First Floor, Castle Gate, Kennedy Street
Conversion of vacant office space into a one-bedroom apartment in Carlow.
17372 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 29 December 2017
- Reference
- 17372
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 December 2017
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of a vacant first-floor office space into a single-bedroom residential apartment. The project includes internal alterations and the construction of a new balcony.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storey
- 1
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
Planning permission is sought for change of use of previous permitted vacant office space to a 1 bed residential apartment including all internal alterations and to construct a new balcony to serve the apartment on the first floor.
Built & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 20 February 2019.
Notified floor area: 61 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Castle Gate, Graigcullen, Carlow | Oct 2025 | €180,000 | 28 m |
| 2 Johnstreet, Carlow | Apr 2025 | €310,000 | 75 m |
| 8 Castle Hill, Carlownot full market price | May 2026 | €137,000 | 119 m |
| 11 Centaur House, Centaur St, Carlow | May 2025 | €170,000 | 122 m |
| 38 Centaur House, Centaur St, Carlow | Jan 2025 | €135,000 | 122 m |
| Apt 36, Centaur House, Centaur St | Mar 2025 | €179,950 | 122 m |
| Apt 7 Centaur House, Centaur St, Carlow | Mar 2025 | €189,000 | 122 m |
| 23 Centaur House, Centaur St, Carlow | Jun 2025 | €178,500 | 122 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 December 2017
- Further information requested21 February 2018
- Further information received11 April 2018
- Decision due8 May 2018
- Decision issued27 April 2018
- Grant issued30 May 2018
- Permission expiry29 May 2023
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