Browneshill Wood, Browneshill Road, Chapelstown
Construction of 61 houses with associated landscaping and site works at Browneshill Wood.
20179 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 9 June 2020
- Reference
- 20179
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 June 2020
- Residential units
- 54
- Floor area
- 6162.38 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes the construction of 61 houses of various sizes, including 10 bungalows, 4 terraced houses, and 37 semi-detached houses. The development will connect to the existing internal road network and includes landscaping, boundary treatments, and drainage infrastructure.
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 construction of 61 no. Houses comprising: 10 no. 2 bed semi-detached bungalows, (c. 72m2 gfa), 4 no. 2 bed 2 storey terraced houses (c. 86m2 gfa), 11 no. 3 bedroom 2 storey terraced houses (c. 114m2 gfa), 26 no. 3 bedroom 2 storey semi-detached houses (c. 114m2 gfa), 10 no. 4 bed semi-detached houses, (c. 136m2 gfa). The development will be accessed and served by the existing internal road network and site services as permitted under reg. Ref. 99/3698, reg. Ref. 13/6594, reg. Ref. 16/321, reg. Ref. 17/154, with vehicular access off browneshill road. The development includes all associated landscaping works (including the provision of public and private open space areas), boundary treatments, site development works, site services (foul, surface water drainage, water supply and the enlargement of an existing attenuation tank) and all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve existing residential amenity; to provide for appropriate infill residential development; to provide for new and improved ancillary services”
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 17 September 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 19 September 2023.
Notified floor area: 114 m²
12 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 105 Sandhills, Hackettstown Rd, Carlow | Nov 2025 | €323,000 | 126 m |
| 106 Sandhills, Hacketstown Rd, Carlownot full market price | Apr 2025 | €20,000 | 133 m |
| 110 Sand Hills Hacketstown, Hacketstown, Carlow | Dec 2025 | €331,000 | 165 m |
| 46 Browneshill Wood, Browneshill Rd, Carlow | Nov 2025 | €373,000 | 181 m |
| 9 Talbot Terrace, Carlow, Carlow | Oct 2025 | €300,000 | 199 m |
| 28 The Paddocks Browneshill Rd, Carlow | Feb 2025 | €260,000 | 201 m |
| 116 Sandhills, Hacketstown Rd, Carlow | Apr 2025 | €323,000 | 209 m |
| 54 Sandhills, Hacketstown Rd, Carlow | Jan 2025 | €285,000 | 211 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 received9 June 2020
- Further information requested29 July 2020
- Further information received23 March 2021
- Decision due3 May 2021
- Decision issued30 April 2021
- Grant issued2 June 2021
- Permission expiry1 June 2026
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