Mortarstown, Carlow, Co. Carlow
Construction of 48 residential units and a childcare facility with access from the Carlow Inner Relief Road.
2460398 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 10 December 2024
- Reference
- 2460398
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 December 2024
- Residential units
- 46
- Floor area
- 4582.3 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a residential development of 48 houses, comprising 43 three-bed, 2 four-bed, and 3 two-bed dwellings. The project also includes a 319 sq.m childcare facility, parking, play areas, and access roads on a 2.739-hectare site.
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
48no. Residential units (43no. - three bed dwellings, 2no. - four bed dwellings, & 3no. - two bed dwellings), a childcare facility (of 319sq. M) and all associated car parking, play areas, landscaping, and all associated site works to include a construction access from the partially complete carlow inner relief road direct to the proposed site. The subject site has a gross area of 2.739ha and is located at mortarstown, carlow, co. Carlow with proposed access from the partially completed carlow inner relief road and through the practically complete cluain bui residential development.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98 Cluain Bui, Quinagh, Carlow | Jun 2025 | €343,000 | 68 m |
| 63 Cluain Bui, Quinagh, Carlowprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €303,965 | 119 m |
| 65 Cluain Bui, Quinagh, Carlowprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €299,559 | 128 m |
| 69 Cluain Bui, Quinagh, Co. Carlowprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €299,559 | 129 m |
| 71 Cluain Bui, Quinagh, Carlowprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €299,559 | 129 m |
| 66 Cluain Bui, Quinaghprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €299,559 | 135 m |
| 64 Cluain Bui, Quinagh, Carlowprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €303,964 | 136 m |
| 68 Cluain Bui, Quinagh, County Carlowprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €299,559 | 137 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 received10 December 2024
- Further information requested11 February 2025
- Further information received7 August 2025
- Decision due19 November 2025
- Decision issued19 November 2025
- Grant issued22 December 2025
- Permission expiry21 December 2030
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