Barrack, Street, Carlow
Demolition of a shopfront and facade to build a ground-floor retail unit and a first-floor apartment in Carlow.
2560104 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 22 April 2025
- Reference
- 2560104
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal involves the demolition of the existing front facade of 22 Barrack Street and the shopfront of a former funeral home. It will be replaced with a new shopfront and a two-storey mixed-use development containing a ground-floor retail unit and a one-bedroom apartment on the first floor.
- Residential unit
- 1
- 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
Proposed demolition of existing front façade of no. 22 barrack street, demolition of existing shop front of former funeral home and replacement with new shop front, provision of 2-storey mixed use development comprising ground floor retail unit and first floor 1-bed apartment, and ancillary bin and bike storage
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Crosbie Place, Barrack St, Carlow | Jul 2025 | €101,000 | 62 m |
| 8 Barrack Street, Carlow | Aug 2025 | €180,000 | 64 m |
| 31 Crosbie Place, Carlow, Carlow | Aug 2025 | €232,000 | 103 m |
| 25 Crosbie Place, Little Barrack St, Carlow | Aug 2025 | €235,000 | 125 m |
| 92 Tullow St, Carlow | Dec 2025 | €305,000 | 144 m |
| The Commons, Carrigslaney Ballon, Carlow | Jul 2025 | €355,000 | 146 m |
| Rathoe, Carlow, Carlow | Feb 2025 | €231,000 | 146 m |
| 3 Meadows Grove, Graiguecullen, Carlowprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €308,370 | 146 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 received22 April 2025
- Further information requested12 June 2025
- Further information received22 August 2025
- Decision due18 September 2025
- Decision issued16 September 2025
- Grant issued17 October 2025
- Permission expiry16 October 2030
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