Harmony Heights, Cavan
Homes here mostly date from the 1980s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2023. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (94%).
Not held yet for Cavan County Council: council consultations.
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 7 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 1981–90, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992). 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2024.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 202423271 · apartments · approved 2024 · not started, runs out 2029approvedstartedsigned off
- 202323266 · apartments · withdrawnapproved?started?signed off?
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
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
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, 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 (934 m)
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 43 | Rory Hayden Solicitors; house |
| Monuments | 4 | Historic town; Ringfort - rath |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Sites and Monuments Record, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
| EPA licensed facilities (LEAP) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:21 | 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 |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 02:33 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 05:07 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
Kinnypottle, file by file since 2021
3 files with "Kinnypottle" 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
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 02:33 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 05:07 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 50 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 150 days. Building starts about 7 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated49 decided home extensions, 17 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
2 of 3 appealed refusals became permissions. 6 of 11 appealed approvals were reversed.
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?
- 12.1 ha zoned for homes
- 24.1 ha zoned for homes
- 31.1 ha zoned for homes
- 40.4 ha zoned for homes
- 51.2 ha zoned for homes
- 63.6 ha zoned for homes
- 7No.33-35 Church St, Kinnypottle 2660086
- 8Law Centre Newcourt Shopping Centre, Church Street 2660501
- 9Cathedral of St. Patrick & St. Felim, Farnham St 2660181
- 10St. Felims Park, Drumalee 2560691
- 11Main Street & Cock Hill, Townparks 2660059
- 12Unit 2 Town Hall Place, Town Hall Street 2660073
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 37 permissions since 2016, 9 show a start notice and 5 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.
Measured40 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 2 Nov 2026.
- Time to appeal ends 2 Nov 20264 days left2560632 · 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) · 38 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Sites that could change 10 within 500 m
Empty land zoned for homes 10
- 12.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 27 m
- 24.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 45 m
- 31.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 99 m
- 40.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 129 m
- 51.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 141 m
- 63.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 243 m
- 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 325 m
- 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 346 m
- 0.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 372 m
- 2.5 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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 02:33 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 05:07 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 5 and 13 a year; busiest 2023. 98% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 8 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 8Law Centre Newcourt Shopping Centre , Church Street , Cavan Co. Cavan No decision yetfor Change of Use from Residential to Office Use (55 m²), internal alteration and all associated site works
- 9Cathedral of St. Patrick & St. Felim , Farnham St , Cavan Co. Cavan Approved with conditionsfor works being carried out to a protected structure, Cavan County Development Plan, 2022 – 2028, Record of…
- Cathedral of St. Patrick & St. Felim , Farnham St , Cavan Co. Cavan Withdrawn or not validfor works being carried out to a protected structure, Cavan County Development Plan, 2022 – 2028, Record of…
- 7No.33-35 Church St , Kinnypottle , Cavan Approved with conditionsfor change of use of existing office use to community / meeting house use, including associated offices,…
- 12Unit 2 Town Hall Place , Town Hall Street , Co. Cavan Approved with conditionsfor the change of use from office/retail use to medical & related consultancy services
- 11Main Street & Cock Hill , Townparks , Cavan Co. Cavan Approved with conditionsfor Material change of use from existing Public House to mixed use development. Works to include: (1)…
- No.33-35 Church St , Kinnypottle , Cavan Withdrawn or not validfor change of use of existing office use to community / meeting house use, including associated offices,…
- 10St. Felims Park , Drumalee , Cavan Approved with conditionsfor : 1) Extension to existing clubhouse building constructed under planning ref 15/117. 2) Erect new sports…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 05:07 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 02:33 | open |
Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
- Cock Hill, Cavan · 9 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · ABP-318406-23 & 238 · 423 m
- Cock Hill, Cavan, N/A · 27 Feb 2026 · start notice not signed off · ABP-318406-23 & 238 · 423 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 02:33
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 02:33 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Stepping Stones Pre School Ltd · Crèche | 15 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 648 m |
| Tiny Steps Pre- School · Crèche | 17 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 937 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area Busier than most of Cavan County Council.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 02:33 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 29 Oct 2026, 05:07 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
3% of homes built before 1971 (council 25%). 46% owner-occupied (council 69%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 027025010
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Gaelscoil Bhreifne · primary · 193 pupils · 108 m
- St Clares Primary School · primary · 548 pupils · 225 m
- Sn Naomh Feidhlim Boys Snr Sch · primary · 265 pupils · 609 m
- Cavan 1 NS · primary · 102 pupils · 612 m
Stops 17
- Cavan Cathdrl · 176, C1, C3, GM13, UM05 · 2/hour at peak · 366 m
- Cavan Cathdrl · 176, C1, C3, GM13 · 2/hour at peak · 367 m
- Cootehill Road · C3 · 1/hour at peak · 484 m
- Cavan Centre · C2, C3 · 1/hour at peak · 485 m
- Cavan Bus Stn · 176, 186, 30, 862, 929, 930 · 3/hour at peak · 624 m
- Cavan Bus Stn · 175, 175A, 176, 186, 862, 929 · 4/hour at peak · 635 m
- Cavan Bus Stn · 109X, 111A, 170, 30, 465, 466 · 3/hour at peak · 641 m
- Cootehill Road · C3 · 0/hour at peak · 667 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Gaelscoil Bhreifne · 108 m-4% pupils (193)
- St Clares Primary School · 225 m-0.4% pupils (548)
- Sn Naomh Feidhlim Boys Snr Sch · 609 m-4% pupils (265)
- Cavan 1 NS · 612 m+64.5% pupils (102)
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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
| 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 | 29 Oct 2026, 05:07 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 29 Oct 2026, 01:01 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 29 Oct 2026, 02:14 | 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
- Apartments (23271) approved 2024, not started: still planned?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
- On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?SolicitorAsk for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
- Decision 38 m away can be appealed until 2 Nov 2026: appeal?CouncilAsk for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
- 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
- Kinnypottle
- 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 23271, approved 2024, not started, runs out 2029.
- Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
- 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
- Cavan Cathdrl (bus 176, C1) 366 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 5 from all stops within 500 m.
- Here (2022 census): 53% rent (council 24%); 9% of homes empty (council 15%); most built 1981–1990; 53% drive to work (council 65%); population up 3% since 2016.
- The council decides in a median 58 days (about 8 weeks); 45% are asked for more information.
- Homes started within 1 km: 0 in the last year, 28 three years before.
- 8 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 100% approved (council 95%).
What the terms mean 6 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.
- 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.
Sources and licences 27
| 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 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 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 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 28 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 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | 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 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 29 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 | 29 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 |