Church Street, Tullow, Co. Carlow
Redevelopment of a motor garage into two retail offices and four apartments in Tullow.
192 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 11 January 2019
- Reference
- 192
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 January 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of the existing ground floor motor garage into two retail office units. It also includes a two-storey extension over the ground floor to accommodate three two-bedroom apartments and one one-bedroom apartment.
- Residential units
- 4
- Storeys
- 3
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
For the redevelopment of the existing property known as tullow motor factors. The development consists of the change of use of the existing ground floor unit from motor garage to two retail office units with entrance lobby to a two storey extension over ground floor to accommodate 3 new two bed apartments and 1 one bedroom apartment and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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 Variation Number 3 Tullow District Town Plan 2026 (2022–2028). 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 Old Chapel Lane, Tullow, Carlow | Dec 2025 | €215,000 | 99 m |
| 47 Graigowan, Tullow, Co Carlow | Apr 2026 | €212,000 | 195 m |
| Boley, Coolkenno, Tullow | Jan 2025 | €320,000 | 195 m |
| 11 Court Mews, Bridge St, Tullow | May 2025 | €130,000 | 220 m |
| 9 Court Mews, Tullow, Carlow | Apr 2025 | €130,000 | 220 m |
| 12 Court Mews, Bridge St, Tullow | Apr 2025 | €132,000 | 220 m |
| 1 Court Mews, Bridge St, Tullow | Apr 2025 | €130,000 | 220 m |
| 13 Court Mews, Tullow, Co Carlow | Apr 2025 | €130,000 | 220 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 received11 January 2019
- Further information requested5 March 2019
- Further information received3 December 2019
- Decision due8 January 2020
- Decision issued8 January 2020
- Grant issued10 February 2020
- Permission expiry9 February 2025
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