Kilfane House, Kilkenny Road, Carlow
Conversion of a first-floor commercial premises into two apartments in Carlow.
2419 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 22 April 2024
- Reference
- 2419
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 April 2024
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of an existing first-floor commercial premises to create two self-contained apartments. The works include window alterations, two new balconies, car parking revisions, bicycle and bin storage, roof renewals, and solar PV panels.
- Residential units
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Change of use of the existing first floor commercial premises on this site, kilfane house, kilkenny road, carlow, r93 r5r2 to provide two self-contained apartments, the works will include alterations to first floor windows and provision of 2 no. Balconies, revisions to the existing car park layout to provide 3 no. Car parking spaces, alterations to the existing pedestrian access and landscape works, provision of communal bin storage and bicycle storage, the renewal of all roof coverings and the installation of solar pv arrays, all as detailed in the attached application drawings
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve existing residential amenity; to provide for appropriate infill residential development; to provide for new and improved ancillary services”
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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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryville, Granbyrow, Carlow | Apr 2026 | €310,000 | 89 m |
| 3 Tyndall Court, Kilkenny Rd, Carlow | Dec 2025 | €245,000 | 89 m |
| 1 Granby Row, Carlow, Co Carlow | Aug 2025 | €245,000 | 103 m |
| 2 Granby Row, Carlow, Carlow | Mar 2025 | €225,000 | 106 m |
| 9 Tyndall Court, Kilkenny Road, Carlow | Dec 2025 | €310,000 | 107 m |
| 6 Belmont Apts, Kilkenny Rd, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €185,000 | 109 m |
| 38 Burrin St, Carlow, Carlow | May 2025 | €143,000 | 130 m |
| Maria Regina, 1 Granby Terrace, Granby Row | Sept 2025 | €311,000 | 134 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 received22 April 2024
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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18318CarlowLodged 8 Aug 2018Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
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18354CarlowLodged 5 Sept 2018Commercial
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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