Homes with permission, not started, in Carlow live grants, no commencement notice
Live housing permissions with no commencement notice yet, most homes first. None is advertised for sale here.
3 sites with a live housing permission and no start
None new this week · tracked since 24 Sept 2026
- 3 ha in all
- 113 homes
- checked 19 Oct 2026
Most homes
Link Road
Lands to west of Link Road , Chapelstown , Carlow · Carlow · 2.18 ha · 64 homes · granted 9 May 2025 · source
64 homes granted 09 May 2025, expires 11 Feb 2031
'Shamrock Square' at the junction of Green Lane Staplestown
'Shamrock Square' at the junction of Green Lane Staplestown Road and Pollerton Road , Carlow Town , Co. Carlow · Carlow · 0.20 ha · 39 homes · granted 15 Mar 2024 · source
39 homes granted 15 Mar 2024, expires 14 Mar 2029
Fenagh Rd
Fenagh Rd , Ballon , Co. Carlow · Tullow · 0.30 ha · 10 homes · granted 26 Nov 2025 · source
10 homes granted 26 Nov 2025, expires 25 Nov 2030
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Where they are
Source: Planning applications and commencement notices, checked 19 Oct 2026. Each row links to the record it came from.
What this means for a buyer
A permission gives five years to build (section 40 of the Planning and Development Act 2000), and the s.42 extension needs substantial works before expiry, so an unstarted permission has a clock on it. Some owners got permission to sell with it. Others can't make the numbers work at today's costs. Both may take an offer or a joint venture, and the permission de-risks the planning.
How long planning permission lasts, and extending it (Planning Register)
Who holds these permissions: developers in Carlow
Unbuilt permissions in Carlow, scheme by scheme (Planning Register)
Questions people ask
Are these sites for sale?
Not necessarily, and none is advertised here. The owner has permission and has not started, which is often when a sale or joint venture comes up.
How long does the owner have to start?
Five years from the grant unless the permission says otherwise. Each row shows the expiry date.
Can the permission be extended if nothing has started?
Not under s.42, which needs substantial works before expiry. A 2025 route for unstarted permissions closed to new applications in February 2026.
How do you know nothing has started?
No commencement notice matches the permission on the national building control register. A notice can be missing or mismatched, so treat it as a strong hint, not proof.