Woodgrove Avenue, Rathvilly, Co. Carlow
Retention of a change of use from a community centre to a preschool in Rathvilly.
21494 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 13 December 2021
- Reference
- 21494
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 13 December 2021
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for changing the use of a building from a previous community centre to its current use as an early years and preschool facility.
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Official record
Development description
Retention permission for the change of usage from previous community centre to current early years/preschool facility
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve existing residential amenity; to provide for appropriate infill residential development; to provide for new and improved ancillary services”
Objective set by the Carlow County Development Plan 2022 - 2028 Rathvilly Small Town Plan (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hacketstown Road, Rathvilly, Co Carlownot full market price | Sept 2025 | €50,000 | 99 m |
| Monavothe, Rathvilly, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €330,000 | 289 m |
| Monavothe, Rathvilly, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €315,000 | 289 m |
| 16 The Birch, Delacy Abbey | Oct 2025 | €252,000 | 399 m |
| 5 The Orchard, De Lacey Abbey, Rathvilly | Mar 2026 | €246,500 | 404 m |
| Slaney View, Rathvilly, Carlow | Jan 2025 | €400,000 | 417 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 received13 December 2021
- Further information requested14 February 2022
- Further information received11 April 2022
- Decision due8 May 2022
- Decision issued28 April 2022
- Grant issued31 May 2022
- Permission expiry30 May 2027
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