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Observation pack · Cavan County Council

Preaching House Lane Doon , Ballyconnell , Co. Cavan

to construct single storey sitting room & utility room extension to rear of existing single storey dwelling and associated site works

Observations close 7 Oct 2026 11 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 2 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 27 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2660496 · full record
Authority
Cavan County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
WITHDRAWN
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
—
Site area
3,007 m²
Received
2 Sept 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
27 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/2660496/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660496 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 7 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
2560667Conditional20 Jul 2026011 mto erect a multi-use training area, complete with synthetic training ground, fencing, flood lights, ball wall and all associated works. SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED
2660240Conditional2 Jul 20260478 mfor temporary planning permission ( 5 yr ) to Provide hardstanding area, approx 14m x 16m, to erect 3no steel containers, fencing and gates for the storage of kayaking equipment
2560338Conditional19 Mar 20262281 mfor 2 no. semi-detached two-storey dwellings, connection to existing services and associated site development works
2560484Conditional3 Mar 20260392 mfor i) the conversion of a ground floor retail unit and the adaption of an ancillary structure to the rear to create a 2bed residential unit, ii) the conversion of a second ancillary structure to the rear to provide an extension to an existing retail unit and the creation of a 2bed duplex unit (at ground floor and first floor), iii) associated internal alterations, elevational changes and carparking. SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED
2560557Conditional17 Dec 20251337 mfor (a) change of use of part of existing ground floor commercial unit previously approved under planning reference 042573 to residential (b) construct two storey extension to rear of building together with alterations to plans/elevations to form 1 no. 3 bedroom apartment (c) connection to existing services and associated site works
2560660Conditional17 Dec 202510 mfor an as-built single storey extension to side of cottage, demolition of front Porch and conversion of front door to a window, new hipped roof to rear of cottage which replaced a flat roof, alterations to elevations & internal layout, and all ancillary site works, all of which differ from that previously approved under Planning Application Ref. 07/1549
2560466Conditional17 Nov 20250422 mfor (a) demolition of part of first floor of existing building and construct two storey pitched roof extension incorporating plant room on ground floor and 2 no. 2 bedroom apartments on first floor over existing ground floor of building known as ‘The Woodford Arms’ (b) the formation of a new second floor within existing double height space first floor function room with change of use from function room to residential to create 2 no. 2 bed apartments over first and second floor with new windows and rooflights (c) construct new external stairs, communal terrace and balcony (d) alterations to plans/elevations (e) provide car parking and associated site work
2560408Conditional22 Oct 20250395 mfor change of use of existing ground floor commercial unit previously approved under planning reference 071545 to 1 no. 1 bed apartment with alterations to plans/elevations and associated site works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
500172—Granted12 Mar 2026139 m
500125—Invalid22 Oct 2025139 m
316859—Other23 Aug 2023240 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

  • 2 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 7 Oct 2026
  • 2 Sept 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.