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Observation pack · Cavan County Council

Drumalee , Cavan , Co. Cavan

for construction of single-storey extension and all ancillary site works

Observations close 8 Oct 2026 17 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 3 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 28 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2660499 · 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
69 m²
Site area
1,073 m²
Received
3 Sept 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
28 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/2660499/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660499 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 8 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
2660293Conditional13 Jul 20261220 mto construct a part single storey/part dormer dwelling and detached domestic garage, new site entrance, connection to foul and storm water sewers, and all ancillary site works
2560691Conditional18 Jun 20260297 mfor : 1) Extension to existing clubhouse building constructed under planning ref 15/117. 2) Erect new sports wall and all-weather play area. 3) Alterations to existing car park layout and to include new lighting and drainage. 4) Erect new pitch flood lighting. 5) Alterations to entrance driveway to include reduction in levels and alterations to site boundaries. 6) Connection to all existing services and all ancillary and associated works
2660035Refused23 Mar 202610 mfor construction of a two-storey extension and development to rear of existing singlestorey house, alterations of elevations, and all ancillary site works
2560327Conditional23 Oct 20251318 mto convert existing bungalow to dormer dwelling providing additional first floor with increased roof height, demolish existing extension to rear of dwelling, alterations to plans/elevations of existing dwelling, construct pitched roof to existing flat roof attached garage and associated site works
2560298Refused1 Aug 20251220 mfor the construction of a one and half storey dormer detached dwelling with an associated garage and all necessary site works. This development does not impact any protected structures or areas of historical significance. Landscaping elements will include trees, shrubs, green spaces to enhance the aesthetic appeal and environmental sustainability of the property
2460575Conditional4 Mar 20251299 mfor RETENTION Permission for as-constructed site enabling works comprising of removal of section of roadside hedgerow, forming new site entrance and reduced site ground levels. Also, Planning PERMISSION is sought to construct a new dormer style dwelling house with domestic garage / storage at basement level, form new vehicular site entrance onto public roadway, installation of approved proprietary wastewater treatment system & percolation area, together with all associated site development works
2460345Conditional19 Sept 202410 mto 1. Disconnect an existing septic tank and soak pit and to install a proprietary waste water treatment unit and percolation area. 2. And all ancillary works
23164Conditional31 May 20231483 mto complete entrance, external site works, infill & re-contouring of rear of site to facilitate rear garden/private open space and all associated works to existing dwelling. Previous approved planning reg 06/300 relates

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501834pending6 Aug 2026220 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

  • 3 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 8 Oct 2026
  • 3 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.