Governey Square, Co. Carlow
Retention of rear extensions and layout changes to convert a former pharmacy into two apartments and a townhouse.
21482 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 6 December 2021
- Reference
- 21482
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 6 December 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for 41.56 square meters of ground and first-floor rear extensions. It also requests permission to revise the layout of the properties to provide two apartments and one townhouse, including changes to the elevations and boundaries.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 42 m²
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Official record
Development description
Permission to revise the layout of houses (formerly a pharmacy) to provide two apartments and one townhouse further to planning register reference 20/217. The changes are to include retention of 41.56sq. M of ground and first floor works carried out to the rear of the houses to include two bedrooms and an en suite bathroom forming a new ground floor apartment and two bedrooms and an en suite on the first floor apartment to form a two storey first and second floor apartment and to make changes to the front and rear elevations, relocate boundary between the houses and the apartments and all ancillary site 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.
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 received6 December 2021
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