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Observation pack · Cavan County Council

Lisnasaran , Cootehill , Co. Cavan

For (1) the extension of existing trailer parking area serving onsite CVRT test centre, (2) retention of works consisting of infilling already carried out to extend the existing parking area, (3) the erection of a security hut (3) the erection of an un-serviced waiting area for drivers (4) all earthworks, foundational grading, and associated site works

Observations close 11 Nov 2026 window closed
5 weeks from receipt (received 7 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 1 Dec 2026

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
2660573 · full record
Authority
Cavan County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Site area
1.39 ha
Received
7 Oct 2026
Decision due
1 Dec 2026

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/2660573/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660573 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 11 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.
  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.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2560207Conditional23 Jun 20251315 mto construct a single storey extension at the rear of existing dwelling house and all ancillary site works
2560155Conditional28 May 2025155 mfor (1) Retention permission for as built domestic garage (2) retention permission for as built domestic storage building and all ancillary site works
23287Conditional25 Oct 20231129 mfor the erection of a detached domestic garage and all ancillary site works
2360079Conditional11 Aug 2023464 mthe development will consist of: • Single storey extension to southeast of existing school building to include 2 No. engineering rooms, 1 No. engineering prep room, student lockers, and toilet facilities, • demolish part of existing woodwork room and provide single storey extension to southwest of existing building to include new woodwork room and prep room, • site alterations to include new pedestrian path along northeast boundary of the site, alterations to existing carpark, new pedestrian entrance, new carpark, and bus parking area southeast of the site, • retain existing bicycle shelter northeast of the site, • all ancillary works which will also include external plant. • Connection to all existing services,
21643Conditional25 Jan 2022489 mfor change of use for part of existing retail unit to area for sale of alcohol off-premises and all associated and ancillary works

What has happened on this file

  • 7 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 11 Nov 2026
  • 7 Oct 2026 Decision

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