Observation pack · Cavan County Council

Lakeview House , Drumgola Cavan , Co. Cavan

for single storey, domestic extension, connection to existing onsite services and all associated works

Observations close 13 Nov 2026 8 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 9 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 3 Dec 2026

The application

Reference: 2660587 · 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: 14 m²
Site area: 1,382 m²
Received: 9 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
Decision due: 3 Dec 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/2660587/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660587 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 13 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
2660093	Conditional	27 Apr 2026	1	394 m	to Instal 2 no. roof lights to attic space
2460175	Conditional	17 Jun 2024	1	477 m	to change house plans & elevations of previously approved and partially constructed 2 storey dwelling to Bungalow Type Dwelling and all associated works at (Previous Planning Reg 23/3 applies)
233	Conditional	7 Mar 2023	1	477 m	to alter floor plans and elevations of previously approved dwelling, complete partially constructed dwelling, connections to all services and all associated works
22261	Conditional	26 Oct 2022	0	337 m	is sought to erect 15 no. dwellings(1 no. 3 bedroom detached dwelling, 6 no. 3 bedroom semi detached dwellings and 8 no. 2 bedroom terraced dwellings), access via existing service road, connect to public foul and storm water sewers, public watermains and all ancillary site works
21634	Conditional	24 Oct 2022	1	406 m	of storage compound and yard area as ancillary space for equestrian use, including stock piling of materials, equestrian props, storage containers, surplus lorry parking and associated works Significant further information and revised plans have been submitted.
21390	Conditional	24 May 2022	18	298 m	to erect 18 no. fully serviced two storey semi detached dwellings (6 no. 3 bedroom and 12 no. 2 bedroom houses), access via existing service road, connect to public foul and storm water sewers, public watermains & all ancillary works. Significant further information and revised plans have been submitted.
21586	Conditional	24 May 2022	1	368 m	to erect fully serviced part two story part single storey dwelling with detached garage, install sewerage treatment unit, percolation area, form access of existing laneway, carry out alterations to existing entrance and all associated works. Significant further information and revised plans have been submitted.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
315160	—	Granted with conditions	16 Jan 2024	405 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 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 13 Nov 2026
9 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.