Awaiting decisionChange of use

Main Street, Hacketstown, Co. Carlow

Retention of a ground floor retail entrance and change of use of the first floor to a two-bedroom apartment in Hacketstown.

18339 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 27 August 2018

Reference: 18339
Authority: Carlow County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: RETENTION
Received: 27 August 2018

Summary

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The application seeks retention permission for a change of use at a ground floor retail unit to incorporate a new entrance and stairwell. It also seeks permission to change the use of the original first-floor residence into a self-catering two-bedroom apartment.

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Residential unit: 1

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Official record

Development description

Retention planning permission for change of use at ground floor retail unit now incorporating a new entrance and stairwell, and planning permission for change of use from original first floor residence to self-catering two bedroom apartment unit, connection to all existing services and all associated site works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Town CentreUC

“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 Hacketstown Small Town Plan (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Barrack Lane, Hacketstown, Carlow	Aug 2025	€191,000	28 m
Main St, Kiltegan, Co Wicklow	Nov 2025	€180,000	84 m
Hackettstown, Co Carlownot full market price	Oct 2025	€67,500	123 m
Fair Green, Hacketstown, County Carlow	Nov 2025	€215,000	186 m
3 Mountain View, Hacketstown, Carlow	Sept 2025	€222,000	192 m
Hacketstown Christian Centre, The Green, Hacketstown	Dec 2025	€230,000	474 m

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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.

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Application received27 August 2018

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