Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedChange of useDecided 21 August 2023

Main St., Hacketstown, Co. Carlow

Shopfront alterations and dividing the ground floor to create one new home and one commercial unit.

2380 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 2 May 2023

Reference
2380
Authority
Carlow County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
2 May 2023
Residential units
1
Floor area
104.7 m²

Summary

AI-generated

The development consists of alterations to an existing shopfront to create new openings. It also proposes dividing the ground floor of the premises to provide one new residential unit and one additional commercial unit.

Change of useshopfrontretailresidential conversiontown centre

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Official record

Development description

  • Permission for alterations to existing shopfront to form new openings and
  • Permission to divide the ground floor of the premises to provide 1 new residential unit & 1 additional commercial unit and all associated site works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Town CentreUC
To protect, provide for and/or improve town and village centre facilities and uses

National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area

Objective set by the Carlow County Development Plan 2022 - 2028 Hacketstown Small Town Plan (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & 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
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Barrack Lane, Hacketstown, CarlowAug 2025€191,00027 m
Main St, Kiltegan, Co WicklowNov 2025€180,000104 m
Hackettstown, Co Carlownot full market priceOct 2025€67,500113 m
Fair Green, Hacketstown, County CarlowNov 2025€215,000173 m
3 Mountain View, Hacketstown, CarlowSept 2025€222,000195 m
Hacketstown Christian Centre, The Green, HacketstownDec 2025€230,000460 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

  1. Application received2 May 2023
  2. Further information requested20 June 2023
  3. Further information received28 July 2023
  4. Decision due24 August 2023
  5. Decision issued21 August 2023
  6. Grant issued22 September 2023
  7. Permission expiry21 September 2028

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