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Observation pack · Cavan County Council

Deerpark , Virginia , Co. Cavan

for the construction of a forest car and bus park, new vehicular exit onto the R195, associated internal access road, turning head, site clearance and all other ancillary works

Observations close 14 Oct 2026 20 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 9 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 3 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
2660515 · 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
4,483 m²
Received
9 Sept 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
3 Nov 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/2660515/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660515 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 14 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
2660121Conditional1 Sept 20261443 mfor construction of a single-storey domestic garage with attic storage to serve the existing dwelling
2560770Conditional2 Jul 20260139 mto: (a) construct a detached single storey building to provide staff accommodation for the adjoining nursing home, (b) install new wastewater treatment system and percolation area to service the proposed building, (c) provide additional car parking facilities to service the proposed building (d) together with all associated site works
2460118Conditional20 Nov 20241414 mto (a) construct a part two storey/part single storey (with garage underneath) style dwelling, (b) construct partial new boundary (c) install propriety sewage treatment unit and percolation area (d) form new entrance from public road, (e) retain existing agricultural entrance, (f) together with all associated site works. SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED
2360322Conditional30 Apr 20241411 mof alterations to an existing dwelling (planning ref. no. 05/226). Revisions for which retention is sought include (a) a single-story extension of 30.8 sq m to the side of the dwelling, (b) revised roof plan to the side of the dwelling over the previously approved side extension (planning ref. no. 05/226), and (c) covered area to the side of the existing garage
2360310Refused15 Feb 20241414 mto (a) construct a part two storey/part single storey (with garage underneath) style dwelling, (b) construct partial new boundary (c) install propriety sewage treatment unit and percolation area (d) form new entrance from public road, (e) retain existing agricultural entrance, (f) together with all associated site works
23227Conditional6 Feb 20241421 mto retain alterations to existing dwelling, domestic garage/storage shed, site layout plan and all ancillary site works (previous planning ref. no. 04/1578), significant further information has been received
22313Conditional20 Sept 20221476 mto construct a dormer type dwelling with a detached domestic garage, sewerage treatment unit, percolation area, erect new entrance walls and piers and all associated site works
21477Conditional22 Jul 20220373 mfor construction of a tourist campsite comprising (a) vehicular access from existing public road; (b) parking area for cars and camper vans; (c) pathways leading to tent, yurt and log cabin grassed camping area; (d) a single storey check in cabin building; (e) a single storey winter storage building for yurts and tents; (f) a single storey building incorporating toilets, showers and laundry facilities; (g) stables and sand arena; (h) all weather pitch & playground area; (I) install waste water treatment system and percolation area; (j) and all other ancillary works. Significant further information and revised plans have been submitted.

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
314366—Refused29 Jan 2024373 m
314370—pending17 Aug 2022373 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

  • 9 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 14 Oct 2026
  • 9 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.