Awaiting decisionChange of use

Main Street / Mill Street, Hacketstown, Co. Carlow

Change of use from a previously approved hotel development to a ground-floor retail unit and three apartments.

2560390 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 28 November 2025

Reference: 2560390
Authority: Carlow County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 28 November 2025

Summary

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This application seeks to modify a previously granted permission for a 17-bedroom hotel. The new proposal is to demolish a portion of the rear retail store and change the use of the site to a ground-floor retail unit fronting Main Street, along with three one-bedroom apartments and communal facilities.

Change of useapartmentsretailtown centre

Residential units: 3

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Official record

Development description

A change of use from that granted under planning reference no. 23/60178 which stated: “permission granted to demolish portion of commercial retail store to the rear of existing retail unit. Full planning permission is sought for the change of use of the entire retail site area for use as a hotel. Full planning permission is sought to construct a two-storey extension to the rear of existing original building including the renovation of same for a 17 no. Bedroom hotel, associated signage, associated facilities including, kitchen, dining area, lounge / bar area, toilets, laundry facilities, associated car-parking all ancillary site works and services. ” to a new application to change the use on the same site to :- permission to demolish portion of the commercial retail store to the rear of the existing retail unit. Full permission is sought for the change of use of the entire retail site area for use as retail unit to ground floor fronting onto mainstreet with associated signage and domestic housing comprising of: ground floor: one number retail unit fronting onto the main street. Three number one-bedroom apartments. Provision of a communal bin storage facility and secured internal bicycle parking. Ten on street car parking spaces. First floor: one number one-bedroom apartment. One number two-bedroom apartment. Two number three-bedroom apartment. The provision of four number two storey town houses/apartments with rooftop gardens. All associated ancillary site works and services

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Town CentreUC

“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 Hacketstown Small Town Plan (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Barrack Lane, Hacketstown, Carlow	Aug 2025	€191,000	56 m
Main St, Kiltegan, Co Wicklow	Nov 2025	€180,000	60 m
Hackettstown, Co Carlownot full market price	Oct 2025	€67,500	126 m
3 Mountain View, Hacketstown, Carlow	Sept 2025	€222,000	148 m
Fair Green, Hacketstown, County Carlow	Nov 2025	€215,000	194 m
Hacketstown Christian Centre, The Green, Hacketstown	Dec 2025	€230,000	475 m

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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

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Application received28 November 2025
Further information requested30 January 2026
Further information received11 June 2026

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