Awaiting decisionChange of use

No. 44 & No. 17, Castle Hill, Carlow Town

Change of use from a public house and shop unit to three ground-floor apartments, including partial demolition and extension.

19261 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 1 July 2019

Reference: 19261
Authority: Carlow County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 1 July 2019

Summary

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Permission is sought to convert a public house and shop unit into three residential apartments on the ground floor. The works include the demolition of a storage shed, a partial extension, internal alterations, facade changes, and the creation of a rear car park and amenity space.

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Residential units: 3

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Development description

Change-of-use from assembly and recreation (public house) and shop unit, to 3 number residential apartments on ground floor of building, including demolition of storage shed, demolition and extension to part of footprint of building, re-arrangement of internal walls, alterations to window and door openings, including front facade, replacement of windows and doors, removal of all decorative timber surrounds and signage to front facade, car park and public amenity space to rear and all associated site works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Town CentreUC

“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.

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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
8 Castle Hill, Carlownot full market price	May 2026	€137,000	38 m
Castle Hill, Carlow	Sept 2025	€180,000	46 m
2 Johnstreet, Carlow	Apr 2025	€310,000	52 m
3 Castle Hill Centre, Castle Hill, Graiguecullen	Apr 2026	€150,000	55 m
1 Castlehill Apts, Castlehill Centre, Castlehill	Jan 2026	€155,000	59 m
27 Castle Gate, Graigcullen, Carlow	Oct 2025	€180,000	89 m
14 Centaur Court, Centaur St, Carlow	Apr 2025	€173,500	97 m
7 Centaur Court, Centaur St, Carlow	Mar 2026	€186,000	97 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 received1 July 2019

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