No. 53 & 54 Tullow Street, Carlow
Conversion of a bar/restaurant to a food court and a nightclub toilet area to a two-bedroom apartment in Carlow.
22273 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 22 August 2022
- Reference
- 22273
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 August 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes a ground-floor change of use from a bar and restaurant to a food court with a seating area and a new pedestrian entrance. It also seeks to convert former first-floor nightclub toilet facilities into a two-bedroom residential unit.
- Residential unit
- 1
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Official record
Development description
For a change of use at ground floor level from existing bar and restaurant to a food court, seating area and food preparation area with new pedestrian entrance on the front façade at street level. Planning permission is also sought for a new ground floor entrance allowing access to the first floor and change of use from existing nightclub toilet facilities to a two bedroom residential unit and all associated site works at no. 53 & 54 tullow street, carlow.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92 Tullow St, Carlow | Dec 2025 | €305,000 | 42 m |
| Apt 1, Tullow St, Carlow | Jul 2025 | €170,000 | 56 m |
| Apt 5, Cathedral Close, Tullow St | Nov 2025 | €130,000 | 111 m |
| 10 Cathedral Close, Carlow, Carlow | Apr 2026 | €195,000 | 113 m |
| 7 Cathedral Close, Tullow St, Carlow | Apr 2026 | €194,500 | 115 m |
| 8 Barrack Street, Carlow | Aug 2025 | €180,000 | 143 m |
| 2 Crosbie Place, Barrack St, Carlow | Jul 2025 | €101,000 | 154 m |
| Rathoe, Carlow, Carlow | Feb 2025 | €231,000 | 162 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 received22 August 2022
In the area
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- Awaiting decision60 m away
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- Refused60 m away
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