38 39 40 & 43 Tullow Street, Carlow
Change of use from vacant offices to 11 student accommodation units in Carlow.
20468 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 18 December 2020
- Reference
- 20468
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 December 2020
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 968 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of converting a vacant first-floor office area into 11 one-bed student accommodation units. The plans include communal areas, laundry, bicycle storage, and refuse storage.
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
Permission for development consisting of change of use from existing vacant first floor office area as granted planning ref: 075861 to 11 no. One bed student accommodation units and communal areas consisting of; laundry room, general / bicycle storage room, refuse storage area, ancillary services; use of existing ground floor entrances, lift & stairwells 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92 Tullow St, Carlow | Dec 2025 | €305,000 | 78 m |
| Apt 1, Tullow St, Carlow | Jul 2025 | €170,000 | 90 m |
| Apt 5, Cathedral Close, Tullow St | Nov 2025 | €130,000 | 103 m |
| 7 Cathedral Close, Tullow St, Carlow | Apr 2026 | €194,500 | 114 m |
| 10 Cathedral Close, Carlow, Carlow | Apr 2026 | €195,000 | 120 m |
| 139 Tullow St, Carlow, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €110,000 | 189 m |
| 139 Tullow St, Carlow, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €111,000 | 189 m |
| 2 Crosbie Place, Barrack St, Carlow | Jul 2025 | €101,000 | 192 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 received18 December 2020
- Further information requested9 February 2021
- Further information received2 March 2021
- Decision due29 March 2021
- Decision issued24 March 2021
- Grant issued26 April 2021
- Permission expiry25 April 2026
In the area
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20309CarlowLodged 7 Sept 2020Change of use
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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20292CarlowLodged 19 Aug 2020Change of use
- Granted30 m away
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19471CarlowLodged 29 Nov 2019Commercial
- Granted30 m away
External works to alter the layout of, and install an automatic barrier to the existing entrance and bollards…
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2560324CarlowLodged 23 Oct 2025Alterations
- Granted30 m away
For the following, (a) remove separating wall between existing retail shop unit (no 46 Tullow Street) and…
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18145CarlowLodged 23 Apr 2018Commercial
- Granted40 m away
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2560337CarlowLodged 31 Oct 2025Alterations
- Refused50 m away
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19239CarlowLodged 13 Jun 2019Apartments
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