Planning applications in Green Lane

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

Green Lane , Carlow · 12 May 2026

Re: PERMISSION for • Demolition of c.975 sqm of existing structures on site comprising of 2no. 3 storey derelict structures, 7no. derelict bungalow units, 1no. 3 storey vacant commercial unit and 1no. single storey laundrette; • Construction of 39 no. residential apartments (each with private south facing or west facing balcony/terrace) within 4no. apartment blocks (1, 2, 3 & 4) ranging from 3 to 5 storeys with a maximum height of c.16.5m; • Block 1 at 3 storeys comprises 8no. residential units (4no. 1 bed, 4 no. 2 bed ranging in size from c.53.2sqm to c.100.7sqm each); • Block 2 at 3 & 4 storeys comprises 15 no. residential units (9no. 1 bed, 6 no. 2 bed ranging in size from c.52.9sqm to c.80.7sqm each), 2no. communal balconies at the 1st Floor (c.21.9 sqm & 25.9 sqm), 2no. communal balconies at the 2nd Floor (c.18.4 sqm & 21.8 sqm) and 1no. communal balcony (c.20.1 sqm) as well as a terrace (105 sqm) at the 3rd Floor; • Block 3 at 4 & 5 storeys comprises 13 no. residential units (1no. studio, 5no. 1 bed, 7 no. 2 bed ranging in size from c.43.9sqm to c.81.5sqm each) as well as a terrace (c.77 sqm) at the 4th Floor; • Block 4 Brewery Building/Warehouse (Protected Structure RPS No. CT82). The proposed works to the existing structure include reconfiguration of the internal areas, removal of first and second floors and provision of a new first floor/mezzanine, provision of 3no. residential units (2no. 1 bed, 1 no. 2 bed ranging in size from c.60.7sqm to c.135.8sqm each), provision of new windows, modifications to the existing windows and external masonry, roof restoration and associated works; • Ancillary areas at ground floor level of Block 2 to include bin stores (c.39.1 sqm), bulky storage areas (c.76.7sqm), plant room (c.27.7 sqm), ESB substation (c.13.9 sqm) and Switch Room (c.8.5 sqm); • Communal Courtyard at ground floor and podium level (totalling c.551sqm); • 16 no. car parking spaces within the site at ground floor level and 4no. car parking spaces on Pollerton Road; • 68 no. secure bicycle parking spaces within the site and 8 no. bicycle parking spaces on Pollerton Road; • The proposed total gross floor area of the development including brewery building is c.3902sqm; • All associated site development works, services provision, vehicular access from Pollerton Road and pedestrian access from Pollerton and Staplestown Roads, lighting, landscaping and boundary treatment works

'Shamrock Square' at the junction of Green Lane Staplestown Road and Pollerton Road , Carlow Town , Co. Carlow · 18 Sept 2023