No.53 & 54 Tullow Street, Carlow
Change of use from a basement bar to a casino in Carlow.
22381 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 7 November 2022
- Reference
- 22381
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 7 November 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves a change of use at basement floor level from an existing bar to a casino. Access to the basement is located at ground floor level on Tullow Street.
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 basement floor level (with access at ground floor tullow street) from an existing bar to a casino 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 | 42 m |
| Apt 1, Tullow St, Carlow | Jul 2025 | €170,000 | 56 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 received7 November 2022
- Further information requested9 January 2023
- Further information received6 October 2023
- Decision due2 November 2023
- Decision issued25 October 2023
- Grant issued27 November 2023
- Permission expiry26 November 2028
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19239CarlowLodged 13 Jun 2019Apartments
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19211CarlowLodged 27 May 2019Apartments
- Granted40 m away
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46 Tullow Street , Carlow
18145CarlowLodged 23 Apr 2018Commercial
- Granted50 m away
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22377CarlowLodged 4 Nov 2022Retention
- Awaiting decision50 m away
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20322CarlowLodged 17 Sept 2020Retention
- Refused50 m away
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1634CarlowLodged 8 Feb 2016Commercial
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