Sacred Heart Hospital, Old Dublin Road, Carlow
Alterations to the hospital car park layout and roundabout.
2660024 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 6 February 2026
- Reference
- 2660024
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 6 February 2026
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for alterations to the existing car park layout at Sacred Heart Hospital. The works will provide additional parking spaces, reduce the diameter of the internal roundabout, and add an accessible parking space.
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
Alterations to the layout of the existing car park, to provide additional parking spaces, to reduce the diameter of the internal hospital roundabout and to provide an accessible parking space adjacent the roundabout together with associated works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for community and educational facilities”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aylesbury, Dublin Rd, Carlow | Feb 2026 | €320,000 | 145 m |
| 94 Tanner Hall, Athy Rd, Carlow | Jun 2025 | €275,000 | 294 m |
| 95 Tanner Hall, Athy Rd, Carlow | Jul 2025 | €257,000 | 297 m |
| 15 Springfield Drive, Rathnapish, Carlow | Mar 2025 | €182,000 | 329 m |
| 19 Tanner Hall, Athy Rd, Carlow | Nov 2025 | €255,000 | 343 m |
| 6 Athy Rd, Carlow, Carlow | Nov 2025 | €190,000 | 388 m |
| 2 Oakview, Athy Road, Carlow | May 2026 | €380,000 | 395 m |
| 17 Larkfield, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €450,000 | 423 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received6 February 2026
- Decision due2 April 2026
- Decision issued31 March 2026
- Grant issued1 May 2026
- Permission expiry30 April 2031
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