Barrowside Retain & Business Park, Graigue Sleaty Road, Carlow
Change of use from a roller skating and go-karting centre to a warehouse in Carlow.
16399 · Laois County Council · Lodged 9 August 2016
- Reference
- 16399
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 August 2016
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 2526.9 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of a vacant indoor roller skating and go-karting centre. The facility is located at Barrowside Retail & Business Park and will be converted into a warehouse.
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
Change use of vacant indoor roller skating and go karting centre to warehouse
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate retail park and retail warehousing development”
National zoning type: Retail warehouse
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 194 Whitney Place, Carlow, Carlow | Jul 2026 | €220,000 | 242 m |
| 188 Sleaty St, Graiguecullen, Carlow | Oct 2025 | €224,500 | 253 m |
| 6 River Crest, Sleaty St, Graiguecullen | Jun 2026 | €220,000 | 267 m |
| 7 Brotherton, Sleatty Rd, Carlow | Apr 2025 | €282,000 | 274 m |
| 168 Colclough Ave, Graiguecullen, Carlow | Apr 2026 | €337,500 | 307 m |
| 64 Maher Rd, Graiguecullen, Carlow | Dec 2025 | €135,000 | 329 m |
| 15 Shaw Park, Athy Road, Co. Carlownot full market price | Apr 2025 | €92,500 | 330 m |
| The White Door, 5 Montgomery Street, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €280,000 | 348 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 received9 August 2016
- Decision due3 October 2016
- Decision issued23 September 2016
- Grant issued2 November 2016
- Permission expiry1 November 2021
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