College Street, Carlow
Change of use from a medical consulting room to residential in Carlow, with demolition and a rear extension.
18355 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 10 September 2018
- Reference
- 18355
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 September 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves converting a ground floor medical consulting room into residential use. It also includes the demolition of derelict rear structures, internal alterations, refurbishment, and the construction of a rear extension.
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 for change of use to a ground floor building from a medical consulting room to residential, the demolition of derelict structures to the rear, internal alterations and refurbishment and the construction of an extension to the rear of same building and associated site 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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 15 May 2019.
Notified floor area: 27 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 5, Cathedral Close, Tullow St | Nov 2025 | €130,000 | 79 m |
| 7 Cathedral Close, Tullow St, Carlow | Apr 2026 | €194,500 | 92 m |
| 92 Tullow St, Carlow | Dec 2025 | €305,000 | 104 m |
| 10 Cathedral Close, Carlow, Carlow | Apr 2026 | €195,000 | 105 m |
| Apt 1, Tullow St, Carlow | Jul 2025 | €170,000 | 109 m |
| 139 Tullow St, Carlow, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €110,000 | 150 m |
| 139 Tullow St, Carlow, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €111,000 | 150 m |
| 7a Brown St, Carlow, Carlow | Aug 2025 | €315,000 | 167 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 received10 September 2018
- Decision due4 November 2018
- Decision issued2 November 2018
- Grant issued5 December 2018
- Permission expiry4 December 2023
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