Plans to use a historic building in the Premier County to house asylum seekers has hit a stumbling block.
A Section 5 exemption application was lodged with Tipperary County Council recently to allow Abbey House on Abbey Street in Cahir for International Protection Accommodation Services applicants.
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However the local authority has now ruled that the property which was built around 1835 is not deemed an exempted development.
As a result a contract for an IPAS accommodation cannot be fulfilled unless there is proper planning permission.
The options available to B&N Ventures Ltd are to appeal the decision to An Bord Pleanala within four weeks or to lodge a planning application for the development with Tipperary County Council.
