Barrow Valley Retail Park, Sleaty Road, Graiguecullen Carlow Co. Laois
Construction of a standalone café/restaurant unit in a retail park car park.
2460455 · Laois County Council · Lodged 2 August 2024
- Reference
- 2460455
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 August 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal is to construct a 102 sq.m standalone café/restaurant unit within the central car park of Barrow Valley Retail Park. The development will require removing 39 existing parking spaces, adding one new space, providing cycle parking, and installing outdoor seating.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 102 m²
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
Construct a standalone café/restaurant unit with an overall height of c. 4m and a gross floor area of 102 sq. M, to be located within the central section of the car park of barrow valley retail park. The proposal includes signage for the unit, associated outdoor seating area, a bin store, plant and landscaping. The development includes the removal of 39 no. Existing car parking spaces, provision of 1 no. New car parking spaces to the south of the proposed café/restaurant unit, 8 no. Cycle parking spaces, associated alterations to the car park, provision of pedestrian crossing 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 | 137 m |
| 36 Heather Hill Ave, Graiguecullen, Carlow | Feb 2026 | €340,000 | 153 m |
| 163 Heather Hill Avenue, Link Road, Graiguecullen | May 2026 | €346,000 | 183 m |
| 7 Heather Hill Mews Graigvecullen, Carlow | Aug 2025 | €285,000 | 188 m |
| 139 Heatherhill Court, Slatey Rd, Graiguecullen | Jun 2026 | €225,000 | 190 m |
| 72 Heather Hill Park, Graiguecullen, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €280,000 | 202 m |
| 150 Heather Hill Downs, Sleaty, Carlow | Feb 2026 | €327,000 | 218 m |
| 126 Heather Hill Court, Graiguecullen, Laois | Apr 2026 | €305,000 | 230 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 received2 August 2024
- Further information requested23 September 2024
- Further information received22 January 2025
- Decision due10 March 2025
- Decision issued10 March 2025
- Grant issued22 April 2025
- Permission expiry21 April 2030
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