No 31, Staplestown Road, Carlow
Change of use of a ground floor commercial space back to private residential use in Carlow.
2560116 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 8 May 2025
- Reference
- 2560116
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 May 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission to convert the existing commercial ground floor space of a property on Staplestown Road back into private residential use.
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
The change of usage of existing commercial used ground floor space back to private residential usage
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 St Killians Crescent, Carlow, Carlow | Apr 2025 | €185,000 | 104 m |
| 204 Pollerton Road, Carlow | May 2026 | €150,000 | 123 m |
| 8 Pollerton Road, Carlow | Aug 2025 | €190,000 | 126 m |
| 182 Pollerton Rd, Carlow, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €235,000 | 127 m |
| 67 St Killians Crescent, Staplestown Rd, Carlow | Apr 2026 | €160,000 | 128 m |
| 33 St Killian's Crescent, Carlow Town | Mar 2025 | €217,500 | 142 m |
| Upper Staplestown Rd, Carlow, Carlow | Apr 2026 | €385,000 | 150 m |
| 132 Jkl Ave, Carlow, Carlow | Mar 2025 | €177,000 | 150 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 received8 May 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
The change of usage of existing commercial used ground floor space back to private residential usage
No 31 , Staplestown Road , Carlow
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- Granted50 m away
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2460038CarlowLodged 22 Feb 2024Demolition
- Granted50 m away
A two storey extension to the front and side of existing 2 storey supermarket (over basement) and revised…
Raths Londis , Pollerton Rd , Carlow
22417CarlowLodged 5 Dec 2022Commercial
- Awaiting decision50 m away
For a two storey extension to the front and side of existing 2 storey supermarket (over basement) and revised…
Raths Londis , Pollerton Road , Carlow
22344CarlowLodged 10 Oct 2022Commercial
- Awaiting decision60 m away
Single storey extension as constructed to the rear of existing two-storey dwelling house including…
49 St Killians Crescent , Carlow Town , Co. Carlow
2660178CarlowLodged 9 Jun 2026Extension
- Awaiting decision90 m away
Change of use of premises from existing dental surgery to use as a domestic dwelling and all associated site…
30 St Patrick's Avenue , Carlow
20367CarlowLodged 20 Oct 2020Change of use
- Granted90 m away
Change of use of premises from existing Dental Surgery to use as a domestic dwelling and all associated site…
30 St. Patrick's Avenue , Carlow
20389CarlowLodged 3 Nov 2020Change of use
- Granted100 m away
Demolition of existing single storey extension to rear of existing two storey dwelling, proposed replacement…
56 St Killians Crescent , Staplestown Road , Carlow
2660052CarlowLodged 20 Feb 2026Extension
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