Observation pack · Cavan County Council

Coolkill , Kilnaleck , Co. Cavan

for (1) Construction of 9no two storey houses consisting of 8no two storey semi detached houses and 1no detached two storey house. (2) Construct access service road (3) construct site boundary walls(4) Construct entrance to public road (5) connect to mains services (6) landscaping (7) associated site development works

Observations close 18 Nov 2026 12 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 14 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference: 2660598 · full record
Authority: Cavan County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 3,955 m²
Received: 14 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
Decision due: —
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/2660598/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660598 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 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.
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
M4 Major town centre	White Lands: Provide for appropriate mixed-use development within the development envelopes of small towns and villages of the county.	cavan county development plan incorporating a local area plan for cavan town 2022 2028	11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028
M4 Major town centre	White Lands: Provide for appropriate mixed-use development within the development envelopes of small towns and villages of the county.	cavan county development 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.

Source: Cavan County Council development plan zoning · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:04

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Cavan County Council development plan zoning	—	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
2660169	Conditional	17 Aug 2026	0	242 m	for : (1) for Provision of a 2-storey extension to the office building and the alterations to existing office building internal accommodation. (2) Retention of Extension to existing industrial buildings to the eastern boundary. 3) Demolition of existing compactor building to facilitate construction of new office extension and all associated site development works
2560683	Conditional	8 May 2026	0	215 m	for construction of proposed playing pitch and vehicle access ramp along with alterations to existing site levels 2) Erection of floodlights, goalposts, ball nets, fencing, and 2 no. dugouts, 3) erection of retaining walls to perimeter of playing field 4) All associated works and services
2560457	Conditional	28 Nov 2025	0	91 m	for an extension to the existing National School to include 1 classroom, 2 S.A.T rooms and associated ancillary spaces, addition of on-site parking, upgrade works to outdoor play areas including the addition of astro turf play area with perimeter fencing, boundary treatments and all ancillary works
2560092	Conditional	1 May 2025	2	249 m	for (1) The change of use of former public house to commercial unit. (2) carry out refurbishment works to create 2no 1 bed apartments and 1no 2 bed apartment. (3) Alterations to front and side elevations of existing building consisting of making new / reopening window and door openings. (4) connect to existing services and all associated works
2460362	Conditional	9 Apr 2025	0	81 m	for a 1 two storey community office building, 1 single storey communal mans shed workshop, new site access from existing car park and all ancillary site works
2457	Conditional	21 Nov 2024	1	176 m	to 1. Refurbish and convert former residence and adjoining shop premises to 2 no own door dwellings. 2. Construct 2 storey extension to building. 3. Carry out necessary refurbishment works. 4. carry out associated site works to enable completion of the project. This property is a protected structure
2360289	Conditional	31 Jan 2024	1	392 m	to (a) construct a single storey extension to side (b) alter design of existing front porch (c) carry out minor alterations to plans and elevations as part of an overall refurbishment (d) together with all associated site works
2360258	Conditional	13 Dec 2023	0	351 m	of: (1) Alterations to previously approved Unit 1 (Planning Ref: 05/144), including alterations to internal warehouse layouts and elevations, additional office space, additional 2 storey extension to front of unit, additional single storey lean-to to side of existing unit and signage to front elevation, (2) Alterations to previously approved Unit 2 (Planning Ref: 17/76), including additional floor area of unit and alterations to internal layout, associated alterations to elevations and a 2 storey office area, (3) ESB Kiosk, external plant, gas compound, delivery dock and mobile office, (4)Alterations to previously approved site plans and all ancillary site works

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
320490	—	Granted	8 Oct 2024	305 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.