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Planning report · Cavan County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 05:37

Saint Patrick's Terrace, Cavan

53.99167, -7.36980

Homes here mostly date from the 1960s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2022. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (100%). 66 homes approved 286 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 2022100%of home extensions approved nearbyn=48 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs50 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–531open for comments nearbyclose 26 Nov77homes approved nearby, not startednearest 227 m · 2460265

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 1961–70, around when planning permission began (1964). 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2023.

Timeline from 1955: 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 1961–1970. 2 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Swellan UpperBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1961–1970 (census estimate)most built2023: 22527 · extension, approved2022: 22443 · extension, withdrawn or invalid2021: 1 file on Swellan Upper2024: 1 file on Swellan Upper2025: 2 files on Swellan Upper4 files

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

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

  1. 2023
    22527 · extension · approved 2023 · not started, runs out 2028
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2022
    22443 · extension · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
Yes
Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year
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 town local area 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.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: McCarren & Company Limited (384 m)

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings13Cavan Presbyterian Church; Presbyterian Manse
Monuments2R170377; R170410
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. This land is on the council's final map for the vacant land tax. Unless it is a home someone lives in (or its garden), the owner pays 3% of the land's value a year until homes are built or the zoning changes. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 36 on the draft 2027 map; 35 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
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
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
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.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

A new house in a garden is harder: 100% approved, and 83% are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site6 decided · more info asked 83%
100% · council 88%
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 · 6 nearby, 568 council-wide

Figure 3

Swellan Upper, file by file since 2021

1 of 1 decided extensions on the road were approved.

4 planning files on Swellan Upper since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2025 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2560105Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21286No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460265No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560651New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

4 files with "Swellan Upper" 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 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 4

    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: 115 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 48–53 (n=34)50 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 216 days (n=14)216 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 115 days after permission (n=20)115 days after permissionSigned off432 days after the start, for the few who file. 20% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated48 decided home extensions, 20 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    1 of 2 appealed refusals became permissions. 6 of 12 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed2 decided
    1 became permissions
    Approvals appealed12 decided
    6 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. · 146 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 Saint Patrick's Terrace, Cavan with 14 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedLarge schemeAppealEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1Certa Fuel Depot, Farnham Road Cavan 2660614No decision yet · 461 m
    2. 2Friars Walk 2460218Approved, no sign building has started · 286 m
    3. 3Railway Road 2460446Approved, no sign building has started · 302 m
    4. 4Swellan Upper, Cavan 2660379No decision yet · 194 m
    5. 5Railway Road, Drumavanagh 500304Appeal: refused · 146 m
    6. 60.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 16 m
    7. 70.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 47 m
    8. 81.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 67 m
    9. 91.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 81 m
    10. 101.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 118 m
    11. 112.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 123 m
    12. 1218 Railway Road, Drumavanagh 2660054Approved with conditions · 170 m
    13. 13Railway Pharmacy, No.'s 1 & 2 Railway Road Cavan 2560659Approved with conditions · 240 m
    14. 14Former Laundrette known as Supaklene, Ground Floor The Morgan Centre 2660436No decision yet · 474 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 21 permissions since 2016, 5 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.

    23 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 23 approved, 0 refused. After appeals: 21 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 0 built with the owner's opt-out, 4 started, 15 with no start notice found, 1 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT23: lodged → approved21: approved → approved1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal15: approved → no start notice found4: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off1: approved → ran out23 lodged23 lodged23 approved23 approved21 approved21 approved1 refused1 refused1 withdrawn1 withdrawn15 no start notice found15 no start notice found4 started, not signed off4 started, not signed off1 signed off1 signed off1 ran out1 ran out

    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.

    Measured23 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 26 Nov 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-26 2660614: application received — for • Demolition of existing overhead gantry, pipework, pumps, fuel management panels, fill points, and associated futoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 Dec2660614: application received — for • Demolition of existing overhead gantry, pipework, pumps, fuel management panels, fill points, and associated fu · 461 m away · 2026-11-26
    Comments close
    • Comments close 26 Nov 202625 days left
      12660614 · application received — for • Demolition of existing overhead gantry, pipework, pumps, fuel management panels, fill…
      €20 to the council · 461 m away

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

    Figure 8

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    66 homes 286 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; Railway Road · 11 homes: 11 homes approved Dec 2025, not started20242025202620272028202920302031Friars Walk · 66 homes286 m · 246021866 homes approved Oct 2024, not started66 homes approved Oct 2024, not startedRailway Road · 11 homes302 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 12 within 500 m

    Approved, not started 2

    • Friars Walk · 66 homes approved Oct 2024, not started · 286 m
    • Railway Road · 11 homes approved Dec 2025, not started · 302 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 60.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 16 m
    • 70.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 47 m
    • 81.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 67 m
    • 91.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 81 m
    • 101.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 118 m
    • 112.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 123 m
    • 1.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 146 m
    • 3.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 194 m
    • 2.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 227 m
    • 2.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 0 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 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 3 and 8 a year; busiest 2024. 100% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 3, 2022: 3, 2023: 3, 2024: 8, 2025: 5, 2026: 105102021: 3 approved3’21*2022: 3 approved3’222023: 3 approved3’232024: 8 approved8’242025: 5 approved5’252026: 1 approved1’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    Every application within 500 m 8 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
    Homes coming 77 not started
    • 2Friars Walk · 66 homes · not started · runs out 29 Apr 2030 · 286 m
    • Swellan Upper · 20 homes · building started · 227 m
    • 3Railway Road · 11 homes · not started · runs out 30 Nov 2030 · 302 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

    Estate: Saint Patrick's Terrace · 2 applications in 10 years · most common: two-storey rear

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Stepping Stones Pre School Ltd · Crèche15 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate584 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: Housing estates, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    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
    Here97
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here49
    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 10

    This street block against the council

    51% of homes built before 1971 (council 25%). 68% owner-occupied (council 69%).

    Homes built before 1971
    51% · council 25%
    Homes built since 2001
    9% · council 41%
    Owner-occupied
    68% · council 69%
    Rented
    29% · council 24%
    Children under 15
    12% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    28% · council 15%
    Households with 2+ cars
    27% · council 47%
    Work mainly from home
    8% · council 8%
    This small area (249 people)Cavan

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 027025017

    Bus
    88 m
    Swellan Court · C3 · busiest stop within 500 m: 4 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    413 m
    Sn Naomh Feidhlim Boys Snr Sch, 265 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Sn Naomh Feidhlim Boys Snr Sch · primary · 265 pupils · 413 m
    • Cavan 1 NS · primary · 102 pupils · 485 m
    • St Clares Primary School · primary · 548 pupils · 841 m
    • Gaelscoil Bhreifne · primary · 193 pupils · 939 m
    • Royal School Cavan · postprimary · 386 pupils · 963 m

    Stops 20

    • Swellan Court · C3 · 0/hour at peak · 88 m
    • Glenlara · C3 · 0/hour at peak · 139 m
    • Glenlara · C3 · 1/hour at peak · 154 m
    • Farnham Road · 176, C2 · 1/hour at peak · 343 m
    • Farnham Road · 176, C2 · 1/hour at peak · 351 m
    • Swellan Lower · C3 · 0/hour at peak · 431 m
    • Cavan Bus Stn · 109X, 111A, 170, 30, 465, 466 · 3/hour at peak · 433 m
    • Swellan Lower · C3 · 1/hour at peak · 450 m

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

    • Sn Naomh Feidhlim Boys Snr Sch · 413 m-4% pupils (265)
    • Cavan 1 NS · 485 m+64.5% pupils (102)
    • St Clares Primary School · 841 m-0.4% pupils (548)
    • Gaelscoil Bhreifne · 939 m-4% pupils (193)
    • Royal School Cavan · 963 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. Extension (22527) approved 2023, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
      Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
      Solicitor
    3. Application 461 m away open for comments until 26 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    4. 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
    Swellan Upper
    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 22527, approved 2023, not started, runs out 2028.
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 12 sites nearby could change: 2 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 26 Nov 2026.
    • 77 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 66 at Friars Walk.
    • Cavan Bus Stn (bus 175, 175A) 457 m away: 4 an hour at morning peak; 15 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 68% owner-occupied (council 69%); 14% of homes empty (council 15%); most built 1961–1970; 54% 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.
    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.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • 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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    services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
    propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence1 Nov 2026
    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
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.025 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:37 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.