Browneshill Wood, Browneshill Road, Chaplestown
Construction of 59 houses and associated infrastructure in Chapelstown.
17154 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 17 May 2017
- Reference
- 17154
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 May 2017
- Residential units
- 59
- Floor area
- 5916.8 m²
Summary
AI-generatedA residential development of 59 houses is proposed on a 2.2-hectare site. The scheme comprises a mix of terraced, semi-detached, and detached houses ranging from 1 to 4 bedrooms, with access via the existing road network and a new internal roundabout.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
For development on a site of c2.2 hectares at browneshill wood, browneshill road, chapelstown, carlow, co. Carlow. The development will comprise the construction of 59 no. Houses comprising: 8 no. 2 bed 2 storey terraced houses (c. 81.8 sqm gfa); 38 no. 3 bedroom 2 storey semi - detached houses (c. 97.5sqm gfa); 1 no. 3 bedroom single storey detached house (c. 95.9 sqm gfa); and 12 no. 4 bedroom 2 storey semi-detached houses (c. 120 sqm gfa). The development will be accessed and served by the exisiting and permitted internal road network, site services and open space as permitted under reg. Ref. : 99/3698, reg. Ref. :13/6594 and reg. Ref. 16/321; with vehicular access off browneshill road. The development includes modifications to open space as permitted under reg. Ref. :13/6594 and the provision of a roundabout as part of the internal road network. The development includes all associated landscaping works (including the provision of public and private open space areas), boundary treatments, site development works, site services (foul, surface water drainage and water supply) and all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground.
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 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dolmen Court, Brownshill Rd, Carlownot full market price | May 2025 | €60,000 | 125 m |
| 72 Browneshill Wood, Browneshill Rd, Carlow | Dec 2025 | €330,000 | 133 m |
| 65 Browneshill Wood, Browneshill Rd, Carlow | Feb 2026 | €365,000 | 140 m |
| 103 Browneshill Wood, Browneshill Road, Carlow | Aug 2025 | €330,000 | 174 m |
| 35 Brownshill Wood, Brownshill Rd, Carlow | Jul 2026 | €352,000 | 193 m |
| 46 Browneshill Wood, Browneshill Rd, Carlow | Nov 2025 | €373,000 | 207 m |
| 30 Browneshill Wood, Browneshill Rd, Carlow | Jul 2025 | €318,000 | 236 m |
| 62 Sandhills, Hacketstown Rd, Carlow | Nov 2025 | €280,000 | 236 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 received17 May 2017
- Further information requested7 July 2017
- Further information received28 September 2017
- Decision due25 October 2017
- Decision issued24 October 2017
- Grant issued24 November 2017
- Permission expiry23 November 2022
In the area
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