Oaklodge, Oak Park Road, Carlow
Retention of a storage structure and shipping container in Carlow, with plans to complete it for vintage cars.
245 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 31 January 2024
- Reference
- 245
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 31 January 2024
- Residential units
- 2
- Floor area
- 89 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to retain an existing unauthorised store structure and shipping container currently used for storing garden equipment and motorbikes. The applicant also seeks to complete the store for housing vintage cars and a camper van.
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
Existing unauthorised store structure and shipping container for storage of garden equipment and motorbikes. Permission being sought to complete the store for vintage cars and camper van and all associated site works
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Glade, Oak Park Rd, Carlow | Apr 2025 | €470,000 | 161 m |
| 6 Aylesbury, Dublin Rd, Carlow | Feb 2026 | €320,000 | 208 m |
| 17 Larkfield, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €450,000 | 347 m |
| 2 Larkfield, Carlow | Jan 2026 | €395,000 | 371 m |
| 15 Springfield Drive, Rathnapish, Carlow | Mar 2025 | €182,000 | 376 m |
| 95 Tanner Hall, Athy Rd, Carlow | Jul 2025 | €257,000 | 429 m |
| 94 Tanner Hall, Athy Rd, Carlow | Jun 2025 | €275,000 | 429 m |
| 1 Sycamore Rd, Rathnapish, Carlow | Mar 2025 | €300,000 | 476 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 received31 January 2024
- Further information requested21 March 2024
- Further information received20 May 2024
- Decision due16 June 2024
- Decision issued12 June 2024
- Grant issued15 July 2024
- Permission expiry14 July 2029
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