Main Street, Borris, Co Carlow
Change of use from retail to a café/shop with a rear extension and new office space.
1710 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 19 January 2017
- Reference
- 1710
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 January 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of an existing retail area to a café/shop with an extended front canopy. The project also includes a rear extension for store and toilet facilities, alongside a new self-contained office space.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Permission for the change of use of existing retail area to a café /shop with extended canopy to the front and permission for the erection of an extension to the rear of the existing building consisting of store and toilet facilities connected to the proposed cafe /shop and also new self contained office space with toilet facilities and all associated site works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve existing residential amenity; to provide for appropriate infill residential development; to provide for new and improved ancillary services”
Objective set by the Carlow County Development Plan 2022 - 2028 Variation Number 1 Borris Small Town Plan (2022–2028). 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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 22 February 2018.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview, Borris, Carlow | Aug 2025 | €160,000 | 83 m |
| The Old Forge, Ballymurphy, Borrisnot full market price | Jan 2025 | €90,000 | 135 m |
| Inch Road, Ballyglisheen Upper, Ballymurphy Boris | Feb 2025 | €100,000 | 135 m |
| Rosdelig, Borris, Carlow | Jun 2026 | €70,000 | 135 m |
| 5 Lodge Court, Borris, County Carlow | Jun 2025 | €195,000 | 147 m |
| 19 Lodge Court, Borris | Nov 2025 | €270,000 | 169 m |
| The Laurels, Borris, Co Carlownot full market price | Jun 2025 | €100,000 | 294 m |
| 1 Station Road, Borris, Carlow | Jun 2026 | €200,000 | 361 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 received19 January 2017
- Further information requested14 March 2017
- Further information received23 March 2017
- Decision due19 April 2017
- Decision issued19 April 2017
- Grant issued22 May 2017
- Permission expiry21 May 2022
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