Unit Barrowvale Retail Park, Sleaty Road, Carlow Co. Laois
Change of use from a retail unit to a physiotherapy clinic over two floors.
18388 · Laois County Council · Lodged 4 July 2018
- Reference
- 18388
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 July 2018
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 706 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes changing the use of an existing two-storey retail unit into a physiotherapy clinic. The development will also include new external signage and associated site works.
- Storeys
- 2
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 from existing retail unit over two floors (originally lifestyle) to a physiotherapy clinic on ground and first floor, external signage and all associated site 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Heather Hills, Portlaoise Rd, Carlow | Jun 2026 | €275,000 | 121 m |
| 36 Heather Hill Ave, Graiguecullen, Carlow | Feb 2026 | €340,000 | 158 m |
| 7 Heather Hill Mews Graigvecullen, Carlow | Aug 2025 | €285,000 | 170 m |
| 163 Heather Hill Avenue, Link Road, Graiguecullen | May 2026 | €346,000 | 171 m |
| 139 Heatherhill Court, Slatey Rd, Graiguecullen | Jun 2026 | €225,000 | 195 m |
| 150 Heather Hill Downs, Sleaty, Carlow | Feb 2026 | €327,000 | 217 m |
| 72 Heather Hill Park, Graiguecullen, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €280,000 | 221 m |
| 146 The Vale, Graiguecullen, Carlow | Feb 2025 | €285,000 | 233 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 received4 July 2018
- Further information requested24 August 2018
- Further information received10 October 2018
- Decision due22 February 2019
- Decision issued14 February 2019
- Grant issued20 March 2019
- Permission expiry19 March 2024
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