GrantedExtensionDecided 17 August 2022

St Catherines Community Services Centre, St Josephs Road, Carlow

Construction of a single-storey extension to an existing community centre and removal of a portacabin.

22218 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 27 June 2022

Reference: 22218
Authority: Carlow County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 27 June 2022

Summary

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The development consists of a single-storey extension to the St Catherines Community Services Centre. It will provide additional consultation rooms, a family room, offices, toilets, and a hallway, alongside the removal of an existing portacabin.

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Storey: 1

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Official record

Development description

Permission is sought for the construction of a proposed single storey extension(being a replacement/ reduction of permission granted 17/339) to existing community centre comprising of : additional consultation rooms/family room, additional offices, toilets, hallway to front of creche, removable of existing portacabin and associated works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Community / EducationCI

“To protect and provide for community and educational facilities”

National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses

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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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 24 January 2024.

Notified floor area: 1,047 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
15 Springfield Drive, Rathnapish, Carlow	Mar 2025	€182,000	262 m
9 Woodbrook Place, Green Lane, Carlow	May 2025	€172,500	324 m
12 Macgamhna Rd, Carlow, Carlow	Jan 2026	€277,500	328 m
6 Aylesbury, Dublin Rd, Carlow	Feb 2026	€320,000	360 m
1 Court View, Old Dublin Road, Carlow	Feb 2026	€432,000	394 m
1 Old Dublin Road, Carlow, Co. Carlow	Aug 2025	€300,000	411 m
132 Jkl Ave, Carlow, Carlow	Mar 2025	€177,000	413 m
204 Pollerton Road, Carlow	May 2026	€150,000	420 m

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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 received27 June 2022
Decision due21 August 2022
Decision issued17 August 2022
Grant issued19 September 2022
Permission expiry18 September 2027

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