Observation pack · Cavan County Council
Billis , Cootehill Road Cavan , Co. Cavan.
to extend and renovate existing two-storey dwelling, comprising two-storey extension & single storey extension to gable, extend existing two-storey extension to rear and single storey porch extension, alterations to elevations, connect to existing services and associated site development works
Observations close 30 Sept 2026 4 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 26 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 20 Oct 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2660473 · full record
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 1
- Floor area
- 60 m²
- Site area
- 2,407 m²
- Received
- 26 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
- Decision due
- 20 Oct 2026
- Decision
- N/a
The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.
How to submit an observation
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660473/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660473at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on. - Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Cavan County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
- Submit before 30 Sept 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Cavan County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
- Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.
Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.
After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.
What the site is zoned
No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.
Designations on or near the site
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660420 | Conditional | 20 Sept 2026 | 2 | 240 m | for amendments to previously approved Planning Permission Ref. No. 2560057, comprising the replacement of 4 No. approved maisonette units with 2 No. fully serviced two-storey detached dwelling houses, together with all associated ancillary site development works, revised site layout and all related works necessary to facilitate the proposed development |
| 2660273 | Conditional | 15 Jul 2026 | 0 | 493 m | for the installation of a single biomass boiler enclosure and new 2,000 litre LPG tank located to the rear of the site at, St. Patricks Secondary School, Cullies, Co. Cavan, H12 K827. This site contains three protected structures Reg No: 40000447, 40402024 and 40402023 and a recorded monument (CV020-008) |
| 2660237 | Conditional | 1 Jul 2026 | 0 | 117 m | for the installation of a single biomass boiler enclosure located to the south west of the site |
| 2560625 | Conditional | 11 Mar 2026 | 0 | 110 m | for (a) Part demolition of existing single storey 1974 Post Primary School building (b) construction of a mixture of 2 and 3 storey extension to the front and side of the existing school building which will be connected to the existing school by new link bridge at first floor level. The proposed development will include PV panel installation on the roof of the 2-storey element together with some alterations and refurbishment within the existing school building. (c) Associated Site works to include a new ramp and steps access to proposed new entrance, new 38 no. car parking spaces, 30 no bicycle parking spaces, new paved courtyard social space and all associated soft and hard landscaping |
| 2560057 | Conditional | 16 Apr 2025 | 109 | 235 m | for the provision of a total of 134no. residential units along with provision of a crèche. Particulars of the development comprise as follows: (a) Site excavation works to facilitate the proposed development to include excavation and general site preparation works. (b) The provision of a total of 109no. residential dwellings which will consist of 6no. 1bed units, 39no. 2 bed units, 59no. 3 bed units and 5no. 4 bed units. The residential dwellings range in height from one to two storeys. (c) The provision of a total of 25no. duplex apartment units consisting of 15no.1 bed units and 10no. 2bed units. The duplex apartment units range in height from two to three storeys. (d) Provision of a single storey creche with associated parking, bicycle and bin storage. (e) Provision of associated car parking at surface level via a combination of in-curtilage parking for dwellings and via on-street parking for the creche and duplex apartment units. (f) Provision of electric vehicle charge points with associated site infrastructure ducting to provide charge points for residents throughout the site. (g) Provision of associated bicycle storage facilities at surface level throughout the site and bin storage facilities. (h)The provision of an internal culvert along with decommissioning of existing drainage channel within the site. Culvert works to include for provision of a headwall at the outfall to the watercourse. (i) Creation of a new access point from the public road with associated works to include for a connections to the existing public footpath along with a pedestrian crossing point. (j) Provision of internal access roads and footpaths and associated works to include for regrading of site levels as required. (k) Provision of residential communal open space and public open space areas to include formal play areas along with all hard and soft landscape works with public lighting, planting and boundary treatments to include boundary walls, railings & fencing. (l) Internal site works and attenuation systems which will include for provision of a hydrocarbon and silt interceptor prior to discharge. (m) All ancillary site development/construction works to facilitate foul, water and service networks for connection to the existing foul via a rising main and provision of a foul pumping station, water connections and ESB network connection to include for provision of a substation. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared |
| 2460541 | Conditional | 5 Dec 2024 | 1 | 320 m | to decommission existing septic tank and install new sewerage treatment unit and percolation area and all ancillary works at Cullies, Drumalee, Co. Cavan |
| 23316 | Conditional | 22 Jan 2024 | 1 | 498 m | to construct extension to existing domestic garage to comprise carport, ancillary store and associated site works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501065 | — | Granted | 21 Jul 2026 | 110 m |
| 322498 | — | Granted with conditions | 21 Aug 2025 | 235 m |
If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.
What has happened on this file
- 26 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 30 Sept 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Cavan County Council before relying on it.