Empower Fitness & Health Ltd., O’Brien Rd, Carlow
Retention of extended opening hours for a fitness and health centre.
2360130 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 7 July 2023
- Reference
- 2360130
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 7 July 2023
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought to keep the current operating hours of Empower Fitness & Health Ltd. The hours would officially change to open at 6am instead of 7am from Monday to Friday.
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
- Retention permission for change of hours of operation (as specified in condition no. 6 of previously granted planning permission pl. No. 17/289) from 7am
- 10pm - monday to friday, 9am
- 6pm - saturday & sunday, to existing hours of operation 6am to 10pm – monday to friday, 9am
- 6pm saturday & sunday, and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To promote and provide for the development of enterprise and employment generating uses”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 The Willows, Pollerton, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €220,000 | 97 m |
| 42 The Willows, Pollerton, Carlow | Mar 2025 | €235,000 | 108 m |
| 125 Hunters Green, Carlow | Feb 2026 | €285,000 | 112 m |
| 121 Hunters Green, Palatine Rd, Carlow | Apr 2025 | €323,000 | 126 m |
| 130 Hunters Green, Pollerton, Carlow | Jan 2025 | €315,000 | 156 m |
| 8 Rathdale, Pollerton, Carlow | Jan 2025 | €270,000 | 157 m |
| 32 The Willows, Pollerton Rd, Carlow | Apr 2025 | €380,000 | 199 m |
| 2 Rathdale, Kearneys Lane, Pollerton | Apr 2025 | €120,000 | 227 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 July 2023
- Decision due31 August 2023
- Decision issued24 August 2023
- Grant issued26 September 2023
- Permission expiry25 September 2028
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