Carpenters Funeral Home, Barrack Street, Carlow
Change of use of first-floor funeral home offices to a two-bedroom apartment in Carlow.
2460018 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 31 January 2024
- Reference
- 2460018
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 31 January 2024
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 85 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes an alteration to a previously granted permission at Carpenters Funeral Home. It seeks a change of use at first-floor level from funeral home offices to a single two-bedroom apartment.
- Storeys
- 2
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
Alteration to previously granted planning permission ref. 19/377 comprising change of use at first floor level from funeral home offices to 2-bed apartment
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide for and/or improve town centre facilities and uses”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rathoe, Carlow, Carlow | Feb 2025 | €231,000 | 35 m |
| 3 Meadows Grove, Graiguecullen, Carlowprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €308,370 | 35 m |
| Coon East, Carlow, Kilkenny | Aug 2025 | €135,000 | 35 m |
| The Commons, Carrigslaney Ballon, Carlow | Jul 2025 | €355,000 | 35 m |
| 8 Barrack Street, Carlow | Aug 2025 | €180,000 | 86 m |
| 31 Crosbie Place, Carlow, Carlow | Aug 2025 | €232,000 | 173 m |
| Apt 1, Tullow St, Carlow | Jul 2025 | €170,000 | 182 m |
| 92 Tullow St, Carlow | Dec 2025 | €305,000 | 185 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 requested19 March 2024
- Further information received29 April 2024
- Decision due26 May 2024
- Decision issued21 May 2024
- Grant issued21 June 2024
- Permission expiry20 June 2029
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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- GrantedAt this site
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