Units 14 & 15 Sleaty Road, Northern Relief Road, Carlow
A change of use from a bulky goods unit to a health and fitness facility is proposed in Carlow.
19270 · Laois County Council · Lodged 20 May 2019
- Reference
- 19270
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 May 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to change the use of the ground floor of existing units 14 and 15 from bulky goods retail to a health and fitness facility. The proposal includes all associated site development works.
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Official record
Development description
To change the use of the ground floor of existing bulky goods unit 14 & 15 to health & fitness facility & all associated site development works. The parent planning permission was approved under pl ref no 07/2129,07/1293 & 06/1776
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 Heatherhill Park, Graiguecullen, Carlow | Mar 2026 | €280,000 | 54 m |
| 18 Heatherhill Sq, Sleaty Rd, Graiguecullen | Nov 2025 | €285,000 | 89 m |
| 16 Heather Hill Square, Sleaty Road, Graiguecullen | Nov 2025 | €270,000 | 100 m |
| 72 Heather Hill Park, Graiguecullen, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €280,000 | 108 m |
| 93 Heather Hill Avenue, Graiguecullen, Co Carlow | Oct 2025 | €321,000 | 115 m |
| 7 Brotherton, Sleatty Rd, Carlow | Apr 2025 | €282,000 | 224 m |
| 35 Brotherton, Sleaty Raod Graiguecullen, Carlownot full market price | May 2025 | €79,033 | 229 m |
| 126 Heather Hill Court, Graiguecullen, Laois | Apr 2026 | €305,000 | 264 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 received20 May 2019
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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- Awaiting decision30 m away
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- Awaiting decision30 m away
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- Awaiting decision50 m away
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- Awaiting decision50 m away
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