Local Electoral Area · Carlow County Council

Construction leads in Carlow

155 planning applications and commencement notices in Carlow in the last twelve months, across 6 electoral divisions. 155 sites are on site right now. Updated weekly from the Carlow planning register and the national building control register.

155
Leads, 12 months
155
On site now
€195m
Pipeline value
Boundary: CSO / Tailte Eireann 2022
Every lead in Carlow, on the map

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Top trades in Carlow

The work the last twelve months of filings call for, by trade.

Electrical
117 leads
Plumbing & Heating
111 leads
Flooring
102 leads
Painting & Decorating
102 leads
Plastering, Rendering & Dry Lining
102 leads
Carpentry & Joinery
99 leads
Masonry & Blockwork
85 leads
Roofing
85 leads

The housing stock in Carlow

9,399 households in Census 2022, set against the national figure (the dark tick). Older homes on oil and solid fuel are where retrofit demand sits.

Age and occupancy

Built before 198035.2%Ireland 41.7%
Built before 19194.2%Ireland 8.6%
Built 2011 or later7.8%Ireland 7.9%
Vacant homes6.4%Ireland 7.7%
Holiday homes0.3%Ireland 3.2%

Central heating fuel

Oil27.7%Ireland 40.9%
Mains gas54.9%Ireland 34.5%
LPG0.3%Ireland 0.7%
Electric12.2%Ireland 12.4%
Solid fuel (coal, peat, wood)2.9%Ireland 9.4%
Other fuel0.9%Ireland 1%
No central heating1.1%Ireland 1.2%
Renewable energy source19.6%Ireland 25.7%

Tenure

Owner occupied56%Ireland 68.9%
Private rented25.9%Ireland 18.8%
Social rented16.6%Ireland 10.4%
Pobal deprivation score
-3.53

Relative affluence below the national average (0). A household-weighted mean of Electoral Division scores. Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022, CC BY 4.0.

Source: CSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics, CC BY 4.0. Shares are rolled up from each electoral division, weighted by households (dwellings for vacancy).

Recent planning applications in Carlow

  1. Athy Road, Carlow
    demolish an existing single storey ruin and 2no. sheds and construct a 2-storey dwelling, new mains water and sewage connection…
    Lodged
    2660310Received 9 Oct 2026Decision due 3 Dec 2026
  2. Askea, Carlow.
    the construction of single storey building to be used for storage and meeting room, permission for new fencing to part of Northern and Western boundaries…
    Lodged
    2660309Received 8 Oct 2026Decision due 2 Dec 2026
  3. Unit 8, Strawhall Industrial Estate, Carlow
    change of use of premises from existing English language teaching facility to use as office space, new signage, and all associated site works
    Lodged
    2660308Received 7 Oct 2026Decision due 1 Dec 2026
  4. O'Brien Road, Rathnapish, Co. Carlow
    A) Construction of a new first floor mezzanine of 58.2 m² within the existing Empower Fitness gym premises. B) Provision of a new internal staircase connecting…
    Lodged
    2660307Received 6 Oct 2026Decision due 30 Nov 2026
  5. Long Mile, Burton Hall, Carlow
    the construction of single storey dwelling, domestic garage, new entrance, bored well…
    Lodged
    2660301Received 2 Oct 2026Decision due 26 Nov 2026
  6. O'Brien Road, Rathnapish, Co. Carlow
    A) Construction of a new first floor mezzanine of 58.2 m² within the existing Empower Fitness gym premises. B) Provision of a new internal staircase connecting…
    Closed
    2660300Received 1 Oct 2026
  7. Equity House, Deerpark Business Park, Dublin Road Carlow town
    proposed change of use of existing retail unit to office use (to ground floor of existing four storey complex) internal alterations and minor external…
    Lodged
    2660295Received 28 Sept 2026Decision due 22 Nov 2026
  8. O'Brien Road, Rathnapish, Co. Carlow
    A) Construction of a new first floor mezzanine of 58.2 m² within the existing Empower Fitness gym premises. B) Provision of a new internal staircase connecting…
    Closed
    2660293Received 22 Sept 2026
  9. Askea, Carlow
    the construction of single storey building to be used for storage and meeting room, permission for new fencing to part of Northern and Western boundaries…
    Closed
    2660291Received 21 Sept 2026
  10. 14 St. Fiacc’s Terrace., Graiguecullen, Carlow
    the demolition of a single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling, permission for the construction of a new replacement two storey extension…
    Lodged
    2660286Received 17 Sept 2026Decision due 11 Nov 2026
Every Carlow application, by week

Who is building in Carlow

The organisations behind the most applications in this area.

  1. 1Nua Manufacturing MMC Limited8 applications
  2. 2Nesselside Builders UC6 applications
  3. 3Burnside Eurocyl Ltd4 applications
  4. 4Askea Community Services CLG4 applications
  5. 5Real Estate Graiguecullen Ltd4 applications
  6. 6Vantage Towers Limited3 applications
  7. 7BYRNE & BYRNE LIMITED3 applications
  8. 8Carlow Lawn Tennis Club3 applications

Electoral divisions in Carlow

  • Ballinacarrig
  • Burton Hall
  • Carlow Rural
  • Carlow Urban
  • Graigue Urban
  • Johnstown

Lead figures count planning applications and commencement notices received in the last twelve months inside this area's boundary; pipeline value is the estimated build value behind them. Applicant names of private individuals are never shown; organisations only. Boundary: CSO / Tailte Eireann National Statistical Boundaries 2022, CC BY 4.0.

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