Dooley Motors, Sleaty Road Roundabout, Carlow
Installation of two totem signs and three external canopies at a motor showroom in Carlow.
17148 · Laois County Council · Lodged 30 March 2017
- Reference
- 17148
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 March 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to install two totem signs and three external canopies at the existing Dooley Motors showroom premises, including all associated site works.
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
Install 2 no. Totem signs, and 3 no. External canopies, complete with all associated site works to our existing motor showroom premises on our site
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 | 124 m |
| 87 Heatherhill Park, Graiguecullen, Carlow | Mar 2026 | €280,000 | 166 m |
| 18 Heatherhill Sq, Sleaty Rd, Graiguecullen | Nov 2025 | €285,000 | 206 m |
| 93 Heather Hill Avenue, Graiguecullen, Co Carlow | Oct 2025 | €321,000 | 212 m |
| 16 Heather Hill Square, Sleaty Road, Graiguecullen | Nov 2025 | €270,000 | 215 m |
| 36 Heather Hill Ave, Graiguecullen, Carlow | Feb 2026 | €340,000 | 227 m |
| 126 Heather Hill Court, Graiguecullen, Laois | Apr 2026 | €305,000 | 249 m |
| 139 Heatherhill Court, Slatey Rd, Graiguecullen | Jun 2026 | €225,000 | 258 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 received30 March 2017
- Decision due24 May 2017
- Decision issued9 May 2017
- Grant issued9 June 2017
- Permission expiry8 June 2022
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