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Ballyknockan, Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow

Construction of a rear extension with a zinc-clad dormer and external insulation in Leighlinbridge.

2455 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 13 December 2024

Reference: 2455
Authority: Carlow County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 13 December 2024

Summary

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The project involves building a single-storey rear extension featuring a zinc-clad dormer. It also includes applying external insulation with a rendered finish to the existing house and modifying the road entrance to improve sightlines.

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Storey: 1

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Official record

Development description

To construct a single story extension, with zinc clad dormer, to the rear of existing house. Also for the installation of external insulation with a rendered finish to the existing dwelling house and the modification of the existing road entrance to achieve road sightlines, and all associated site works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Existing / Infill ResidentialRS

“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 County Development Plan 2022 - 2028 Leighlinbridge 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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
4 Friars Lough, Leighlinbridge, Carlowprice excludes VAT	Sept 2025	€250,000	141 m
41 Ballyknockan Manor, Leighlinbridge, Carlow	Jan 2026	€380,000	209 m
1 Poachers Lock, Church Street, Leighlinbridge	Feb 2026	€186,000	276 m
18 Ballyknockan Manor, Leighlinbridge, Carlow	Feb 2026	€360,000	290 m
19 Ballynockan Manor, Ballynockan, Co Carlow	Dec 2025	€230,000	296 m
3 The Old Mill, Leighlinbridge, Carlow	Dec 2025	€280,000	318 m
4 The Old Mill, Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow	Apr 2025	€208,000	323 m
1 Ballyknockan Manor, Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlownot full market price · price excludes VAT	May 2025	€9,823,789	331 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.

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Application received13 December 2024

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