No.3 Dublin St., Carlow
Conversion of a ground floor retail unit into a fast-food takeaway and restoring three upper floors to residential use.
2560149 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 3 June 2025
- Reference
- 2560149
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 3 June 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks the redevelopment of an existing property in Carlow town. It includes a change of use of the ground floor from retail to a fast-food takeaway, alongside reinstating three upper floors back to habitable residential use.
- Storeys
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Official record
Development description
Redevelopment of existing property to include change of use of ground floor area last used as retail area to use as fast-food takeaway , reinstating 3 x upper floors to their previous use as habitable area, new signage, and all associated site 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 Dublin St, Carlow | Feb 2025 | €150,000 | 39 m |
| 139 Tullow St, Carlow, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €110,000 | 79 m |
| 139 Tullow St, Carlow, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €111,000 | 79 m |
| 7a Brown St, Carlow, Carlow | Aug 2025 | €315,000 | 143 m |
| 27 Castle Gate, Graigcullen, Carlow | Oct 2025 | €180,000 | 157 m |
| 1 Riverbank Apts, Burrin St, Carlow | Dec 2025 | €6,295,000 | 163 m |
| 211 Riverdell, Hay Market, Carlow | Jan 2025 | €165,000 | 170 m |
| Apt 316 Riverdell, Haymarket, Carlow | Jun 2025 | €142,000 | 170 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 received3 June 2025
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