Shop Around, Market Square, Bagenalstown
Retention of fit-out works and change of use from retail to an adult training facility in a protected structure.
21311 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 18 August 2021
- Reference
- 21311
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 18 August 2021
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for internal fit-out works and partitions already carried out. It also seeks permission to change the use of the premises from retail to an adult training facility. The building is a protected structure.
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
Of fit out works carried out to date including erection of internal partitions and continuation/completion of fit our works at 'shop around'. A protected stucture ref carlow 380. Plus permission is sought for a change of use from retail to adult training facility premises
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide for and/or improve town and village centre facilities and uses”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Carlow_County_Development_Plan_2022_2028_Variation_Number_2_Muine_Bheag_Royal_Oak_District_Town_Plan_2026 (2022–2028). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knockree, Kilcarrig Street, Bagenalstown | Sept 2025 | €230,000 | 169 m |
| 14 Rivercourt, Hotel Street, Bagnalstown | Sept 2025 | €180,000 | 179 m |
| 2 Rivercourt, Bagenalstown, Carlow | Apr 2025 | €170,000 | 187 m |
| 7 Sli Na Rua, Bagnelstown, County Carlow | Jul 2025 | €725,000 | 190 m |
| Fenniscourt, Bagenalstown, Carlow | Apr 2025 | €250,000 | 190 m |
| Sheean, Garryhill, Muine Bheag | Feb 2026 | €62,500 | 190 m |
| 28 Kilcarrig Street, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow | Jun 2026 | €185,000 | 192 m |
| 29 Pairc Muire, Bagenalstown, Carlow | Jun 2025 | €150,000 | 249 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 August 2021
- Further information requested5 October 2021
- Further information received3 November 2021
- Decision due30 November 2021
- Decision issued30 November 2021
- Grant issued11 January 2022
- Permission expiry10 January 2027
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