139/140 Tullow Street, Carlow
Conversion and extension of a mixed-use building in Carlow to create multiple apartments.
21448 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 18 November 2021
- Reference
- 21448
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 November 2021
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to alter and change the use of a three-storey and two-storey mixed-use building. The works include converting shop space and existing apartments into a studio apartment, multiple one-bedroom apartments, and converting a detached rear building into two studio apartments.
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
- For alteration/change of use to existing three storey/two storey mixed use building at 139/140 tullow street, carlow town. Proposed alterations are as follows: ground floor
- 140 - proposed pedestrian access route through shop to rear, alterations to front façade, conversion of part of existing shop to 1 no. Studio apartment, new stairs to access first floor (remove existing) to rear. 139 – repositioning of existing stairs to front of shop to access first & second floor. First floor: 140 -subdivision of existing apartment at first floor level to 1 no. 1 bed apartment / 2 no. 1 bed studio apartments with small extension to same. 139 – subdivision of existing apartment to 2 no. 1 bedroom apartment with extension to rear of same. Conversion of existing detached two storey to rear yard to 2 no. 1 bed studio apartment, alteration of existing stairs to first floor and all associated 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 139 Tullow St, Carlow, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €111,000 | 19 m |
| 139 Tullow St, Carlow, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €110,000 | 19 m |
| 55 Dublin St, Carlow | Feb 2025 | €150,000 | 98 m |
| 7a Brown St, Carlow, Carlow | Aug 2025 | €315,000 | 108 m |
| 1 B College Street, Carlow | May 2025 | €185,000 | 165 m |
| Apartment 5, Hanover Square, Kennedy Avenue | Feb 2025 | €178,000 | 176 m |
| 1 Riverbank Apts, Burrin St, Carlow | Dec 2025 | €6,295,000 | 190 m |
| Apt 5, Cathedral Close, Tullow St | Nov 2025 | €130,000 | 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 received18 November 2021
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