Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 24 June 2016

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

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An 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.

Commercialretailapartmentsdemolitionregeneration
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

Town CentreUC
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.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Apartment 5, Hanover Square, Kennedy AvenueFeb 2025€178,00086 m
20 Hanover Court, Kennedy Ave, CarlowJun 2025€150,000124 m
45 Riverside, Hanover Rd, Carlownot full market priceMay 2025€120,000135 m
8 Riverside, CarlowApr 2025€216,000156 m
22 Riverside, CarlowJun 2025€230,000156 m
40 Riverside, Carlow, County CarlowMar 2026€290,000177 m
1 Riverbank Apts, Burrin St, CarlowDec 2025€6,295,000180 m
44 Avondale Dr, Hanover, CarlowJun 2025€289,000202 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

  1. Application received9 May 2016
  2. Decision due3 July 2016
  3. Decision issued24 June 2016
  4. Permission expiry13 November 2021

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