Main Street/ Church Road, Muine Bheag, Co.Carlow
Partial demolition and redevelopment of a building for a pharmacy and a two-bedroom apartment in Muine Bheag.
17258 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 29 August 2017
- Reference
- 17258
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 August 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves demolishing ancillary structures and the internal structure of a two-storey building while retaining the perimeter walls. The site will be redeveloped to feature a ground-floor pharmacy, a two-storey rear extension, a first-floor consulting room, and one two-bedroom apartment with a private terrace.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storeys
- 2
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
Demolition of all ancillary structures within the site together with the internal structure & roof of main 2 storey building, retaining the front (main street) & inside (church road) perimeter walls. Re-development to compromise of reinstatement of the internal structure & pitched roof of the existing building to remain, provision of a new shopfront to main street elevation, alterations & additions to existing fenestration, construction of a new 2 storey part pitched/part flat roof extension to the rear fronting onto church road consisting of a pharmacy use over the entire extended ground floor area with 1 nr 2 bed apartment containing a private terrace addressing church road with a consulting room ancillary to the pharmacy use at enlarged 1st floor level together with new pedestrian and vehicular access from church road to car parking & bin/bicycle storage facilities in rear yard, all associated landscaping, site services and external works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide for and/or improve town and village centre facilities and uses”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Carlow_County_Development_Plan_2022_2028_Variation_Number_2_Muine_Bheag_Royal_Oak_District_Town_Plan_2026 (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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Rivercourt, Hotel Street, Bagnalstown | Sept 2025 | €180,000 | 151 m |
| 2 Rivercourt, Bagenalstown, Carlow | Apr 2025 | €170,000 | 154 m |
| Fenniscourt, Bagenalstown, Carlow | Apr 2025 | €250,000 | 184 m |
| 7 Sli Na Rua, Bagnelstown, County Carlow | Jul 2025 | €725,000 | 184 m |
| Sheean, Garryhill, Muine Bheag | Feb 2026 | €62,500 | 184 m |
| 8 St Brigids Crescent, Muine Bheag, Carlow | May 2026 | €161,000 | 218 m |
| Kilree St, Bagenalstown, Carlow | Jul 2025 | €117,000 | 222 m |
| St Bridgets, Station Rd, Bagenalstown | Jun 2026 | €270,000 | 286 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 received29 August 2017
- Further information requested20 October 2017
- Further information received15 February 2018
- Decision due14 March 2018
- Decision issued13 March 2018
- Grant issued13 April 2018
- Permission expiry12 April 2023
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