Cannery Road, Strawhall, Carlow
Change of use of a disused food processing facility to a truck and skip repair workshop in Carlow.
1713 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 20 January 2017
- Reference
- 1713
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 January 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks a change of use for part of a disused food processing facility to a workshop for repairing and maintaining trucks and skips. The works will include installing two underground work pits, a staff canteen, toilets, and an office.
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
Change of use of part of the disused food processing facility to a workshop facility for the repair and maintenance of trucks and skips associated with ray whelan skip hire & management. Permission also sought for alterations to that part of the building to include 2 underground work pits, staff canteen, toilets & office for the workshop facility with all associated site services
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Glade, Oak Park Rd, Carlow | Apr 2025 | €470,000 | 142 m |
| 11 Oak Park Rd, Carlow, Carlow | Aug 2025 | €456,000 | 271 m |
| 6 Aylesbury, Dublin Rd, Carlow | Feb 2026 | €320,000 | 495 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 received20 January 2017
- Further information requested14 March 2017
- Further information received12 December 2017
- Decision due17 January 2018
- Decision issued17 January 2018
- Grant issued19 February 2018
- Permission expiry18 February 2023
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