The Old Post Office House, Rathvilly, Co. Carlow
Retention of change of use from a post office to a dwelling, and permission for a front boundary wall.
2560168 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 13 June 2025
- Reference
- 2560168
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 13 June 2025
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 19.58 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for changing the use of part of the property from a post office to a habitable part of a dwelling. It also seeks permission to construct a new front boundary wall.
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
Change of use of part of property from post office to use as habitable part of dwelling. Permission for construction of a front boundary wall and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide for and/or improve town and village centre facilities and uses”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Carlow County Development Plan 2022 - 2028 Rathvilly Small Town Plan (2022–2028). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monavothe, Rathvilly, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €315,000 | 84 m |
| Monavothe, Rathvilly, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €330,000 | 84 m |
| Slaney View, Rathvilly, Carlow | Jan 2025 | €400,000 | 181 m |
| Hacketstown Road, Rathvilly, Co Carlownot full market price | Sept 2025 | €50,000 | 212 m |
| 5 The Orchard, De Lacey Abbey, Rathvilly | Mar 2026 | €246,500 | 319 m |
| 16 The Birch, Delacy Abbey | Oct 2025 | €252,000 | 358 m |
| 11 Slaney Meadows, Rathvilly, Carlow | Jan 2025 | €380,000 | 405 m |
| Sunnyside, Rathvelly, Carlow | Feb 2025 | €280,000 | 465 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 received13 June 2025
- Decision due7 August 2025
- Decision issued28 July 2025
- Grant issued29 August 2025
- Permission expiry28 August 2030
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