Observation pack · Cavan County Council

Lear , Bailieborough , Co. Cavan

to Retain upgraded Effluent Treatment System as designed and installed for the Site, Retain single storey outbuilding with facilities ancillary to the enjoyment of the existing dwelling house, Retain Domestic Storage Shed, Retain Poultry Shed and Enclosure, Retain “Change of use” of Domestic Garage including minor alterations to the fenestration of same for use as “Granny Flat”, Retain “as constructed” Entrance onto public road

Observations close 30 Sept 2026 9 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 26 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference: 2660476 · full record
Authority: Cavan County Council
Type: RETENTION
Status: INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 4,234 m²
Received: 26 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due: —
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/2660476/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660476 at 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
22350	Conditional	23 Feb 2023	1	141 m	for development consisting of 1) RETENTION of the partial construction of a single storey dwelling house and 2) PERMISSION for proposed completion of the construction of the dwelling house, provision of a wastewater treatment system and percolation area, use of existing entrance from public road and provision of access lane together with all ancillary site development works Significant further information and revised plans have been submitted.
2220	Conditional	21 Mar 2022	1	0 m	for retention of 1) revised location on site, 2) revised site boundaries and entrance details, 3) Conversion of attached garage to living accommodation, 4) revised first floor layout including additional floor area, 5) external elevational changes including minor internal alterations, 6) retention of timber storage shed, and 7) all ancillary site development works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

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.