Observation pack · Cavan County Council

Drumelis , Cavan , Co. Cavan

for alterations and extension to the existing dwelling, consisting of: (A) External alterations to the existing dwelling: Removal of 3 no. chimneys; replacement of the existing slated pitched roof with a standing seam metal roof; replacement of existing flat roofs with pitched metal roofs and gables; and external insulation of the existing dwelling. (B) Internal alterations and reconfiguration: Formation of a master en-suite bedroom in place of the existing kitchen/dining area; bathroom and dressing room in place of the existing living area; removal of the utility room and incorporation of this area into Bedroom 1; replacement of Bedroom 2 with a hall and utility/plant room; replacement of the existing bathroom with a pantry and store; removal of Bedroom 4 to increase the size of Bedroom 3; and conversion of the existing garage to a study. (C) Front / north-western elevation: Replacement of the existing garage door with French doors; upgrade of the flat roof over the front door; and provision of a stone finish around the front door and along the plinth. (D) Left-side / north-eastern elevation: Provision of new windows to the master bedroom and en-suite, and a rooflight to the dressing room. (E) Rear / south-eastern elevation: Provision of new windows to the master bedroom; replacement of the existing back door with a window to Bedroom 2; provision of a rooflight to the bathroom; and removal of the existing rear study door. (F) Right-side / south-western elevation: Replacement of an existing window with a utility door and provision of a rooflight to the hall. (G) Proposed split-level flat-roof extension to the right-side / south-western elevation comprising: At basement level: garage, Bedroom 4 with dressing room, shower room, playroom and hall. At ground-floor level: open-plan kitchen/dining area with staircase. (H) Associated site works: Proposed retaining walls and upgrade of the existing wastewater treatment system and percolation area. (I) Services: Connection to existing services and all associated site works

Observations close 3 Nov 2026 25 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 29 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 23 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 2660556 · 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: 111 m²
Site area: 2,297 m²
Received: 29 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 7 Oct 2026, 01:19
Decision due: 23 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/2660556/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660556 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.
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 3 Nov 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

Code	Objective	Plan	In force
R2 Existing residential	Existing Residential: Protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities	CV-001:LAP:cavan-county-development-plan-incorporating-a-local-area-plan-for-cavan-town-2022-2028	11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028
R4 Residential	Strategic Residential Reserve: Provide for and protect the future housing requirements of the town.	CV-001:LAP:cavan-county-development-plan-incorporating-a-local-area-plan-for-cavan-town-2022-2028	11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028
R2 Existing residential	Existing Residential: Protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities	CV-002:LAP:cavan-town-local-area-plan-incorporating-variation-no1-2022-2028	11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028
R4 Residential	Strategic Residential Reserve: Provide for and protect the future housing requirements of the town.	CV-002:LAP: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.

Sources: CAVAN CV-001:LAP:cavan-county-development-plan-incorporating-a-local-area-plan-for-cavan-town-2022-2028, CAVAN CV-001:LAP:cavan-county-development-plan-incorporating-a-local-area-plan-for-cavan-town-2022-2028, CAVAN CV-002:LAP:cavan-town-local-area-plan-incorporating-variation-no1-2022-2028, CAVAN CV-002:LAP:cavan-town-local-area-plan-incorporating-variation-no1-2022-2028 · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
CAVAN CV-001:LAP:cavan-county-development-plan-incorporating-a-local-area-plan-for-cavan-town-2022-2028	—	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open
CAVAN CV-001:LAP:cavan-county-development-plan-incorporating-a-local-area-plan-for-cavan-town-2022-2028	—	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open
CAVAN CV-002:LAP:cavan-town-local-area-plan-incorporating-variation-no1-2022-2028	—	4 Oct 2026, 23:04	open
CAVAN CV-002:LAP:cavan-town-local-area-plan-incorporating-variation-no1-2022-2028	—	4 Oct 2026, 23:04	open

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
2560670	Conditional	23 Jul 2026	65	445 m	for Large Scale Residential Development consististing of the provision of a total of 109no. residential units along with provision of a crèche. Particulars of the development comprise as follows: (a) Site excavation works to facilitate the proposed development to include excavation and general site preparation works. (b) The provision of a total of 65no. residential dwellings which will consist of 23no. 2 bed units, 26no. 3 bed units and 16no. 4 bed units. (c) The provision of a total of 44no. duplex apartment units consisting of 8no.1 bed units, 18no. 2bed units and 18no. 3 bed units. The duplex apartment units range in height from two storey to three storey. (d) Provision of a two storey creche with associated parking, bicycle and bin storage. (e) Provision of associated car parking at surface level via a combination of in-curtilage parking for dwellings and via on-street parking for the creche and duplex apartment units. (f) Provision of electric vehicle charge points with associated site infrastructure ducting to provide charge points for residents throughout the site. (g) Provision of associated bicycle, bin and bulky items storage facilities for duplex apartment units. (h) Upgrading the existing access point from Loreto Road with associated works to include for provision of a right turning lane, provide for internal access roads, footpaths and associated site works. (i) Provision of internal access roads and footpaths and associated works to include for regrading of site levels as required along with connections onto the Greenway. (j) Provision of residential communal open space and public open space areas to include formal play areas along with all hard and soft landscape works with public lighting, planting and boundary treatments to include boundary walls, railings & fencing. (k) Internal site works and attenuation systems which will include for provision of hydrocarbon and silt interceptors prior to discharge. (l) All ancillary site development/construction works to facilitate foul, water and service networks for connection to the existing foul sewer, water connections and ESB network connections along with provision of an ESB substation. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompanies this application - SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED
2660090	Conditional	23 Apr 2026	1	425 m	for the construction of a detached domestic greenhouse and all associated site works.
2560745	Conditional	17 Feb 2026	0	32 m	to erect an all-weather multipurpose pitch in replace of existing grassed pitch to include perimeter fencing, flood lighting, changing facilities, handball / activity wall, half basketball court and all associated works
2460481	Conditional	3 Jul 2025	0	398 m	for a fully serviced 2 Storey 112 No. Bed Nursing Home, parking provision, landscaping, access via existing service road (granted under Pl. Ref: 19/236), connection to existing services and all ancillary site works. SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION INCLUDING AND NIS HAS BEEN SUBMITTED
2460277	Conditional	12 Aug 2024	1	486 m	to retain and continue with alterations to previously approved planning application for alterations and extensions to their dwelling house; Planning Ref 23/40. Alterations include the omission of the second storey element to the extension to the west, amendments to the single storey extension to the east and associated elevational and layout changes
2460065	Conditional	15 Apr 2024	1	13 m	for alterations to previously approved dwelling (Pl. Ref. No. 22/478), alterations to site layout plan and all ancillary site works
23213	Conditional	3 Jul 2023	1	402 m	for an extension (25.45 sq. m) to the single storey kitchen and living area to the side including minor amendments to the front and rear elevations
23138	Conditional	22 May 2023	0	403 m	to consist of alterations to plans and elevations reducing bedroom accommodation from 160 No. to 112 No. and all associated works to Nursing Home Building previously permitted under planning reference 19/236

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
324586	—	pending	19 Aug 2026	445 m
323185	—	open	30 Jul 2025	398 m
316083	—	Granted with conditions	1 Mar 2024	359 m
317361	—	Withdrawn	20 Jun 2023	403 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

29 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 3 Nov 2026
29 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 7 Oct 2026, 01:19. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Cavan County Council before relying on it.