Green Lane, Carlow
Change of use from a three-storey office building to student accommodation with extensions.
19324 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 19 August 2019
- Reference
- 19324
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 August 2019
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 256.83 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project proposes changing the use of an existing three-storey office building to purpose-built student accommodation. It includes extensions at ground, first, and second-floor levels, external alterations, pedestrian entrances, and bicycle storage.
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
Change of use from existing 3 storey office building (ground and first floor with second floor plant area) to purpose-built student accommodation with extensions at ground, first & second floor levels, external alterations including revised wall finishes and window openings, 2 number pedestrian entrances, refuse storage, bicycle storage, general landscaping, perimeter wall with railings and all 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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Meadows Grove, Graiguecullen, Carlowprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €308,370 | 144 m |
| Coon East, Carlow, Kilkenny | Aug 2025 | €135,000 | 144 m |
| The Commons, Carrigslaney Ballon, Carlow | Jul 2025 | €355,000 | 144 m |
| Rathoe, Carlow, Carlow | Feb 2025 | €231,000 | 144 m |
| Nr 2 Lower Staplestown Rd, Carlow, Carlow | May 2025 | €245,000 | 145 m |
| 12 Macgamhna Rd, Carlow, Carlow | Jan 2026 | €277,500 | 161 m |
| 8 Pollerton Road, Carlow | Aug 2025 | €190,000 | 192 m |
| 204 Pollerton Road, Carlow | May 2026 | €150,000 | 212 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 received19 August 2019
- Further information requested10 October 2019
- Further information received23 December 2019
- Decision due1 July 2020
- Decision issued24 June 2020
- Grant issued27 July 2020
- Permission expiry26 July 2025
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