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Observation pack · Cavan County Council

Drumnawall , Arvagh , Co. Cavan

for the construction of a sports gym and all ancillary site works

Observations close 18 Nov 2026 25 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 14 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 8 Dec 2026

The application

Reference
2660595 · full record
Authority
Cavan County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
—
Site area
9,275 m²
Received
14 Oct 2026
We first saw it
21 Oct 2026, 02:10
Decision due
8 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660595/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660595 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 18 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.

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

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2560106Conditional28 Jan 20261258 mto construct a bungalow type dwelling house, new entrance, boundary walls, piers and fencing, proprietary wastewater treatment unit and percolation area and all ancillary site works
2560505Conditional26 Nov 20250163 mto construct a 3G Astro Turf pitch (70m x 45m) to the rear of the existing school building to include ancillary metal cage surrounds, netting and integrated concrete retaining ball wall, flood lighting, sprint track, storage shed, boundary walls and fencing, pedestrian and emergency vehicle entrance and all ancillary site works
2560426Conditional18 Sept 20250378 mfor proposed single-storey extension to the existing commercial premises to provide a CVR Test Centre for LGV vehicles, Associated alterations to site layout including revised car parking, Relocation of existing ESB pole, All associated site works and services
2460229Conditional22 Nov 20241232 mto construct a single storey dwelling house, alterations to existing entrance, boundary walls, piers and fencing, proprietary wastewater treatment unit and percolation area, change of use of existing cottage to storage, decommissioning of existing septic tank, retention of existing garage and all ancillary site works
2460372Conditional3 Oct 202400 mfor (1) RETENTION of existing temporary changing rooms, toilets & shower rooms, shop & store (2) RETENTION of existing sewerage treatment system and wastewater connection to public sewer (3) PERMISSION erect new spectator stand & 2 no. dugouts and all ancillary site works
2460226Conditional10 Jul 20241380 mfor the construction of a two storey detached dwelling house (on a site previously granted planning permission for 2 nr. semi-detached houses under planning ref: 99/1075) and all ancillary site works
23325Conditional4 Apr 20241456 mto construct detached house and attached garage with associated landscaping, pedestrian and vehicular access from the public lane, house 215m2, two storey, comprising of 4 no. bedrooms, study, kitchen, living, dining and ancillary spaces, garage 30m2, comprising of storage
23194Conditional19 Jun 202300 mEXTENSION OF DURATION OF Planning Reg. No. 17/535; to erect fully serviced two storey clubhouse containing dressing rooms, showers, toilets, meeting rooms, gym, store and incorporating spectator stands, new entrance, carparking, connection to group water scheme and connect to public sewer, PERMISSION also sought to form 2 no. playing fields/walking track and erect associated floodlighting with all ancillary works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
310372—Granted with conditions16 Feb 2022391 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

  • 14 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 18 Nov 2026
  • 14 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.