139/140, Tullow Street, Carlow town
Conversion of a shop and redesign of apartments to create studio units in Carlow town.
2560066 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 21 March 2025
- Reference
- 2560066
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 March 2025
Summary
AI-generatedProposed alterations to a previously granted mixed-use development. The changes include converting part of a ground-floor shop into a studio apartment, and redesigning upper-floor layouts to create multiple one-bedroom studio apartments.
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
Alterations to granted planning permission 21/475 for a mixed use development at 139/140 tullow street: the alterations proposed are as follows: ground floor: part of existing shop unit to no. 139 to be converted to 1no. 1 bed studio apartment/repositioning of access stairs to upper floors. First floor: 2no. 1 bed studio apartments to replace previously granted 1 bedroom apartment and redesign of existing apartment to no. 139/ subdivision of previously granted 2 bedroom apartment to 2no. 1 bedroom studio apartments to no. 140 and redesign of granted studio apartment to 1 bedroom apartment (omitting internal stairs): second floor: 2no. 1 bedroom studio apartments to replace previously granted 1 bed apartment with redesign of existing apartment to no. 139/ redesign of existing studio apartment to 1 bedroom apartment to no. 140 and all associated works
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 139 Tullow St, Carlow, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €111,000 | 19 m |
| 139 Tullow St, Carlow, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €110,000 | 19 m |
| 55 Dublin St, Carlow | Feb 2025 | €150,000 | 98 m |
| 7a Brown St, Carlow, Carlow | Aug 2025 | €315,000 | 108 m |
| 1 B College Street, Carlow | May 2025 | €185,000 | 165 m |
| Apartment 5, Hanover Square, Kennedy Avenue | Feb 2025 | €178,000 | 176 m |
| 1 Riverbank Apts, Burrin St, Carlow | Dec 2025 | €6,295,000 | 190 m |
| Apt 5, Cathedral Close, Tullow St | Nov 2025 | €130,000 | 216 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 received21 March 2025
- Further information requested13 May 2025
- Further information received23 September 2025
- Decision due20 October 2025
- Decision issued20 October 2025
- Grant issued21 November 2025
- Permission expiry20 November 2030
In the area
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