Observation pack · Cavan County Council
Doon , Ballyconnell , Co. Cavan
for a 10-year planning permission for development at this site, Doon Ballyconnell Wastewater Pumping Station (WwPS), which covers an area of approximately 0.95 hectares, located in the townland of Doon, Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan. The development will comprise: 1. Demolition and removal of the existing Wastewater Pumping Station (WwPS), existing valve chamber, fencing and boundary wall. 2. Construction of a new below-ground Wastewater Pumping Station, comprising: a) Below–ground construction of emergency storage tank, wet well, valve chamber, flowmeter chamber, interconnecting pipework and manholes, b) Above ground construction of a 3 no. Kiosks, ESB mini pillar, and a vent stack, c) Construction of a new a new boundary wall, site access, access gate, perimeter fencing, and protection bollards setback from the road verge, d) Construction of internal site access and turning area. 3. Below ground construction of approximately 623m foul sewer rising main within the public road, together with associated works, including carriageway reinstatement within part of the R205 Regional Road to connect to the existing Ballyconnell Wastewater Treatment Plant in County Cavan. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) is submitted?to the Planning Authority with this application
Observations close 7 Dec 2026 26 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 2 Nov 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 5 Jan 2027
The application
- Reference
- 2660636 · full record
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- PRE_VALIDATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 9,624 m²
- Received
- 2 Nov 2026
- We first saw it
- 3 Nov 2026, 23:01
- Decision due
- 5 Jan 2027
- 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/2660636/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660636at 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 7 Dec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C2.1 Economic development and employment | General Enterprise and Employment: Provide for and improve general enterprise and employment generating uses. | cavan county development plan incorporating a local area plan for cavan town 2022 2028 | 11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028 |
| G1 Open space with recreation | Amenity and Open Space: Protect and provide for amenity and open space areas | cavan county development plan incorporating a local area plan for cavan town 2022 2028 | 11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028 |
| G1 Open space with recreation | Amenity and Open Space: Protect and provide for amenity and open space areas | cavan county development plan incorporating a local area plan for cavan town 2022 2028 | 11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028 |
| M2 Major town centre | Town Core: To protect and enhance the special physical and social character of the town and village core while providing and/or improving town/village centre facilities. | cavan county development plan incorporating a local area plan for cavan town 2022 2028 | 11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028 |
| R1 New residential | Proposed Residential: Provide for new residential development in tandem with the provision of the necessary social and physical infrastructure. | cavan county development plan incorporating a local area plan for cavan town 2022 2028 | 11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028 |
| R2 Existing residential | Existing Residential: Protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities | cavan county development plan incorporating a local area plan for cavan town 2022 2028 | 11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028 |
| R2 Existing residential | Existing Residential: Protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities | cavan county development plan incorporating a local area plan for cavan town 2022 2028 | 11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028 |
| R2 Existing residential | Existing Residential: Protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities | cavan county development plan incorporating a local area plan for cavan town 2022 2028 | 11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028 |
| R2 Existing residential | Existing Residential: Protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities | cavan county development plan incorporating a local area plan for cavan town 2022 2028 | 11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028 |
| R2 Existing residential | Existing Residential: Protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities | cavan county development plan incorporating a local area plan for cavan town 2022 2028 | 11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028 |
| S5 Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure | Public Community: Provide for and protect civic, religious, community, education, health care and social infrastructure. | cavan county development plan incorporating a local area plan for cavan town 2022 2028 | 11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028 |
| S5 Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure | Public Community: Provide for and protect civic, religious, community, education, health care and social infrastructure. | cavan county development plan incorporating a local area plan for cavan town 2022 2028 | 11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028 |
| C2.1 Economic development and employment | General Enterprise and Employment: Provide for and improve general enterprise and employment generating uses. | cavan county development plan incorporating variation no1 2022 2028 | 11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028 |
| G1 Open space with recreation | Amenity and Open Space: Protect and provide for amenity and open space areas | cavan county development plan incorporating variation no1 2022 2028 | 11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028 |
| G1 Open space with recreation | Amenity and Open Space: Protect and provide for amenity and open space areas | cavan county development plan incorporating variation no1 2022 2028 | 11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028 |
| M2 Major town centre | Town Core: To protect and enhance the special physical and social character of the town and village core while providing and/or improving town/village centre facilities. | cavan county development plan incorporating variation no1 2022 2028 | 11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028 |
| R1 New residential | Proposed Residential: Provide for new residential development in tandem with the provision of the necessary social and physical infrastructure. | cavan county development plan incorporating variation no1 2022 2028 | 11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028 |
| R2 Existing residential | Existing Residential: Protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities | cavan county development plan incorporating variation no1 2022 2028 | 11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028 |
| R2 Existing residential | Existing Residential: Protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities | cavan county development plan incorporating variation no1 2022 2028 | 11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028 |
| R2 Existing residential | Existing Residential: Protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities | cavan county development plan incorporating variation no1 2022 2028 | 11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028 |
| R2 Existing residential | Existing Residential: Protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities | cavan county development plan incorporating variation no1 2022 2028 | 11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028 |
| R2 Existing residential | Existing Residential: Protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities | cavan county development plan incorporating variation no1 2022 2028 | 11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028 |
| S5 Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure | Public Community: Provide for and protect civic, religious, community, education, health care and social infrastructure. | cavan county development plan incorporating variation no1 2022 2028 | 11 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2028 |
| S5 Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure | Public Community: Provide for and protect civic, religious, community, education, health care and social infrastructure. | 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
- NIAH-recorded building × 2Ballyconnell Market House · Ballyconnell Methodist Church
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2560667 | Conditional | 20 Jul 2026 | 0 | 165 m | to erect a multi-use training area, complete with synthetic training ground, fencing, flood lights, ball wall and all associated works. SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED |
| 2660240 | Conditional | 2 Jul 2026 | 0 | 339 m | for temporary planning permission ( 5 yr ) to Provide hardstanding area, approx 14m x 16m, to erect 3no steel containers, fencing and gates for the storage of kayaking equipment |
| 2560678 | Conditional | 25 Mar 2026 | 1 | 332 m | to carry out works on the sites of 2 no. dwellings:- (1.) Dwelling ‘A’(Eircode H14 TK76).:- construct single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling together with alterations to plans/elevations, demolish existing shed & construct single storey garden room to rear together with new site entrance and driveway, (2.) Dwelling ‘B’(Eircode H14 FC63).:- construct detached part single storey/part two storey domestic garage, driveway and associated site works, widen existing site entrance together with boundary treatment to both sites, connection to existing services and associated site works- SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED |
| 2560338 | Conditional | 19 Mar 2026 | 2 | 45 m | for 2 no. semi-detached two-storey dwellings, connection to existing services and associated site development works |
| 2560484 | Conditional | 3 Mar 2026 | 0 | 69 m | for i) the conversion of a ground floor retail unit and the adaption of an ancillary structure to the rear to create a 2bed residential unit, ii) the conversion of a second ancillary structure to the rear to provide an extension to an existing retail unit and the creation of a 2bed duplex unit (at ground floor and first floor), iii) associated internal alterations, elevational changes and carparking. SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED |
| 2560557 | Conditional | 17 Dec 2025 | 1 | 17 m | for (a) change of use of part of existing ground floor commercial unit previously approved under planning reference 042573 to residential (b) construct two storey extension to rear of building together with alterations to plans/elevations to form 1 no. 3 bedroom apartment (c) connection to existing services and associated site works |
| 2560660 | Conditional | 17 Dec 2025 | 1 | 370 m | for an as-built single storey extension to side of cottage, demolition of front Porch and conversion of front door to a window, new hipped roof to rear of cottage which replaced a flat roof, alterations to elevations & internal layout, and all ancillary site works, all of which differ from that previously approved under Planning Application Ref. 07/1549 |
| 2560506 | Conditional | 2 Dec 2025 | 0 | 98 m | - RED III - for a solar energy development comprising ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, mounted on steel support structures, underground cabling, temporary construction compound, erection of Transformer station (11kV), laying of a permeable gravel access track, widening of existing site (field) entrance, relocation of the existing ESB overhead line, erection of CCTV poles and cameras, erection of an entrance gate, artificial berm, landscaping and biodiversity measures all associated ancillary development works, for the purpose of generation renewable energy electricity. Planning Permission is sought for 35-year operation of the solar farm following which the site will be decommissioned, all development removed and the Site restored to agricultural lands |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500172 | — | Granted | 12 Mar 2026 | 12 m |
| 500125 | — | Invalid | 22 Oct 2025 | 12 m |
| 316859 | — | Other | 23 Aug 2023 | 333 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
- 2 Nov 2026 New application · observations close 7 Dec 2026
- 2 Nov 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 3 Nov 2026, 23:01. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Cavan County Council before relying on it.