Altbrean , Swanlinbar , Co. Cavan

What’s proposed

for change of use from existing dwelling house to café, to erect single storey extension to café, alterations to site, including car park and upgrading of site entrance and all ancillary works

18552 is a planning application to Cavan County Council for for change of use from existing dwelling house to café, to erect single storey extension, received on 21 Dec 2018; permission was granted with conditions on 31 Jul 2019.

Planning details

Reference: 18552
Local authority: Cavan County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 21 Dec 2018
Observations close: 4 Feb 2019 (closed 2784 days ago)
Decision due: 6 Aug 2019 · decided 31 Jul 2019
Decision: Conditional on 31 Jul 2019
Proposed development: for change of use from existing dwelling house to café, to erect single storey extension to café, alterations to site, including car park and upgrading of site entrance and all ancillary works
As published by the register.
Site area: 4,317 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

Nearby 1 application within 500 m in the last 5 years

GrantedAltbrean , Swanlinbar , Co Cavanerect fully serviced part 1 1/2 storey/part single storey extension… · received 8 Jun 2022 · decided 27 Feb 2023 · 19 m away

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

No commencement notice matched to this reference.

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 175488). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/18552/0.

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What’s proposed

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Provenance

Altbrean , Swanlinbar , Co. Cavan

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 1 application within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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