1 Hanover Court, Kennedy Street, Co. Carlow
Retention of a change of use from a coffee shop to a pizza restaurant and takeaway in Carlow.
21442 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 16 November 2021
- Reference
- 21442
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 16 November 2021
Summary
AI-generatedRetrospective planning permission is sought to retain the change of use of a premises from a coffee shop to a pizza restaurant and takeaway. The application also includes the retention of external signage.
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
To retain the change of use from a coffee shop to a pizza restaurant & take away plus external signage
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 5, Hanover Square, Kennedy Avenue | Feb 2025 | €178,000 | 72 m |
| 20 Hanover Court, Kennedy Ave, Carlow | Jun 2025 | €150,000 | 88 m |
| 22 Riverside, Carlow | Jun 2025 | €230,000 | 178 m |
| 139 Tullow St, Carlow, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €111,000 | 196 m |
| 139 Tullow St, Carlow, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €110,000 | 196 m |
| 8 Riverside, Carlow | Apr 2025 | €216,000 | 206 m |
| 2 Crosbie Place, Barrack St, Carlow | Jul 2025 | €101,000 | 209 m |
| 1 Riverbank Apts, Burrin St, Carlow | Dec 2025 | €6,295,000 | 216 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 received16 November 2021
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
To retain the change of use from a coffee shop to a pizza restaurant and take away, plus external signage
1 Hanover Court , Kennedy Street , Co. Carlow
21478CarlowLodged 3 Dec 2021Retention
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Permission to retain the change of use from a coffee shop to a pizza restaurant and takeaway, plus external…
1 Hanover Court , Kennedy Street , Carlow
2159CarlowLodged 24 Feb 2021Retention
- Granted40 m away
The addition of 1 no. window display unit behind the existing glazed shopfront, new infills to existing…
McDonald's Restaurant , Kennedy Avenue , Carlow
18124CarlowLodged 11 Apr 2018Alterations
- Awaiting decision70 m away
The development consists of erecting a new shop front by the replacement of existing aluminium fascia which…
Unit 4 , Exchequers Hall , Potato market
16349CarlowLodged 1 Dec 2016Commercial
- Awaiting decision70 m away
Permission for development consisting of the replacement of existing externally illuminated fascia and…
Unit 4 Exhequers Hall , Potatoe Market , Carlow Town
1762CarlowLodged 6 Mar 2017Commercial
- Granted70 m away
A change of use from existing offices to a Medical Centre and associated works at first floor level
Exchequer House , Potato Market , Carlow
2560299CarlowLodged 1 Oct 2025Change of use
- Granted70 m away
A change of use from existing financial building to a Day Service & administration offices on ground and…
Kennedy Avenue , Carlow
2560415CarlowLodged 16 Dec 2025Change of use
- Granted100 m away
PD10/6308 — The demolition of the existing Penneys’ Store (ca 4,000 sq m) and Hanover Shopping Centre (770 sq…
Kennedy Avenue , Kilkenny Road , and Burrin Street
16136CarlowLodged 9 May 2016Commercial
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- GrantedRetention
To retain the change of use from a coffee shop to a pizza restaurant and take away, plus external signage
1 Hanover Court , Kennedy Street , Co. Carlow
21478CarlowLodged 3 Dec 2021
- Awaiting decisionRetention
Permission to retain the change of use from a coffee shop to a pizza restaurant and takeaway, plus external…
1 Hanover Court , Kennedy Street , Carlow
2159CarlowLodged 24 Feb 2021
- GrantedChange of use
Alterations and change of use from retail to Pizzeria restaurant with take-away and new signage
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056052corkLodged 22 Aug 2005
- GrantedChange of use
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- InvalidChange of use
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SD21A/0141South DublinLodged 31 May 2021
- GrantedChange of use
Change of use to existing unit from retail to pizza takeaway, and new shopfront signage
Unit 7 , Newtown Shopping Centre , Beaufield Road
201461KildareLodged 2 Dec 2020
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