Kennedy Avenue, Kilkenny Road, and Burrin Street
Extension of duration for a major retail, office, and residential development including demolition of Penneys.
16136 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 9 May 2016
- Reference
- 16136
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- EXTENSION OF DURATION
- Received
- 9 May 2016
Summary
AI-generatedAn extension of duration is sought for a major mixed-use development. The project involves the demolition of the existing Penneys store and Hanover Shopping Centre to construct a large retail development, offices, 30 residential units, and an underground car park.
- Residential units
- 30
- Floor area
- 26,071 m²
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Official record
Development description
Pd10/6308 - the demolition of the existing penneys’ store (ca 4,000 sq m) and hanover shopping centre (770 sq m) and adjoining buildings; 26, 071 sq m gross floor area retail development (17, 767 sq m net) comprising 36 units of 13,492 sq m (net) comparison shopping and 580 sq m (net) convenience shopping; 975 sq m café and food court; an occasional farmers market; 927 sq m of class 3 offices; 30 residential units comprising a mixture of two and three bedroom apartments and two bedroom duplex units; ancillary mall, signage, circulation, service, plant areas and public/private open space; all in a two, three, five and landmark seven storey structure over a 640 space single level underground car park. The proposal will result in the reduction by circa 0.5 hectares of the present area of hanover park which will be reconfigured and upgraded with hard landscaping and planting. Vehicular and service access will be via kennedy avenue and kilkenny road. A cycling, pedestrian/fire access link will be provided between kennedy avenue and kilkenny road. A riverside walk will be provided on the southern bank of the burrin river and extension to the western side of the existing bridge over the river. Pedestrian access to the proposed development will be provided from burrin street via the existing stone gateway at 60 burrin street (a protected structure – item ct19) which is retained. The proposed development represents a 26% reduction and revision of the approved (07/5852, pl 42.228338) 67,263 sq m mixed use development on the same site whose established principles have been incorporated.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide for and/or improve town centre facilities and uses”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 5, Hanover Square, Kennedy Avenue | Feb 2025 | €178,000 | 86 m |
| 20 Hanover Court, Kennedy Ave, Carlow | Jun 2025 | €150,000 | 124 m |
| 45 Riverside, Hanover Rd, Carlownot full market price | May 2025 | €120,000 | 135 m |
| 8 Riverside, Carlow | Apr 2025 | €216,000 | 156 m |
| 22 Riverside, Carlow | Jun 2025 | €230,000 | 156 m |
| 40 Riverside, Carlow, County Carlow | Mar 2026 | €290,000 | 177 m |
| 1 Riverbank Apts, Burrin St, Carlow | Dec 2025 | €6,295,000 | 180 m |
| 44 Avondale Dr, Hanover, Carlow | Jun 2025 | €289,000 | 202 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received9 May 2016
- Decision due3 July 2016
- Decision issued24 June 2016
- Permission expiry13 November 2021
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