GrantedChange of useDecided 15 June 2016

Old Trek Building, O'Brien Road, Carlow

Change of use from production and canteen to storage and offices in Carlow.

16128 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 26 April 2016

Reference: 16128
Authority: Carlow County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 26 April 2016

Summary

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The application seeks a change of use on the ground floor of the Old Trek Building. The existing production area will become storage, and the canteen area will be converted into offices, alongside the addition of an external path and handrail.

Change of usecommercialoffice

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Official record

Development description

Change of use of existing production area, on the ground floor, to storage use and of existing canteen area, on the ground floor, to office use. Also including path and handrail, as shown on drawings, to the south side of the building

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Enterprise and EmploymentSI

“To promote and provide for the development of enterprise and employment generating uses”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

Objective set by the Carlow - Graiguecullen Joint Urban Local Area Plan 2024 - 2030 (2024–2030). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
45 The Willows, Pollerton, Carlow	Sept 2025	€220,000	253 m
42 The Willows, Pollerton, Carlow	Mar 2025	€235,000	256 m
125 Hunters Green, Carlow	Feb 2026	€285,000	302 m
121 Hunters Green, Palatine Rd, Carlow	Apr 2025	€323,000	313 m
32 The Willows, Pollerton Rd, Carlow	Apr 2025	€380,000	327 m
8 Rathdale, Pollerton, Carlow	Jan 2025	€270,000	333 m
130 Hunters Green, Pollerton, Carlow	Jan 2025	€315,000	345 m
2 Rathdale, Kearneys Lane, Pollerton	Apr 2025	€120,000	400 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received26 April 2016
Decision due20 June 2016
Decision issued15 June 2016
Grant issued18 July 2016
Permission expiry17 July 2021

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