Bridge Street, Tullow, Co. Carlow
Change of use from a butcher shop to a restaurant with a ground floor extension in Tullow.
2560394 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 2 December 2025
- Reference
- 2560394
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 December 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal involves converting a former butcher shop into a restaurant. It also includes building a ground floor extension and adding a front door to access the first-floor residential unit.
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 use from previous butcher shop to restaurant
- The construction of a ground floor extension including the addition of door to the front street-elevation for access to the 1st floor residential unit and all associated site development 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 Variation Number 3 Tullow District Town Plan 2026 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge St, Tullow, Co Carlow | Jun 2025 | €210,000 | 14 m |
| 12 Court Mews, Bridge St, Tullow | Apr 2025 | €132,000 | 81 m |
| 13 Court Mews, Tullow, Co Carlow | Apr 2025 | €130,000 | 81 m |
| 1 Court Mews, Bridge St, Tullow | Apr 2025 | €130,000 | 81 m |
| 11 Court Mews, Bridge St, Tullow | May 2025 | €130,000 | 81 m |
| 9 Court Mews, Tullow, Carlow | Apr 2025 | €130,000 | 81 m |
| Boley, Coolkenno, Tullow | Jan 2025 | €320,000 | 104 m |
| 47 Graigowan, Tullow, Co Carlow | Apr 2026 | €212,000 | 104 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 received2 December 2025
- Further information requested30 January 2026
- Further information received25 March 2026
- Decision due21 April 2026
- Decision issued20 April 2026
- Grant issued22 May 2026
- Permission expiry21 May 2031
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