Shaw's Department Store, 8-11 Tullow Street & Bridewell Lane, Co. Carlow
Installation of solar photovoltaic panels on the roof of Shaw's Department Store.
2289 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 9 March 2022
- Reference
- 2289
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 March 2022
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis green energy initiative development consists of the installation of photovoltaic panels on the existing roof structures of the department store, along with all associated site works.
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
The proposed green energy initiative development consisting of the installation of photovoltaic panels on the existing roof structures together with 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 139 Tullow St, Carlow, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €111,000 | 53 m |
| 139 Tullow St, Carlow, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €110,000 | 53 m |
| 55 Dublin St, Carlow | Feb 2025 | €150,000 | 117 m |
| 1 Riverbank Apts, Burrin St, Carlow | Dec 2025 | €6,295,000 | 122 m |
| Apartment 5, Hanover Square, Kennedy Avenue | Feb 2025 | €178,000 | 129 m |
| 7a Brown St, Carlow, Carlow | Aug 2025 | €315,000 | 175 m |
| 27 Castle Gate, Graigcullen, Carlow | Oct 2025 | €180,000 | 194 m |
| 1 B College Street, Carlow | May 2025 | €185,000 | 233 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 received9 March 2022
- Further information requested26 April 2022
- Further information received20 June 2022
- Decision due17 July 2022
- Decision issued14 July 2022
- Grant issued16 August 2022
- Permission expiry15 August 2027
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