Observation pack · Cavan County Council
Drumbannow , Loughduff , Co. Cavan
to erect new dwelling house, domestic garage, entrance, boundary walls, piers with sewerage treatment system & percolation area
Observations close 15 Oct 2026 24 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 10 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 4 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2660524 · full record
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- PRE_VALIDATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 1,875 m²
- Received
- 10 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
- Decision due
- 4 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
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660524/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660524at 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 15 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.
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
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2615 | Conditional | 24 Aug 2026 | 0 | 470 m | to construct a (1) A cattle shed which will consist of dry bedded pens and feeding passage (2) A sheep shed which will consist of slatted area with slurry holding tank underneath, dry bedded pens and all associated site works |
| 2560662 | Conditional | 22 Dec 2025 | 1 | 485 m | for the following: (1) To renovate the existing dormer type dwelling to include internal layout & external elevational alterations (2) to raise the roof level of entire dormer section of the dwelling to 2 storey to incorporate revised first floor layout (3) to construct first floor extension to rear of dwelling over kitchen to incorporate master bedroom (4) to construct single storey family flat extension to side and front of existing dwelling (5) to demolish existing single storey domestic store and shed (6) to decommission existing septic tank and construct new waste water treatment unit and percolation area (7) and all associated ancillary site development works |
| 2560599 | Conditional | 28 Nov 2025 | 0 | 349 m | for the existing signage located on the south east gable wall of Mullahoran Handball Alley, together with all associated site works |
| 2560344 | Conditional | 15 Aug 2025 | 2 | 319 m | to erect new dwelling house, domestic garage, entrance, boundary walls, piers with sewerage treatment system & percolation area and all associated site works |
| 2460198 | Conditional | 2 Jul 2024 | 1 | 301 m | for a detached domestic garage, demolishing of existing sheds, fencing and all ancillary site works |
| 23219 | Conditional | 20 Jul 2023 | 0 | 281 m | to replace existing sewerage treatment system with new on-site treatment unit and new percolation area with revised site boundaries and layout to that approved under planning ref. 05597 and all ancillary site works |
| 21628 | Conditional | 18 Feb 2022 | 0 | 303 m | for development consisting of (i) demolition of existing derelict house (c. 77sq.m), (ii) construction of a single storey building (c. 489 sq.m) comprising of retail area with ancillary off-licence use, ancillary food offer counter including the sale of hot & cold food on & off the premises, customer seating area, toilets and ancillary offices, storage & food preparation areas, (iii) construction of a new forecourt with pump islands and canopy over, (iv) installation of 3 no. 40,000l underground fuel storage tanks, associated pipework and above ground fill points, (v) construction of a single storey storage building (c. 66 sq.m), (vi) installation of one fuel price sign and (vii) construction of all ancillary site features including screened storage compound, signage, boundary treatments, drainage systems, landscaping, car parking and associated site works. Significant further information and revised plans have been submitted. |
| 21629 | Conditional | 1 Dec 2021 | 1 | 298 m | to retain existing house and domestic garage/shed on revised site boundaries and PERMISSION for the construction of new wastewater treatment system, boundary finishes and associated works |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
What has happened on this file
- 10 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 15 Oct 2026
- 10 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.