No.1 1a & 2 Brown Street, Carlow
Change of use from a private members' club and casino to a public house and restaurant in Carlow.
17324 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 17 November 2017
- Reference
- 17324
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 November 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use from a private members' club and casino to a public house and restaurant. It also includes converting a former residential space into an open smoking area and altering existing access points.
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 from existing private members' club/casino at ground floor, basement and part of first floor, to prior granted use of public house and restaurant at no. S 1-1a brown st. And from previous residential use at no. 2 brown street to open smoking area incorporating the open space to the rear of 1, 1a and 2 brown street, together with the alteration of existing access between no. S 1-1a brown street and no. 2 brown street, accessing the rear of no. 1, 1a & 2 brown st. , together with all associated works.
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.
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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 B College Street, Carlow | May 2025 | €185,000 | 46 m |
| 7a Brown St, Carlow, Carlow | Aug 2025 | €315,000 | 46 m |
| 139 Tullow St, Carlow, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €111,000 | 148 m |
| 139 Tullow St, Carlow, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €110,000 | 148 m |
| Apt 5, Cathedral Close, Tullow St | Nov 2025 | €130,000 | 154 m |
| 7 Cathedral Close, Tullow St, Carlow | Apr 2026 | €194,500 | 161 m |
| 10 Cathedral Close, Carlow, Carlow | Apr 2026 | €195,000 | 174 m |
| 55 Dublin St, Carlow | Feb 2025 | €150,000 | 177 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 November 2017
- Further information requested18 January 2018
- Further information received8 February 2018
- Decision due7 March 2018
- Decision issued6 March 2018
- Grant issued9 April 2018
- Permission expiry8 April 2023
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