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Planning report · Cavan County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 08:59

Main Street, Cavan

53.99038, -7.36062

Homes here mostly date from the 1950s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2021. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%). 66 homes approved 433 m away haven't started.

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Distance
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Time
12 months2 years5 years

Not held yet for Cavan County Council: council consultations.

2planning files on this houselatest 202198%of home extensions approved nearbyn=47 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs50 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 46–530open for comments nearbywithin 500 m99homes approved nearby, not startednearest 334 m · 2460446

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 50 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 4 months after
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 1946–60, before planning permission was needed. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2022.

Timeline from 1942: planning permission needed from October 1964, building regulations from June 1992, building records online from March 2014, sign-off opt-out from September 2015. Most homes here were built 1946–1960. 2 planning files on this house.19501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1946–1960 (census estimate)most built2022: 21623 · change of use, approved2021: 21374 · change of use, withdrawn or invalid

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

  1. 2022
    21623 · change of use · approved 2022 · not started, runs out 2027
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2021
    21374 · change of use · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
On this site
M2
Zoning · Major town centre
Yes
Protected or listed · a recorded monument (Historic town)
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningM2 · Major town centre
What it says

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.

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

cavan county development plan incorporating a local area plan for cavan town 2022 2028 · 11 Jul 2022 – 10 Jul 2028

ZoningM2 · Major town centre
What it says

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.

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

cavan town local area plan incorporating variation no1 2022 2028 · 11 Jul 2022 – 10 Jul 2028

Protected building9 within 100 m on the council's record (not republished); on the council's record (not republished)
Heritage inventory9 within 100 m Fox Shoes; Bank of Ireland
Monument zoneOn this site Historic town, Keadew (Cavan Rural & Urban),Kinnypottle,Lurganboy (Upper Loughtee By.),Townparks (Cavan Urban District),Tullymongan Lower,Tullymongan Upper,Abbey Land,Drumavanagh; Cross - Market cross, Townparks (Cavan Urban District),Abbey Land

Not on this site: conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: McCarren & Company Limited (783 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings59Cavan Presbyterian Church; Presbyterian Manse
Monuments11Historic town; Religious house - Franciscan friars
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. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 108 on the draft 2027 map; 100 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record, SMR zones of notification, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
SMR zones of notificationCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:34open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
Records of Protected StructuresNo licence stated · shown as a yes/no only—open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.

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: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 2

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 50 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 162 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 50 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 216 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 125 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 50 days, middle half 46–53 (n=31)50 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 216 days (n=16)216 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 125 days after permission (n=19)125 days after permissionSigned off481 days after the start, for the few who file. 11% of owners opt out of sign-off

    Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.

    Calculated47 decided home extensions, 19 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 3

    What appeals changed

    1 of 2 appealed refusals became permissions. 7 of 14 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed2 decided
    1 became permissions
    Approvals appealed14 decided
    7 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

    Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months
    • 500304 Refused · Railway Road, Drumavanagh, Co. Cavan. · 450 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher31 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Main Street, Cavan with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1Railway Road 2460446Approved, no sign building has started · 334 m
    2. 2Friars Walk 2460218Approved, no sign building has started · 433 m
    3. 3Tullymongan Upper 2560170Approved, no sign building has started · 442 m
    4. 40.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 49 m
    5. 50.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 76 m
    6. 60.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 184 m
    7. 70.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 186 m
    8. 80.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 186 m
    9. 9Main Street & Cock Hill, Townparks 2660059Approved with conditions · 23 m
    10. 10Main St facing Bridge Street carpark, Townparks Td 2660550No decision yet · 97 m
    11. 11Bullock Lane, Townparks 2560729Approved with conditions · 110 m
    12. 12Former Laundrette known as Supaklene, Ground Floor The Morgan Centre 2660436No decision yet · 124 m
    13. 1327 Bridge Street, Cavan 2660415Approved with conditions · 128 m
    14. 14Unit 2 Town Hall Place, Town Hall Street 2660073Approved with conditions · 137 m
    15. 15Law Centre Newcourt Shopping Centre, Church Street 2660501No decision yet · 237 m
    Figure 4

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 59 permissions since 2016, 12 show a start notice and 7 have a completion certificate.

    65 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 62 approved, 3 refused. After appeals: 59 approved. Of those: 7 signed off, 0 built with the owner's opt-out, 5 started, 47 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT62: lodged → approved3: lodged → refused58: approved → approved2: refused → refused3 approved by the council, refused after an appeal1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal47: approved → no start notice found5: approved → started, not signed off7: approved → signed off65 lodged65 lodged62 approved62 approved3 refused3 refused59 approved59 approved5 refused5 refused1 withdrawn1 withdrawn47 no start notice found47 no start notice found5 started, not signed off5 started, not signed off7 signed off7 signed off

    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.

    Measured65 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 5

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 2 Nov 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-02 2560632: CONDITIONAL — for erection of a 2.4m high v-mesh fence to the North and West boundary and 6m high ball stop nets along the Ardkeen roatoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 Dec2560632: CONDITIONAL — for erection of a 2.4m high v-mesh fence to the North and West boundary and 6m high ball stop nets along the Ardkeen roa · 378 m away · 2026-11-02
    Time to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 2 Nov 20261 day left
      2560632 · CONDITIONAL — for erection of a 2.4m high v-mesh fence to the North and West boundary and 6m high ball stop nets along…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 378 m away

    Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file

    Figure 6

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    66 homes 433 m away were approved Oct 2024 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Apr 2030.

    Friars Walk · 66 homes: 66 homes approved Oct 2024, not started; Tullymongan Upper · 22 homes: 22 homes approved Jan 2026, not started; Railway Road · 11 homes: 11 homes approved Dec 2025, not started20242025202620272028202920302031Friars Walk · 66 homes433 m · 246021866 homes approved Oct 2024, not started66 homes approved Oct 2024, not startedTullymongan Upper · 22 homes442 m · 256017022 homes approved Jan 2026, not started22 homes approved Jan 2026, not startedRailway Road · 11 homes334 m · 246044611 homes approved Dec 2025, not started11 homes approved Dec 2025, not startedtoday

    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 8 within 500 m

    Approved, not started 3

    Empty land zoned for homes 5

    • 40.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 49 m
    • 50.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 76 m
    • 60.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 184 m
    • 70.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 186 m
    • 80.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 186 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 7

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 7 and 16 a year; busiest 2024. 95% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 9, 2022: 7, 2023: 15, 2024: 16, 2025: 11, 2026: 7051015202021: 9 approved9’21*2022: 6 approved2022: 1 refused7’222023: 13 approved2023: 2 refused15’232024: 16 approved16’242025: 11 approved11’252026: 7 approved7’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Every application within 500 m 17 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
    2 not signed off
    • Cock Hill, Cavan · 9 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · ABP-318406-23 & 238 · 383 m
    • Cock Hill, Cavan, N/A · 27 Feb 2026 · start notice not signed off · ABP-318406-23 & 238 · 383 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Homes coming 99 not started
    • 2Friars Walk · 66 homes · not started · runs out 29 Apr 2030 · 433 m
    • 3Tullymongan Upper · 22 homes · not started · runs out 14 Jan 2031 · 442 m
    • 1Railway Road · 11 homes · not started · runs out 30 Nov 2030 · 334 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Stepping Stones Pre School Ltd · Crèche15 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate160 m
    Tiny Steps Pre- School · Crèche17 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate682 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.
    Sources: Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Cavan County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here119
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here80
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 8

    This street block against the council

    53% of homes built before 1971 (council 25%). 11% owner-occupied (council 69%).

    Homes built before 1971
    53% · council 25%
    Homes built since 2001
    15% · council 41%
    Owner-occupied
    11% · council 69%
    Rented
    82% · council 24%
    Children under 15
    10% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    27% · council 15%
    Households with 2+ cars
    9% · council 47%
    Work mainly from home
    4% · council 8%
    This small area (126 people)Cavan

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 027025015

    Bus
    18 m
    Cavan Centre · C2, C3 · busiest stop within 500 m: 4 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    147 m
    Cavan 1 NS, 102 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Cavan 1 NS · primary · 102 pupils · 147 m
    • Sn Naomh Feidhlim Boys Snr Sch · primary · 265 pupils · 207 m
    • St Clares Primary School · primary · 548 pupils · 284 m
    • Gaelscoil Bhreifne · primary · 193 pupils · 413 m
    • Royal School Cavan · postprimary · 386 pupils · 661 m

    Stops 19

    • Cavan Centre · C2, C3 · 1/hour at peak · 18 m
    • Cavan Bus Stn · 176, 186, 30, 862, 929, 930 · 3/hour at peak · 163 m
    • Cavan Bus Stn · 175, 175A, 176, 186, 862, 929 · 4/hour at peak · 176 m
    • Cavan Bus Stn · 109X, 111A, 170, 30, 465, 466 · 3/hour at peak · 194 m
    • Cavan Cathdrl · 176, C1, C3, GM13, UM05 · 2/hour at peak · 385 m
    • Cavan Cathdrl · 176, C1, C3, GM13 · 2/hour at peak · 460 m
    • Breffni Park · C1, C2 · 1/hour at peak · 644 m
    • Swellan Court · C3 · 0/hour at peak · 663 m

    Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year

    • Cavan 1 NS · 147 m+64.5% pupils (102)
    • Sn Naomh Feidhlim Boys Snr Sch · 207 m-4% pupils (265)
    • St Clares Primary School · 283 m-0.4% pupils (548)
    • Gaelscoil Bhreifne · 413 m-4% pupils (193)
    • Royal School Cavan · 661 m+9% pupils (386)
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
    Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
    cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
    National Transport AuthorityCC 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 mapsCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Change of use (21623) approved 2022, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?
      Ask for: Details of past works from the seller.
      Seller · council
    3. Any work done without planning permission?
      Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
      Seller · solicitor
    Reference

    Where this is, the terms, the sources

    Townland
    Abbeyland
    Electoral division
    Cavan Urban
    Electoral area
    Cavan - Belturbet
    Council
    Cavan County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 2 applications on this site; latest 21623, approved 2022, not started, runs out 2027.
    • Zoned M2 (major town centre); monument zone; no vacant land tax.
    • 8 sites nearby could change: 3 approved schemes, 5 empty zoned plots.
    • 99 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 66 at Friars Walk.
    • Cavan Bus Stn (bus 175, 175A) 176 m away: 4 an hour at morning peak; 15 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 82% rent (council 24%); 31% of homes empty (council 15%); most built 1946–1960; 32% drive to work (council 65%); population up 3% since 2016.
    • The council decides in a median 58 days (about 8 weeks); 44% are asked for more information.
    • Homes started within 1 km: 0 in the last year, 22 three years before.
    What the terms mean 7 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.
    • Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • 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.
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    propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence1 Nov 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (Record of Protected Structures)No licence stated · flag only—
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register28 Oct 2026
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    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 1 Nov 2026, 08:59 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.