Tipperary County Council is drawing up new planning guidelines on cluster housing

Tipperary County Council is drawing up new planning guidelines on cluster housing in villages around the county.

The new guidelines will be published in September in a bid to promote low density housing development in villages all across the Premier.

The local authority wants to make it easier for landowners to get pre-planning approval for multiple sites on the outskirts of small villages to help breath new life into them.

Senior Executive Planner Nuala O’Connell explains…