Tipperary County Council · Minutes of Proceedings of Monthly Meeting of Tipperary County Council held on 14th July 2025 · 14 July 2025
A vote on a request that the council prepare a report to begin considering a variation of the county development plan. The variation would extend the settlement boundary of Dundrum village to take in the lands of Dundrum House Hotel and zone them for tourism and leisure and for amenity and conservation.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
We formally request that Tipperary County Council prepare a report to initiate a process to consider the variation of the Tipperary County Development Plan 2022–2028, in accordance with Section 11 or Section 13of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended). We propose that the settlement boundary of Dundrum village be extended to incorporate the lands associated with Dundrum House Hotel, including the County Tipperary Golf & Country Club and the historic Dundrum Manor House, a protected structure of national heritage significance. Proposed Zoning Objectives It is requested that the subject lands be zoned for: Tourism/Leisure (T/L) Amenity/Conservation (A/C) These designations directly support the intended uses of the site and are in clear alignment with the strategic aims of the County Development Plan 2022–2028, particularly in fostering sustainable rural development, enhancing the tourism economy, and conserving built heritage
Proposed by Cllr. Liam Browne; seconded by Cllr. Mary Hanna Hourigan.
The minutes record: There were 31 votes in favour, none against. Three quarters of the members of the local authority (31/40) approved the resolution, the Meetings Administrator deemed the motion passed.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fianna Fáil | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fine Gael | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Labour Party | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sinn Féin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Workers and Unemployed Action | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
None
None
Tá, Níl and Staon are the minutes’ for, against and abstained. “Didn’t vote” covers councillors on the council that day whom the minutes don’t list under any option, for any reason. Parties are as of the meeting day.