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Observation pack · Cavan County Council

ESB NETWORKS , MOYNEHALL , CAVAN

for a 4-bay storage shed (22.5m x 8m x 6m), that includes no. 3 open bays with no. 1 closed bay, secured by a roller-door with side pedestrian access. The structure shall be erected on a proposed concrete pad located on an existing area of hard standing. The application includes all ancillary works associated with the development located to rear of the existing depot

Observations close 2 Oct 2026 10 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 28 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 25 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2660490 · full record
Authority
Cavan County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
Site area
164 m²
Received
28 Aug 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
25 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660490/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660490 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Submit before 2 Oct 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.
  5. 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

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2560483Conditional5 May 20260364 mfor alterations to previously approved planning ref: No. 23/60301 consisting of (1) the omission of 1 no. healthcare unit and 2 no. retail units at ground floor level and replaced with 8 no. residential apartments; (2) alterations to building layouts on the first, second, and third floors. (3) alterations to site layout including re-location of bin stores & bicycle stores, alterations to car parking layout and inclusion of amenity space (4) associated alterations to elevations and all associated ancillary works. The updated development will consist of a total of 29 no. residential apartments (comprising 12 no. 1-apartments and 17 no. 2-bed apartments) over four floors - SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED
2560304Conditional5 May 202631189 mto alter previously approved planning application (PL23/113) to construct a residential development alterations to be as follows: (1) Erect 31 No. fully serviced dwellings as follows: - Ten, 2 storey, 4 bed semi-detached dwellings - Two, 2 storey, 4 bed detached dwellings - Six, 2 storey, 3 bed semi-detached dwellings - Four, 2 storey, 3 bed terraced dwellings - Nine, 2 storey, 2 bed terraced dwellings (2) Alterations to service road, site boundaries and open space. (3) Connection to public services & all associated site works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with this application in accordance with the plans submitted with the application- SIGNIFICANT FURTHER HAS BEEN RECEIVED
2660089Refused23 Apr 20261123 mfor erection of 1no. 3-bedroom 2 storey detached dwelling, connection to existing services and all ancillary works
2660044Refused27 Mar 20260201 mfor 21m high monopole telecommunications support structure together with antennas, dishes and associated telecommunications equipment all enclosed in security fencing
2545Conditional1 Dec 20250355 mfor EXTENSION OF DURATION of 20/31 to erect development consisting of 24 residential units at Ashbrooke Housing Estate as follows (a) 1 no. duplex block containing 6 no. 3 bed townhouses and 6 no. 2 bed apartments with associated parking, bin storage and ancillary works, (b) 4 no. 3 bed bungalows with attic accommodation and (c) 8 no. 3 bed semi-detached bungalows with attic accommodation, connection to foul sewers & watermain, service road and all associated works. Significant further information and revised plans including a Natura Impact Statement has been submitted
2560584Conditional24 Nov 20251340 mfor alterations to front elevation and associated alterations to plans
2560402Refused10 Sept 20250191 mfor a 24m high lattice telecommunications support structure together with antennas, dishes and associated telecommunications equipment all enclosed in security fencing
2460471Conditional14 Nov 20241109 mto alter the rear boundary treatment for dwellings 16-44 as previously granted under planning reference no. 22/530 & 23/60337 and all ancillary works at development known as 'Oldtown Manor'

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501425Withdrawn2 Jul 2026189 m
316387Granted with conditions16 Apr 2024460 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

  • 28 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 2 Oct 2026
  • 28 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.