Mellenton House, Chapelstown, Wexford Road
Two-storey rear extension, garage conversion to office, and external upgrades to Mellenton House.
2560166 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 12 June 2025
- Reference
- 2560166
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 June 2025
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 51.25 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves constructing a two-storey rear extension and replacing an asbestos garage roof with a trussed roof. The garage will be converted into a personal office, alongside external insulation, triple-glazed windows, and stone cladding.
- 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
The construction of a two-storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling; the removal of the asbestos roof on the attached garage and its replacement with a trussed roof; conversion of the garage to personal office space; associated internal modifications and alterations to external elevations, including the installation of triple-glazed windows, dormer windows on the south elevation, external insulation to all elevations, stone cladding to portions of the front façade, together with all ancillary site works and services
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.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 The Drive, Carberry Meadows, Balmostanprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €537,445 | 99 m |
| The Green, St Mullins, Carlow | Mar 2025 | €175,000 | 102 m |
| 17 The Green, Chapelstown Gate, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 107 m |
| 21 Chaplestown Gate, The Green, Tullow Road | Mar 2025 | €287,500 | 136 m |
| Chapelstown Road, Carlow, Co Carlow | Apr 2025 | €250,000 | 172 m |
| 6 River View, Chapelstown Gate, Co. Carlow | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 176 m |
| 13 The Drive, Chapelstown Gate, Tullow Road | Jan 2010 | €177,500 | 181 m |
| Chapelstown, Carlownot full market price | Mar 2025 | €220,000 | 217 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 received12 June 2025
- Further information requested6 August 2025
- Further information received11 August 2025
- Decision due15 September 2025
- Decision issued12 September 2025
- Grant issued15 October 2025
- Permission expiry14 October 2030
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