College Street, Carlow, Co. Carlow
Retention of an extension and permission for a kitchen extension, gazebo, and change of use at a protected wine and tapas bar.
17190 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 14 June 2017
- Reference
- 17190
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 14 June 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 2 m²
Summary
AI-generatedRetention is sought for a single-storey extension containing a desert bar, store, and smoking area at a protected structure. Permission is also sought to construct a kitchen extension, a gazebo, and to change the use of 160.31 square metres from residential to restaurant use.
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
To retain a 28.85m2 single storey extension (a 4.33m2 desert bar, a 19.02m2 store and a 5.50 m2 smoking area) to the existing mimosa wine and tapas bar (a protected structure ref: 100000440 & rps no. Ct79); to construct a 21.77 m2 extension to the permitted kitchen, a 32.60 m2 gazebo and to change the use of 160.31 m2 from residential to a restaurant use. This is further to granted permissions 11/6421 and 16/139
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 5, Cathedral Close, Tullow St | Nov 2025 | €130,000 | 97 m |
| 7 Cathedral Close, Tullow St, Carlow | Apr 2026 | €194,500 | 109 m |
| 7a Brown St, Carlow, Carlow | Aug 2025 | €315,000 | 119 m |
| 10 Cathedral Close, Carlow, Carlow | Apr 2026 | €195,000 | 123 m |
| 139 Tullow St, Carlow, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €110,000 | 123 m |
| 139 Tullow St, Carlow, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €111,000 | 123 m |
| 1 B College Street, Carlow | May 2025 | €185,000 | 141 m |
| 92 Tullow St, Carlow | Dec 2025 | €305,000 | 144 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 received14 June 2017
- Further information requested4 August 2017
- Further information received31 August 2017
- Decision due7 November 2017
- Decision issued1 November 2017
- Grant issued24 October 2018
- Appeal submitted16 November 2017
- Appeal decided24 October 2018
- Permission expiry23 October 2023
In the area
Applications near this site
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- GrantedAt this site
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1910CarlowLodged 18 Jan 2019Retention
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2231CarlowLodged 3 Feb 2022Commercial
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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- GrantedAt this site
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- GrantedAt this site
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16139CarlowLodged 10 May 2016Retention
- GrantedAt this site
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- Awaiting decision30 m away
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17282CarlowLodged 29 Sept 2017New dwelling
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