38-43 Tullow Street , Carlow
the change of use of the existing vacant retail and partial office space at first floor level of Nos. 38–43 Tullow Street, Carlow Town, to full office use. The proposed works include internal alterations at first floor level (961 sq.m), replacement of the existing external double door at ground floor level (25 sq.m) with new glazed double doors serving the main entrance lobby and installation of an access control bollard, provision of public protection cane barriers within the existing laneway and external elevational alterations to the eastern façade including the provision of small-scale signage. Additionally, planning permission is sought for the installation of plant machinery on the roof at second floor level to facilitate the office space, and all ancillary and associated site works
The application
- Reference
- 2660316 · full record
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 1,010 m²
- Received
- 16 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
- Decision due
- 10 Dec 2026
- Decision
- N/a
The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.
How to submit an observation
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660316/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660316at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on. - Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Carlow County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
- Submit before 20 Nov 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Carlow County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
- Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.
Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| M2 Major town centre | Town Centre: To protect, provide for and/or improve town centre facilities and uses | carlow graiguecullen joint urban local area plan 2024 2030 | 10 Sept 2024 → 9 Sept 2030 |
| M2 Major town centre | Town Centre: To protect, provide for and/or improve town centre facilities and uses | carlow county development plan 2022 2028 variation number 4 carlow town and environs | 4 Jul 2022 → 3 Jul 2028 |
An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.
Source: Carlow County Council development plan zoning · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow County Council development plan zoning | — | 4 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
Designations on or near the site
- Radon risk area × 1About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
- Recorded monument × 3Stone head (present location) · Tomb - effigial (present location) · R185033
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660243 | Conditional | 18 Sept 2026 | 1 | 432 m | two Storey Dwelling as Built previously approved under Planning Ref 21518 and all associated site works |
| 2660234 | Conditional | 17 Sept 2026 | 1 | 421 m | the construction of a first-floor extension to the West elevation of existing dwelling all associated site works |
| 2660226 | Conditional | 11 Sept 2026 | 1 | 362 m | the construction of a single storey domestic extension to side elevation of my existing dwelling and all associated site works |
| 2660217 | Conditional | 4 Sept 2026 | 0 | 140 m | change of use from an existing retail unit to retail with ancillary off license sales (circa 43.7 sqm), and associated signage for the retail unit and all associated site works |
| 2660180 | Conditional | 31 Jul 2026 | 0 | 182 m | the installation of 3no. digital screens at ground floor level along the east elevation. All screens will be located internally within the existing window display. |
| 2560420 | Conditional | 30 Jul 2026 | 0 | 331 m | a period of 5 years for the continuance of use of the existing Protected Structure (RPS Ref. CT46; NIAH Ref. 10000768), formerly St. Brigid’s Nursing Home, comprising 50 no. bedrooms across lower ground, ground, first and second floors, for the purpose of providing emergency residential accommodation for Internationally Protected Persons (IPP), together with the continued use of all existing internal communal areas, sanitary facilities, circulation spaces and ancillary service rooms, with no external works or physical alterations proposed to the Protected Structure, and all associated site works and services |
| 2660142 | Conditional | 6 Jul 2026 | 0 | 264 m | the construction of a 3-storey commercial / office building (Overall Gross Floor Area 2,737sq.m.) comprising 2 No. retail or café / restaurant units (Gross Floor Area 341sq.m.) at ground floor fronting Green Lane / R448 and office and ancillary accommodation over three levels (Gross Floor Area 2,396sq.m.) on the site of the existing car park. The development is accessed from existing vehicular access to Shamrock Plaza and includes 12 No. car parking spaces and 60 No. covered bicycle parking spaces, bin storage / services compound, signage, roof plant / rooftop plant enclosure, solar panels and all associated site and development works, ancillary site activities and ancillary accommodation |
| 2560163 | Conditional | 25 May 2026 | 1 | 238 m | redevelopment of existing property to include change of use of ground floor area last used as retail area to use as fast-food takeaway, reinstating 3 x upper floors to their previous use as habitable area, new signage, and all associated site works, protected structure CT103 |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501813 | — | pending | 4 Aug 2026 | 264 m |
| 324064 | — | Other | 14 Jul 2026 | 461 m |
| 318387 | — | Refused | 18 Jul 2024 | 239 m |
| 319233 | — | Withdrawn | 12 Jun 2024 | 238 m |
| 317825 | — | Granted with conditions | 26 Apr 2024 | 483 m |
| 317365 | — | Granted with conditions | 23 Oct 2023 | 317 m |
| 312672 | — | Granted with conditions | 1 Jun 2023 | 265 m |
| 313330 | — | Granted with conditions | 23 Mar 2023 | 176 m |
If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.
What has happened on this file
- 16 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 20 Nov 2026
- 16 Oct 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Carlow County Council before relying on it.