Planning report · Cavan County Council · 1000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 00:44
Cavan Road, Virginia
53.83883, -7.08994
Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%). 12 homes approved 527 m away haven't started.
Not held yet for Cavan County Council: council consultations.
97%of home extensions approved nearbyn=33 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs50 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 46–520open for comments nearbywithin 1 km12homes approved nearby, not startednearest 527 m · 2460643
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 50 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 8 months after
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says
Existing Residential: Protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
cavan county development plan incorporating a local area plan for cavan town 2022 2028 · 11 Jul 2022 – 10 Jul 2028
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says
Existing Residential: Protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
cavan county development plan incorporating variation no1 2022 2028 · 11 Jul 2022 – 10 Jul 2028
Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 1.0 km
| Within 1.0 km | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 23 | Virginia Park Lodge; The Cottage |
| Monuments | 9 | Ritual site - holy well; Designed landscape - tree-ring |
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 23:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 02:44 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
Extensions are almost always approved here: 100% by type.
Attic or dormer10 decided · more info asked 10%
100% · council 95%
Approved nearbyCavan overall
Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.
CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 10 nearby, 234 council-wide
Virginia, file by file since 2021
13 of 13 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid
28 files with "Virginia" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.
MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2021–2026
Extensions and refusals right beside you 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
| Kind | Applied | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garage conversion | 1 | 1 | — |
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 23:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 02:44 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 50 days. Building starts about 8 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated33 decided home extensions, 12 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
1 of 5 appealed approvals were reversed.
Approvals appealed5 decided
1 reversed
Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other
Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.
CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file
What's changing around you?
- 1Rahardrum 2460643
- 2Cavan Road, Virginia 22338
- 3Deerpark, Virginia 2660205
- 4Deerpark, Virginia 2660290
- 5Unit 3 The Courtyard Cavan Road, Virginia 2660537
- 6Virginia Park Lodge, Deerpark 2660038
- 7Cavan Road, Virginia 2660077
- 8Church View, Ballyjamesduff Road 2560766
- 9Main Street, Virginia 2660232
- 10Dunancory Demesne Deerpark, Virginia 2660332
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 18 permissions since 2016, 6 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.
Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.
Measured19 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
Nothing closes within 1.0 km in the next 30 days.
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet
12 homes 527 m away were approved Aug 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jan 2031.
Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast.
Measuredcouncil registers, BCMS, derelict sites registers, development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)
Sites that could change 1 within 1.0 km
Approved, not started 1
- Rahardrum · 12 homes approved Aug 2025, not started · 527 m
Not covered here: council land to be sold (Dublin only).
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 23:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 02:44 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 2 and 5 a year; busiest 2024. 95% of decisions were approvals.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 1.0 km 11 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 5Unit 3 The Courtyard Cavan Road , Virginia , Co. Cavan No decision yetfor (1) PERMISSION for a material change of use of the rear portion of the ground floor from a coffee shop to…
- Unit 3 The Courtyard Cavan Road , Virginia , Co. Cavan Withdrawn or not validfor (1) RETENTION PERMISSION for the material change of use of the front portion of the ground floor from a…
- 10Dunancory Demesne Deerpark , Virginia , Co. Cavan No decision yetto complete a partially constructed housing development granted under Pl. Ref No. 061836. The development…
- Unit 3 The Courtyard Cavan Road , Virginia , Co. Cavan Withdrawn or not valid(1) for the material change of use of the front portion of the ground floor from a previously permitted…
- 4Deerpark , Virginia , Co. Cavan No decision yetto develop 4 No. residential sites as follows: Site 1: 1 No. detached storey and a half style dwelling and…
- 9Main Street , Virginia , County Cavan No decision yetfor (A) the change of use and refurbishment of part of ground floor of the existing derelict building,…
- Main Street , Virginia , County Cavan Withdrawn or not validfor a residential development comprising of: (A) the change of use and refurbishment of part of ground floor…
- 3Deerpark , Virginia , Cavan Approved with conditionsfor single storey extension to rear and garage conversion to side
- 7Cavan Road , Virginia , Co. Cavan Approved with conditionsfor (1) Change of internal layout and use at Ground Floor Level from Commercial Retail Unit (planning…
- 6Virginia Park Lodge , Deerpark , Virginia No decision yetfor the temporary planning permission (previously granted under Planning Ref. No. 15/389, 20/389 & 20/573)…
- 8Church View , Ballyjamesduff Road , Virginia Co. Cavan Approved with conditionsfor: (1) Renovation and extension of the existing stone-fronted estate cottage, listed under rps reference…
How we work this out
Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 23:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 02:44 | open |
Building work nearby 6 in the last 12 months
- 2Cavan Road, Virginia, Cavan, A82 XT71 · 14 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 22338 · 199 m
- Deerpark, Virginia, Cavan · 3 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 21257 · 790 m
- The Drumlins, Bailieborough Road, Virginia, Cavan · 16 Jun 2026 · 78 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460650 · 902 m
- The Drumlins, Bailieborough Road, Virginia, Cavan · 17 Apr 2026 · 78 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460650 · 854 m
- 5 New Street, Virginia, Cavan, A82 V9K8 · 1 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60166 · 951 m
- Deerpark, (off Cavan Road N3) A82 X925, Virginia, Cavan · 8 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60162 · 264 m
How we work this out
Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 02:44
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 02:44 | open |
Homes coming 12 not started
- Bailieborough Road · 75 homes · building started · 859 m
- 1Rahardrum · 12 homes · not started · runs out 5 Jan 2031 · 527 m
How we work this out
Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 23:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 02:44 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
| Social housing construction status report | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Angela Deighan’s Montessori School · Crèche | 9 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 139 m |
| Scallywags Childcare · Crèche | 31 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 139 m |
| Scribbles · Crèche | 18 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 139 m |
How we work this out
Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
How busy is this area Busier than most of Cavan County Council.
Homes approved
Here87
Council middle0
Homes started
Here95
Council middle1
How we work this out
Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 23:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 02:44 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
3% of homes built before 1971 (council 25%). 84% owner-occupied (council 69%).
Homes built before 1971
3% · council 25%
Homes built since 2001
73% · council 41%
Owner-occupied
84% · council 69%
Rented
13% · council 24%
Children under 15
25% · council 22%
Aged 65 and over
11% · council 15%
Households with 2+ cars
62% · council 47%
Work mainly from home
10% · council 8%
This small area (404 people)Cavan
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 027092012
Road noise
60–64 dB
day–night average (EPA 2022)
Bus
621 m
Virginia · 109X, 172, 186
Nearest school
927 m
Virginia College, 809 pupils
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Virginia College · postprimary · 809 pupils · 927 m
Stops 4
- Virginia · 109X, 172, 186, 187, 30, EK1 · 3/hour at peak · 621 m
- Virginia · 109, 109X, 172, 186, 187, 30 · 3/hour at peak · 651 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Virginia College · 927 m-4.1% pupils (809)
Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 23:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 30 Oct 2026, 01:04 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 30 Oct 2026, 02:17 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| EPA strategic noise maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Virginia
- Electoral division
- Virginia
- Electoral area
- Ballyjamesduff
- Council
- Cavan County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
- 1 site nearby could change: 1 approved scheme.
- 12 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 12 at Rahardrum.
- No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Virginia, 621 m away (3 an hour).
- Noise from road traffic mapped at 60–64 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
- Here (2022 census): 84% owner-occupied (council 69%); 7% of homes empty (council 15%); most built 2001–2010; 73% drive to work (council 65%); population up 18% since 2016.
- 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
- Around here the council decides in a median 88 days (about 13 weeks); 55% are asked for more information.
What the terms mean 5 terms
- Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
- Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
- Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
- Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
- What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
Sources and licences 26
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPA strategic noise maps | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| National Transport Authority | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 30 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 30 Oct 2026 |
| cso.ie | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 30 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 31 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 28 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
Measured
counted from a public register
Calculated
a rate or median we worked out from those counts
Our classification
we sorted it by reading each description
Estimate
inferred from another source (census, map data)
Rule summary
the law, simplified: check before relying on it
How we work this out
Generated 31 Oct 2026, 00:44 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. Not a legal search: the council's planning file is the record. Deadlines come from published dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000: confirm with the council before relying on them. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors; building outlines © Overture Maps Foundation. The text version carries every figure with its source, for an AI assistant.