Law Centre Newcourt Shopping Centre , Church Street , Cavan Co. Cavan
for Change of Use from Residential to Office Use (55 m²), internal alteration and all associated site works
The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.
The application
- Reference
- 2660501 · 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
- 471 m²
- Received
- 4 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
- Decision due
- 29 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/2660501/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660501at 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 9 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.
- 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.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| M2 Major town centre | Town Core: To protect and enhance the special physical and social character of the town and village core while providing and/or improving town/village centre facilities. | cavan county development plan incorporating a local area plan for cavan town 2022 2028 | 11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028 |
| M2 Major town centre | Town Core: To protect and enhance the special physical and social character of the town and village core while providing and/or improving town/village centre facilities. | cavan town local area plan incorporating variation no1 2022 2028 | 11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028 |
An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.
Source: Cavan County Council development plan zoning · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cavan County Council development plan zoning | — | 4 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
Designations on or near the site
- NIAH-recorded building × 8Cavan Sky · The Sports Shop & Chapter One · St Clare's Roman Catholic Church
- Recorded monument × 1R170377
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2560632 | Conditional | 5 Oct 2026 | 0 | 171 m | for erection of a 2.4m high v-mesh fence to the North and West boundary and 6m high ball stop nets along the Ardkeen road and all ancillary site works |
| 2660415 | Conditional | 18 Sept 2026 | 1 | 358 m | to carry out alterations and convert the existing disused part of the ground floor, formerly used as a licenced bar, to provide residential accommodation at No. 27, Bridge Street, Cavan. This building is a Protected Structure |
| 2660059 | Conditional | 14 Aug 2026 | 0 | 217 m | for Material change of use from existing Public House to mixed use development. Works to include: (1) Conversion of ground floor to form 4no. retail units with associated toilets, storage, signage & new shop fronts, (2) Extension at second floor level to form 2no. 2 bedroom apartments, (3) Alterations to existing building layout & elevations including removal of existing external stairs and provision of a new internal stairwell, (4) Connection to existing services & all ancillary site works |
| 2660181 | Conditional | 5 Jun 2026 | 0 | 206 m | for works being carried out to a protected structure, Cavan County Development Plan, 2022 – 2028, Record of Protected Structures; Ref No. CV0453. The proposed works include the installation of 4no. bronze plated columbarium units into the Mortuary Chapel and all associated works |
| 2660086 | Conditional | 22 Apr 2026 | 0 | 45 m | for change of use of existing office use to community / meeting house use, including associated offices, toilets, ancillary rooms, signage and all associated works to second floor. The development will consist of works to a Protected Structure (RPS No. CV0535) |
| 2660073 | Conditional | 8 Apr 2026 | 0 | 186 m | for the change of use from office/retail use to medical & related consultancy services |
| 2660054 | Conditional | 25 Mar 2026 | 0 | 464 m | to retain existing extensions at first floor and second floor level of existing offices and all associated works |
| 2560729 | Conditional | 9 Feb 2026 | 0 | 324 m | to demolish existing two storey Storage building & erect 2 storey residential development comprising 3no. 1 Bed Units & 2no. 2 Bed Units with associated Private External Spaces, Bin Store, connection to existing storm & foul sewers, and all ancillary site works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500304 | — | Refused | 30 Mar 2026 | 478 m |
| 322061 | — | Other | 12 Dec 2025 | 418 m |
| 321192 | — | Granted with conditions | 30 Apr 2025 | 366 m |
| 320528 | — | Refused | 15 Apr 2025 | 238 m |
| 318406 | — | Granted with conditions | 3 Dec 2024 | 147 m |
| 318470 | — | Refused | 3 Jul 2024 | 191 m |
| 318896 | — | Withdrawn | 16 Apr 2024 | 335 m |
| 317403 | — | Granted with conditions | 22 Mar 2024 | 353 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
- 4 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 9 Oct 2026
- 4 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.