Permission to develop 78 apartments and associated landscaping, drainage, bin enclosure, boundary treatments, roads…

Application details

Planning reference

20259

Council

Carlow County Council

Proposal description

Permission to develop 78 apartments and associated landscaping, drainage, bin enclosure, boundary treatments, roads, lighting & site works, including an ESB sub-station, at the former Greenvale site on Montgomery Street, Carlow Town. The site is bordered by Montgomery Street to the South and the Barrow Track to the West and a rear boundary wall adjacent to Hazel Court to the North and West. The apartments are accommodated in 3 blocks (A, B & C) ranging in height from 4 to 6 storeys. The intermediate public spaces between each block and associated landscaping link the communal amenity spaces of the site to the Barrow Track. 38 no. surface car parking spaces are provided to the rear (North West) of the site and are screened from Hazel Court to the North with a boundary wall and tree screening. There is also provision for 40 bicycle parking spaces distributed around the site. Block A to the South has a gross internal floor area of 2,040 sq.m and is comprised of 3 no. one bedroom units, 16 no. two bedroom units and 2 no. three bedroom units and ancillary circulation & plant room spaces and ranges in height from 4 to 5 storeys. Block B in the middle of the site has a gross internal floor area of 2,589 sq.m and is comprised of 3 no. one bedroom units, 22 no. two bedroom units and 2 no. three bedroom units and ancillary circulation & plant room spaces and is 6 storeys in height. Block C to the North of the site has a gross internal floor area of 2,842 sq.m and is comprised of 8 no. one bedroom units and 22 no. two bedroom units and ancillary circulation & plant room spaces and ranges in height from 4 to 6 storeys. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (N.I.S.).

Location / address

Former Greenvale Site, Montgomery Street, Carlow Town

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

30 Jul 2020