No. 2 Brown Street, Carlow
Change of use of a ground floor and sheltered rear area from storage to a licensed sheltered open area.
18170 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 3 May 2018
- Reference
- 18170
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 3 May 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for the sheltered rear area of No. 1 and 1a Brown Street, and the ground floor of No. 2 Brown Street. The space will change from storage to a licensable sheltered open area associated with the existing use of No. 1 and 1a.
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 of the sheltered area to the rear of no. 1 and 1a brown street together with the ground floor area of no. 2 brown street from current permitted use as to storage area to licensable sheltered open area to be associated with the current granted use of 1 and 1a brown street as set out in planning reg ref. 17/324, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 B College Street, Carlow | May 2025 | €185,000 | 46 m |
| 7a Brown St, Carlow, Carlow | Aug 2025 | €315,000 | 47 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 | 160 m |
| 10 Cathedral Close, Carlow, Carlow | Apr 2026 | €195,000 | 173 m |
| 55 Dublin St, Carlow | Feb 2025 | €150,000 | 178 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 received3 May 2018
- Further information requested26 June 2018
- Further information received20 July 2018
- Decision due20 September 2018
- Decision issued19 September 2018
- Grant issued22 October 2018
- Permission expiry21 October 2023
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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17303CarlowLodged 23 Oct 2017Change of use
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