GrantedInfrastructureDecided 15 July 2024

Dublin Road, Carlow Town, R93 PW84

Installation of 12 LED lighting poles for a hockey pitch in Carlow Town.

2360300 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 18 December 2023

Reference: 2360300
Authority: Carlow County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 18 December 2023

Summary

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Permission is sought to erect 12 LED lighting poles, approximately 15 meters high, to illuminate a hockey pitch. The site is located within the curtilage of the protected St Leo's Convent of Mercy.

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Development description

The erection of 12 no. Led lighting poles (approx 15m in height and max. 500 lux output) so as to provide lighting to the hockey pitch and all associated site development works. The site is located within the curtilage of a protected structure st leo’s convent of mercy (rps no. Ct3)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Community / EducationCI

“To protect and provide for community and educational facilities”

National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses

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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
1 Court View, Old Dublin Road, Carlow	Feb 2026	€432,000	276 m
1 Old Dublin Road, Carlow, Co. Carlow	Aug 2025	€300,000	294 m
10 Cathedral Close, Carlow, Carlow	Apr 2026	€195,000	344 m
7 Cathedral Close, Tullow St, Carlow	Apr 2026	€194,500	351 m
12 Macgamhna Rd, Carlow, Carlow	Jan 2026	€277,500	360 m
Apt 5, Cathedral Close, Tullow St	Nov 2025	€130,000	363 m
1 B College Street, Carlow	May 2025	€185,000	372 m
15 Springfield Drive, Rathnapish, Carlow	Mar 2025	€182,000	377 m

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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 received18 December 2023
Further information requested16 February 2024
Further information received24 June 2024
Decision due21 July 2024
Decision issued15 July 2024
Grant issued16 August 2024
Permission expiry15 August 2029

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