Governey Square, Co. Carlow
Retention of layout revisions to provide two apartments and one townhouse in Carlow.
21443 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 16 November 2021
- Reference
- 21443
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 16 November 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to retain revisions to a previously permitted housing layout to provide two apartments and one townhouse. It includes the retention of 41.56 square meters of rear extension works and changes to elevations and boundaries.
- Residential units
- 3
- Floor area
- 42 m²
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Official record
Development description
To revise the layout of houses at governey square, co. Carlow to provide two appartments and one town house further to planning register reference pl20/217. The changes are to include retention of 41.56sqm of ground and first floor works carried out to the rear of the houses and to make changes to the front & rear elevations, relocate boundary between the house and the apartments and all ancillary site works. This is further to planning permission register no. 20/217
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 2 Barrowmews, Cartour St, Carlow | Dec 2025 | €155,000 | 40 m |
| 1 Castlehill Apts, Castlehill Centre, Castlehill | Jan 2026 | €155,000 | 79 m |
| 3 Castle Hill Centre, Castle Hill, Graiguecullen | Apr 2026 | €150,000 | 84 m |
| Castle Hill, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €180,000 | 87 m |
| 14 Centaur Court, Centaur St, Carlow | Apr 2025 | €173,500 | 93 m |
| 7 Centaur Court, Centaur St, Carlow | Mar 2026 | €186,000 | 93 m |
| 8 Castle Hill, Carlownot full market price | May 2026 | €137,000 | 93 m |
| Apt 1, Bridge St, Graiguecullen | Sept 2025 | €180,000 | 124 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
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