Observation pack · Cavan County Council

Mullaghboy , Kilnaleck , Co. Cavan

for the removal of the existing front porch and construction of a storey-and-a-half extension to the front/southeastern elevation of the dwelling; Ground-floor alterations and reconfiguration comprising: (i) The provision of a new living area within the proposed extension, forming an open-plan kitchen, dining and living area in conjunction with the existing dwelling; (ii) The relocation of the existing staircase; and (iii) The conversion of the existing kitchen to provide a utility room and accessible shower room; First-floor alterations and reconfiguration comprising: (i) The provision of a new principal bedroom within the proposed extension; (ii) The relocation of the existing bathroom; and (iii) Alterations to the landing and the reconfiguration of Bedrooms 3; The provision of new and altered window openings, including a new utility-room window on the northeastern side elevation, new windows serving the first floor bathroom on the south western left elevation and new windows serving the kitchen and dining area on the northwestern rear elevation; With connection to existing services, together with all associated site-development and ancillary works

Observations close 10 Nov 2026 2 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 6 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 30 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 2660571 · 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: 40 m²
Site area: 3,711 m²
Received: 6 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
Decision due: 30 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/2660571/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660571 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 10 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

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
22447	Conditional	20 Dec 2022	1	0 m	to construct (1) storey and half type domestic garage, (2) machinery storage shed "B", (3) hay storage shed "C" and (4) complete all associated and ancillary site works
22207	Conditional	13 Jul 2022	0	346 m	to retain and complete/extend 1 No. Feed Store / Feed Preparation Store, constructed/to be constructed, in lieu of 1 No. Feed Preparation store previously approved under Planning Ref: 18/425, together with all ancillary structures (to include meal bins etc.) and all associated site works arising from the above proposed development

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

6 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 10 Nov 2026
6 Oct 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Cavan County Council before relying on it.