33, Dublin Street, Carlow
Temporary retention of a protected former nursing home for emergency accommodation for Internationally Protected Persons.
2560420 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 18 December 2025
- Reference
- 2560420
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 18 December 2025
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for 5 years to continue using the former St. Brigid's Nursing Home as emergency residential accommodation. The protected structure contains 50 bedrooms and will house Internationally Protected Persons with no external alterations proposed.
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
A period of 5 years for the continuance of use of the existing protected structure (rps ref. Ct46; niah ref. 10000768), formerly st. Brigid’s nursing home, comprising 50 no. Bedrooms across lower ground, ground, first and second floors, for the purpose of providing emergency residential accommodation for internationally protected persons (ipp), together with the continued use of all existing internal communal areas, sanitary facilities, circulation spaces and ancillary service rooms, with no external works or physical alterations proposed to the protected structure, and all associated site works and services
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.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Bagenal Court, Court Place, Carlow | Mar 2025 | €65,000 | 23 m |
| 5 Bagenal Court, Court Place, Carlow | Jan 2025 | €138,000 | 42 m |
| 1 B College Street, Carlow | May 2025 | €185,000 | 162 m |
| 7a Brown St, Carlow, Carlow | Aug 2025 | €315,000 | 168 m |
| 404 Riverdell, Haymarket, Carlowprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €220,000 | 172 m |
| 1 Old Dublin Road, Carlow, Co. Carlow | Aug 2025 | €300,000 | 176 m |
| 306 Riverdell, Centaur St, Carlow | Jul 2025 | €183,000 | 179 m |
| Apt 310, Riverdell, Centaur Rd | Jul 2025 | €180,000 | 179 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
Timeline
- Application received18 December 2025
- Further information requested20 February 2026
- Further information received8 July 2026
- Decision due4 August 2026
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