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2/3 Staplestown Road, Carlow Town, Carlow

Demolition of two houses to build a street-front block with a cafe and apartment, plus a rear block with eight apartments.

2460121 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 13 May 2024

Reference: 2460121
Authority: Carlow County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 13 May 2024

Summary

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The proposal involves the demolition of two single-storey houses. In their place, a street-front block will be built containing a ground-floor cafe and one apartment, with three apartments on the first floor, alongside a rear block containing eight apartments across two storeys.

Apartmentsdemolitioncafeapartmentsmixed use

Residential units: 12
Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

For demolition of 2no. Single storey houses and the construction of 1no. Block to street front comprising of 1no. Cafe unit to ground floor/1no. 1 bedroom apartment with 3no. 1 bedroom units to first floor and associated stairs/lift and 1no. Block to rear of site comprising of 4no. 1 bedroom apartments to ground floor and 4no. 1 bedroom apartments to first floor and associated stairs/lift and all associated works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Neighbourhood Facilities / CentreDC

“To provide for and improve local neighbourhood centres and facilities”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

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

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
17 Clayton Court, Askea, Carlow	Nov 2025	€221,000	47 m
5 Uppers Steeplestown Road, Carlow	Nov 2025	€240,000	57 m
25 Clayton Court, Browneshill Rd, Askea	May 2026	€136,000	73 m
Upper Staplestown Rd, Carlow, Carlow	Apr 2026	€385,000	95 m
2 Oakley Park, Tullow Rd, Carlow	Sept 2025	€310,000	112 m
Apt 10, Caislean Cuirt, Staplestown Rd	Jul 2025	€150,000	117 m
Apt 7 - Caislain Cuirt, Staplestown Road, Carlow	Dec 2025	€167,500	117 m
24 St Patricks Ave, Carlow, Carlow	Jul 2025	€225,000	134 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 May 2024

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