Save Dundrum Manor House - Judicial Review!

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Save Dundrum Manor House – Act Now!

Dundrum Manor House is derelict and is at risk of being lost forever!

Date: 24 March 2025

DUNDRUM, CO. TIPPERARY – The Dundrum Heritage Group (DHG) has today been granted leave in the High Court to pursue a Judicial Review of the Section 5 Declaration approved by Tipperary County Council on 10 January 2025. The declaration was issued to Brogan Capital Ventures Ltd. concerning a proposed material change of use at the historic Dundrum House Hotel.

The Section 5 Declaration, as approved by the Council, pertains solely to a change of use and does not encompass any physical works.

The Judicial Review application by DHG is based on several key grounds:

- Lack of Planning Permission for Bedrooms: The group contends that no planning permission was ever granted for the additional bedrooms referenced in the change of use application. As such, the Section 5 Declaration cannot lawfully regularise a use for structures that were never granted permission in the first instance.

- Protected Structure Considerations: Dundrum House is a protected structure. DHG argues that any development within its curtilage, including internal or associated changes, should have been subject to a full planning application rather than a Section 5 process.

- Environmental Concerns: The group has raised issues relating to the existing sewage infrastructure on the site, asserting potential non-compliance with the EU Habitats Directive.

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Dundrum House

Once the social heartbeat of Dundrum and West Tipperary, Dundrum House Hotel stood as a landmark of heritage, hospitality and prestige.

A fire in 2015 forced the closure of Dundrum House Hotel, and despite Tipperary County Council granting planning permission in 2019 for its full restoration, no work was ever carried out. Those plans expired in July 2024, leaving the Manor House to rot.

At nearly 300 years old, Dundrum Manor House is a nationally significant heritage site, recognized for its Architectural, Artistic, Historical, and Social value. Yet today, it stands empty, unheated, and deteriorating—a historic treasure on the brink of irreversible decay.

If we don’t act now, this piece of our shared history will be lost forever.