Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedChange of useDecided 28 August 2025

No.146 Tullow Street, Carlow, Carlow

Change of use of a former sports retail unit to a deli and grocery shop in Carlow.

2560101 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 17 April 2025

Reference
2560101
Authority
Carlow County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
17 April 2025

Summary

AI-generated

The proposal seeks to convert the ground floor of a former sports shop into a deli and grocery retail premises. It also includes alterations to the first-floor living accommodation and a new entrance door for upper-floor access.

Change of useretailtown centreconversion
Storeys
2

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Official record

Development description

The change of use of an existing building last used as a sports retail unit to use as a deli and a grocery/retail premises to ground floor, alterations to existing first floor living accommodation, and alterations to front elevation to include new entrance door to access upper floors, new signage, and all associated site works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Town CentreUC
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.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
139 Tullow St, Carlow, CarlowSept 2025€110,00046 m
139 Tullow St, Carlow, CarlowSept 2025€111,00046 m
55 Dublin St, CarlowFeb 2025€150,00062 m
7a Brown St, Carlow, CarlowAug 2025€315,000114 m
1 B College Street, CarlowMay 2025€185,000173 m
1 Riverbank Apts, Burrin St, CarlowDec 2025€6,295,000180 m
Apartment 5, Hanover Square, Kennedy AvenueFeb 2025€178,000195 m
27 Castle Gate, Graigcullen, CarlowOct 2025€180,000195 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

  1. Application received17 April 2025
  2. Further information requested10 June 2025
  3. Further information received5 August 2025
  4. Decision due1 September 2025
  5. Decision issued28 August 2025
  6. Grant issued30 September 2025
  7. Permission expiry29 September 2030

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