Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedHousing estateDecided 2 November 2022

Graiguecullen, Carlow, Co. Laois

Construction of 214 residential units, a nursing home, and a creche in Graiguecullen.

21887 · Laois County Council · Lodged 17 December 2021

Reference
21887
Authority
Laois County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
17 December 2021
Residential units
210
Floor area
25200 m²

Summary

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This large-scale mixed-use development on a 9.1-hectare site includes 190 houses and 24 apartments across eight 3-storey blocks. The project also features a nursing home, a creche, and land restitution works to remove unused foundations from a previous uncompleted development.

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Official record

Development description

  • Develop as follows on lands at graiguecullen, carlow, co. Laois. The lands are bound to the north by fruithill manor and the castlecomer road, to the east by tommy murphy park and springhill court, undeveloped lands to the south and the carlow northern relief road extension to the west. The development will consist of the construction of a mixed use development including housing, nursing home and creche on a site of 9.1 lha, with vehicular access from the existing entrance off the carlow northern relief road extension including:-
  • Land restitution works including removal of unused house foundations, roads and associated services from previously uncompleted development
  • Construction of 214 no. Residential units consisting of 190 no. Houses and 24 no. Apartments
  • The 190 no. Houses will comprise 2-2.5 storey detached, semi-detached and terraced units to include
  • 128 no. 3-bed units; 46 no. 3-bed plus study-room units; 16 no. 4-bed plus bedroom/study-room units
  • The 24 no. Apartments with associated balconies are located across 8 no. 3-storey blocks and consist of the following
  • 2 no. 1-bed apartments; 20 no. 2-bed apartments (including 6 no. Duplexes); 2 no. 3-bed apartments
  • A 2-storey nursing home (5358m2) with 119 no. Bedrooms, 2 no. Enclosed courtyards and ancillary resident and staff facilities
  • A single-storey creche (272.4m2)
  • Car parking, bicycle parking, internal roads, services infrastructure and bin stores
  • Cycle and pedestrian access to the castlecomer road to the north
  • Pumping station, landscaping, open spaces, children's play areas, boundary treatments and public lighting
  • Upsizing the hydro-brake and adding a flow control device to existing surface water management infrastructure to the west of the carlow northern relief road extension
  • All associated site works and services

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

New ResidentialR1
To provide for new residential development, supporting community facilities and other facilities and services incidental to residential development

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

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.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Killeshin Rd, Graiguecullen, CarlowJun 2025€610,000290 m
26 Springhill Court, Fruithill, GraiguecullenAug 2025€285,000294 m
19 Springhill Ct, Fruithill The Numbers, GraiguecullenJan 2025€250,000338 m
Shanglynn, Killeshin Road, GraiguecullenMay 2025€380,000381 m
24 Tommy Murphy Park Fruithill, Graiguecullen, Co. Carlownot full market priceJul 2025€102,000420 m
9 Meadows Grove, Crossneen, Graiguecullenprice excludes VATJun 2025€302,750434 m
8 Meadows Grove, Crosneen, Graiguecullenprice excludes VATMay 2025€308,370434 m
10 Meadows Grove, Graiguecullen, County Laoisprice excludes VATJul 2025€308,370434 m

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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

  1. Application received17 December 2021
  2. Further information requested15 February 2022
  3. Further information received10 August 2022
  4. Decision due3 November 2022
  5. Decision issued2 November 2022
  6. Grant issued24 January 2024
  7. Appeal submitted29 November 2022
  8. Permission expiry23 January 2029

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