No. 53 & 54 Tullow St, Carlow
Conversion of a Carlow bar and restaurant into a food court, and nightclub toilets into a two-bedroom apartment.
22328 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 29 September 2022
- Reference
- 22328
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 September 2022
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 63 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks a change of use at ground floor level from a bar and restaurant to a food court with a seating area and new pedestrian entrance. It also proposes converting former first-floor nightclub toilet facilities into a two-bedroom residential unit.
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
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 first floor and change of use from existing nightclub toilet facilities to a two bedroom residential unit and all associated 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92 Tullow St, Carlow | Dec 2025 | €305,000 | 41 m |
| Apt 1, Tullow St, Carlow | Jul 2025 | €170,000 | 55 m |
| Apt 5, Cathedral Close, Tullow St | Nov 2025 | €130,000 | 110 m |
| 10 Cathedral Close, Carlow, Carlow | Apr 2026 | €195,000 | 113 m |
| 7 Cathedral Close, Tullow St, Carlow | Apr 2026 | €194,500 | 114 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 received29 September 2022
- Further information requested22 November 2022
- Further information received16 August 2023
- Decision due12 September 2023
- Decision issued11 September 2023
- Grant issued13 October 2023
- Permission expiry12 October 2028
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