Avoca House, Barrack Street, Carlow
Conversion of a former doctor's surgery into a single home in Carlow.
2131 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 5 February 2021
- Reference
- 2131
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 5 February 2021
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 113.83 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of a former doctor's surgery at Avoca House into a single residential unit. The works will take place within a protected structure and include all ancillary site works.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the change of use of former doctors surgery for use as a single residential unit, including works to accommodate same, all ancillary site works and services at protected structure niah reg. No: 10000517
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Commons, Carrigslaney Ballon, Carlow | Jul 2025 | €355,000 | 33 m |
| Coon East, Carlow, Kilkenny | Aug 2025 | €135,000 | 33 m |
| Rathoe, Carlow, Carlow | Feb 2025 | €231,000 | 33 m |
| 3 Meadows Grove, Graiguecullen, Carlowprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €308,370 | 33 m |
| 8 Barrack Street, Carlow | Aug 2025 | €180,000 | 73 m |
| 31 Crosbie Place, Carlow, Carlow | Aug 2025 | €232,000 | 164 m |
| Apt 1, Tullow St, Carlow | Jul 2025 | €170,000 | 171 m |
| 92 Tullow St, Carlow | Dec 2025 | €305,000 | 173 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 received5 February 2021
- Further information requested26 March 2021
- Further information received17 August 2021
- Decision due13 September 2021
- Decision issued6 September 2021
- Grant issued8 October 2021
- Permission expiry7 October 2026
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