Unit 11 Barrow Valley Retail Park, Sleaty Road/Northern Relief Road, Carlow
Change of use from retail to a commercial gym in Carlow.
16392 · Laois County Council · Lodged 8 August 2016
- Reference
- 16392
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 August 2016
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1163 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought to convert Unit 11 of the Barrow Valley Retail Park from retail use to a commercial gymnasium. The works will also include infilling existing floor voids and associated site development.
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) change use from existing retail use to commercial gymnasium and (b) infill of existing floor voids together with all associated site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for shopping, commercial, amenity, and community facilities of a scale and type that does not undermine the role, and vitality and viability, of Carlow Town Centre”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 Heather Hill Park, Graiguecullen, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €280,000 | 72 m |
| 87 Heatherhill Park, Graiguecullen, Carlow | Mar 2026 | €280,000 | 91 m |
| 18 Heatherhill Sq, Sleaty Rd, Graiguecullen | Nov 2025 | €285,000 | 131 m |
| 93 Heather Hill Avenue, Graiguecullen, Co Carlow | Oct 2025 | €321,000 | 136 m |
| 16 Heather Hill Square, Sleaty Road, Graiguecullen | Nov 2025 | €270,000 | 139 m |
| 35 Brotherton, Sleaty Raod Graiguecullen, Carlownot full market price | May 2025 | €79,033 | 223 m |
| 126 Heather Hill Court, Graiguecullen, Laois | Apr 2026 | €305,000 | 225 m |
| 36 Heather Hill Ave, Graiguecullen, Carlow | Feb 2026 | €340,000 | 236 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 received8 August 2016
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
(a) change use from existing Retail Bulky Goods as granted under planning application 05/1776 to Commercial…
Unit 11 Barrow Valley Retail Park , Sleaty Road/Northern Relief Road , Carlow Co. Laois
16508LaoisLodged 17 Oct 2016Change of use
- Granted40 m away
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21769LaoisLodged 15 Nov 2021Retention
- Awaiting decision50 m away
To change the use of the ground floor of existing bulky goods unit 14 & 15 to health & fitness facility & all…
Units 14 & 15 Sleaty Road , Northern Relief Road , Carlow
19270LaoisLodged 20 May 2019Change of use
- Awaiting decision50 m away
To change the use of the ground floor of existing bulky goods unit 14 & 15 to health & fitness facility & all…
Units 14 & 15 Sleaty Road , Northern Relief Road , Carlow
19261LaoisLodged 17 May 2019Change of use
- Awaiting decision80 m away
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18376LaoisLodged 25 Jun 2018Change of use
- Granted80 m away
Install 2 no. Totem Signs, and 3 no. external canopies, complete with all associated site works to our…
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17148LaoisLodged 30 Mar 2017Commercial
- Awaiting decision80 m away
Chun dhéanamh ar athrú úsáide ó earraí miondíola bulky arna dheonú faoi Plean Réamhará 05/1776 go…
Aonad 15 Páirc Miondíola Ghleann na Bearú , Bóthar Sleaty Graiguecullen , Co. Laoise
17582LaoisLodged 31 Oct 2017Change of use
- Awaiting decision80 m away
Chun dhéanamh ar athrú úsáide ó earraí miondíola bulky arna dheonú faoi Plean Réamhará 05/1776 go…
Aonad 15 Páirc Miondíola Ghleann na Bearú , Bóthar Sleaty Graiguecullen , Co. Laoise
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