1 Hanover Court, Kennedy Street, Carlow
Retention of a change of use from a coffee shop to a pizza restaurant and takeaway.
2159 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 24 February 2021
- Reference
- 2159
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 24 February 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for changing the use of the premises from a coffee shop to a pizza restaurant and takeaway. It 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
Permission to retain the change of use from a coffee shop to a pizza restaurant and takeaway, 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 | 73 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 | 197 m |
| 139 Tullow St, Carlow, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €110,000 | 197 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 received24 February 2021
- Further information requested16 April 2021
- Further information received24 September 2021
- Application withdrawn16 October 2021
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
To retain the change of use from a coffee shop to a pizza restaurant & take away plus external signage
1 Hanover Court , Kennedy Street , Co. Carlow
21442CarlowLodged 16 Nov 2021Retention
- 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
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