets, a cold room and storage facilities on the ground floor.
The first floor would contain a function room with toilets and additional storage space.
Two three-bedroom apartments, along with office space and storage rooms, would be located on the top floor.
The application also sought to replace internal areas, including the front bar and lounge, as well as the first and second floors, and the demolition of existing buildings to the rear, including courtyard and ancillary structures.
Planning permission for the development was granted by Tipperary County Council last year, but a number of residents living near the pub appealed the decision to the planning appeals board.
JP Keevan, a representative acting on behalf of the residents living in the Pearse Square area, said that people living in the area are already being affected by the “ongoing public noise nuisance” created by the pub, and that a large extension to the rear of the pub would only make this worse.
“Residents would like to see permanent, foolproof and future-proof solutions in place such as no outdoor activities and [that] noise generating events take place in suitably soundproofed rooms,” the appeal states.
Locals also raised concerns about the terrace which will be added to the first floor function room, citing the potential for it to become a source of “noise and overlooking”.
Residents say they are opposed to the building of “a super pub” on a residential street, and that they are “furious” about the potential removal of their green space, which is the only green area in Pearse Square.
Despite these concerns, An Coimisiún Pleanála decided to uphold the council’s grant of planning permission, subject to 16 conditions.
Among the conditions imposed by ACP are that no music can be played in any of the outdoor areas, and that these areas close at 11pm every night.
The planning appeals body also stipulated that any damage done to public footpaths during the construction period would have to be fixed by the developer, and that access to the bar’s function room has to be via Kickham Street only, not Town Wall Street.
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