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Planning report · Cavan County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 19 Oct 2026, 13:00

Ardkeen Court, Cavan

53.99489, -7.35239

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%). 66 homes approved 915 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.

96%of home extensions approved nearbyn=79 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs50 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–531open for comments nearbyclose 29 Oct99homes approved nearby, not startednearest 827 m · 2560170

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 7 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 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations.

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 1991–2000.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of KinnypottleBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1991–2000 (census estimate)most built2021: 1 file on Kinnypottle2023: 1 file on Kinnypottle2026: 1 file on Kinnypottle3 files

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
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.

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings75Cavan Presbyterian Church; Presbyterian Manse
Monuments58Church; Graveyard
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: 226 on the draft 2027 map; 218 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 00:29
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
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

Extensions are almost always approved here: 89% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 100% approved.

Attic or dormer18 decided · more info asked 17%
89% · council 95%
New house in a garden or site5 decided · more info asked 0%
100% · council 90%
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 · 23 nearby, 1,352 council-wide

Figure 3

Kinnypottle, file by file since 2021

3 planning files on Kinnypottle since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsPorches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21675No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 23271No. 35 · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660086New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

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 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Other11—

On Ardkeen Court: 2 extensions in 10 years.

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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    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 129 days. Building starts about 7 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 50 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 177 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 200 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=56)50 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 177 days (n=23)177 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 200 days after permission (n=30)200 days after permissionSigned off486 days after the start, for the few who file. 10% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated79 decided home extensions, 30 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    2 of 5 appealed refusals became permissions. 6 of 12 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed5 decided
    2 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 5 in the last 12 months
    • 501536 Granted · Creighan , Cavan , County Cavan · 1.8 km
    • 324586 Pending · Lands at Lisdaran Townland , Loreto Road , Cavan Town · 1.3 km
    • 501834 Pending · Billis , Cavan , Co. Cavan · 805 m
    • 501065 Granted · Breifne College , Cootehill Road , Curragho, Co. Cavan · 1.5 km
    • 500304 Refused · Railway Road, Drumavanagh, Co. Cavan. · 989 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher19 Oct 2026, 01:37open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Ardkeen Court, Cavan with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedLarge schemeEmpty land zoned for homes
    1. 1Main St facing Bridge Street carpark, Townparks Td 2660550No decision yet · 821 m
    2. 2Tullymongan Lower and Aghnaskerry, Cavan 2560632Approved with conditions · 261 m
    3. 3Drumalee & Billis, Cootehill Road 2660420Approved with conditions · 1.2 km
    4. 4KFC Drive-Thru Restaurant, Lakeland Retail Park 2660455Approved with conditions · 1.4 km
    5. 54 Farnham Road, Cavan 2660429Approved with conditions · 1.6 km
    6. 6McDonald’s Restaurant Pullamore Business Park, Dublin Road Pollamore Far 2660353Approved with conditions · 1.9 km
    7. 7Tullymongan Upper 2560170Approved, no sign building has started · 827 m
    8. 8Friars Walk 2460218Approved, no sign building has started · 915 m
    9. 9Railway Road 2460446Approved, no sign building has started · 1.0 km
    10. 10Lands at Lisdaran Townland, Loreto Road 2560652Withdrawn or not valid · 1.3 km
    11. 11Swellan Upper, Cavan 2660379No decision yet · 1.4 km
    12. 121.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 61 m
    13. 131.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 144 m
    14. 144.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 146 m
    15. 150.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 154 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 28 permissions since 2016, 9 show a start notice and 6 have a completion certificate.

    30 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 30 approved, 0 refused. After appeals: 28 approved. Of those: 6 signed off, 1 built with the owner's opt-out, 2 started, 10 with no start notice found, 9 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT30: lodged → approved28: approved → approved2 approved by the council, refused after an appeal10: approved → no start notice found1: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → started, not signed off6: approved → signed off9: approved → ran out30 lodged30 lodged30 approved30 approved28 approved28 approved2 refused2 refused10 no start notice found10 no start notice found1 built, owner opted out1 built, owner opted out2 started, not signed off2 started, not signed off6 signed off6 signed off9 ran out9 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.

    Measured30 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    7 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 19 Oct 2026.

    6 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-19 2660420: CONDITIONAL — for amendments to previously approved Planning Permission Ref. No. 2560057, comprising the replacement of 4 No. approved; 2026-10-21 2660353: CONDITIONAL — for proposed external and internal modifications/upgrade works including demolition of existing sliding entrance door on; 2026-10-27 2660429: CONDITIONAL — of conversion of existing attached domestic garage to habitable accommodation, modification of existing garage door open; 2026-10-29 2660550: application received — for a fully serviced two-storey development together with alterations to existing boundary wall. The ground floor will c; 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 roa; 2026-11-09 2660455: CONDITIONAL — for the replacement of 4No. fascia letter signs with internally illuminated box signs, 2No. replacement panels to existitoday24 Oct29 Oct3 Nov8 Nov13 Nov18 Nov2660420: CONDITIONAL — for amendments to previously approved Planning Permission Ref. No. 2560057, comprising the replacement of 4 No. approved · 1.2 km away · 2026-10-192660353: CONDITIONAL — for proposed external and internal modifications/upgrade works including demolition of existing sliding entrance door on · 1.9 km away · 2026-10-212660429: CONDITIONAL — of conversion of existing attached domestic garage to habitable accommodation, modification of existing garage door open · 1.6 km away · 2026-10-272660550: application received — for a fully serviced two-storey development together with alterations to existing boundary wall. The ground floor will c · 821 m away · 2026-10-292560632: 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 · 261 m away · 2026-11-022660455: CONDITIONAL — for the replacement of 4No. fascia letter signs with internally illuminated box signs, 2No. replacement panels to existi · 1.4 km away · 2026-11-09
    Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window ends
    • Time to appeal ends 19 Oct 2026closes today
      32660420 · CONDITIONAL — for amendments to previously approved Planning Permission Ref. No. 2560057, comprising the replacement of…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.2 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 21 Oct 20262 days left
      62660353 · CONDITIONAL — for proposed external and internal modifications/upgrade works including demolition of existing sliding…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.9 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 27 Oct 20268 days left
      52660429 · CONDITIONAL — of conversion of existing attached domestic garage to habitable accommodation, modification of existing…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.6 km away
    • Comments close 29 Oct 202610 days left
      12660550 · application received — for a fully serviced two-storey development together with alterations to existing boundary wall.…
      €20 to the council · 821 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 2 Nov 202614 days left
      22560632 · 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) · 261 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 9 Nov 202621 days left
      42660455 · CONDITIONAL — for the replacement of 4No. fascia letter signs with internally illuminated box signs, 2No. replacement…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.4 km away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 27 Nov 202639 days left
      Grant permission
      1.8 km 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 915 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 homes915 m · 246021866 homes approved Oct 2024, not started66 homes approved Oct 2024, not startedTullymongan Upper · 22 homes827 m · 256017022 homes approved Jan 2026, not started22 homes approved Jan 2026, not startedRailway Road · 11 homes1.0 km · 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 13 within 2.0 km

    Approved, not started 3

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 121.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 61 m
    • 131.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 144 m
    • 144.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 146 m
    • 150.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 154 m
    • 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 164 m
    • 3.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 214 m
    • 2.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 255 m
    • 3.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 317 m
    • 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 367 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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 2 and 4 a year; busiest 2020. 100% of decisions were approvals.

    2018: 6, 2019: 3, 2020: 4, 2021: 4, 2022: 3, 2023: 4, 2024: 3, 2025: 2, 2026: 105102018: 6 approved6’18*2019: 3 approved3’192020: 4 approved4’202021: 4 approved4’212022: 3 approved3’222023: 4 approved4’232024: 3 approved3’242025: 2 approved2’252026: 1 approved1’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2018 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 2.0 km 65 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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Building work nearby 8 in the last 12 months
    7 not signed off1 no sign-off needed
    • 2 R212, Cavan, H12 A5D7 · 29 Jun 2026 · start notice not signed off · 24/60276 · 1.5 km
    • Latt, Cavan, H12X938 · 22 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60177 · 1.9 km
    • Cock Hill, Cavan · 9 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · ABP-318406-23 & 238 · 591 m
    • Cock Hill, Cavan, N/A · 27 Feb 2026 · start notice not signed off · ABP-318406-23 & 238 · 591 m
    • Kilnavara, Lurganboy (Lougtee Upper By), Cavan · 13 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · ABP-319306-24 · 1.6 km
    • Kilnavara, Lurganboy (Lougtee Upper By), Cavan · 13 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · ABP-319306-24 · 1.4 km
    • Bills & Drumalee, Cootehill Road, Co. Cavan, Cavan · 6 Feb 2026 · 51 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560057 & ABP – 322498-25 · 1.4 km
    • Dublin Road, Cavan, H12 Y8N1 · 22 Oct 2025 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2360285 · 1.9 km
    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 19 Oct 2026, 01:33
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    Homes coming 99 not started
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, 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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Estate: Ardkeen Court · 4 applications in 10 years

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Stepping Stones Pre School Ltd · Crèche15 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate893 m
    Playaways Creche · Crèche11 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate940 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 14 Oct 2026, 23:20
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 20:18open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register14 Oct 2026, 23:20open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Cavan County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here88
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here65
    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 19 Oct 2026, 02:08
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 01:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    4% of homes built before 1971 (council 25%). 41% owner-occupied (council 69%).

    Homes built before 1971
    4% · council 25%
    Homes built since 2001
    14% · council 41%
    Owner-occupied
    41% · council 69%
    Rented
    53% · council 24%
    Children under 15
    31% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    4% · council 15%
    Households with 2+ cars
    22% · council 47%
    Work mainly from home
    8% · council 8%
    This small area (231 people)Cavan

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 027025008

    Bus
    416 m
    Cootehill Road · C3 · busiest stop within 500 m: 1 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    330 m
    Gaelscoil Bhreifne, 193 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Gaelscoil Bhreifne · primary · 193 pupils · 330 m
    • St Clares Primary School · primary · 548 pupils · 461 m
    • Sn Naomh Feidhlim Boys Snr Sch · primary · 265 pupils · 856 m
    • Cavan 1 NS · primary · 102 pupils · 862 m
    • Royal School Cavan · postprimary · 386 pupils · 1.3 km
    • St Patrick's College · postprimary · 825 pupils · 1.7 km
    • Breifne College · postprimary · 906 pupils · 1.7 km
    • S N Drom Cnamh · primary · 47 pupils · 1.9 km

    Stops 44

    • Cootehill Road · C3 · 1/hour at peak · 416 m
    • Drumalee · C3 · 1/hour at peak · 514 m
    • Cootehill Road · C3 · 0/hour at peak · 550 m
    • Cavan Cathdrl · 176, C1, C3, GM13 · 2/hour at peak · 555 m
    • Cavan Cathdrl · 176, C1, C3, GM13, UM05 · 2/hour at peak · 578 m
    • Castlemanor · C3 · 1/hour at peak · 676 m
    • Cavan Institute · VI01 · 729 m
    • Cavan Inst · 175, 176, 862, 929, 930, C1 · 2/hour at peak · 730 m

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

    • Gaelscoil Bhreifne · 329 m-4% pupils (193)
    • St Clares Primary School · 461 m-0.4% pupils (548)
    • Sn Naomh Feidhlim Boys Snr Sch · 856 m-4% pupils (265)
    • Cavan 1 NS · 862 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 19 Oct 2026, 02:28
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:44open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 02:08open
    Council consultation portalsPublic19 Oct 2026, 01:38open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public19 Oct 2026, 02:28open
    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. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
      Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
      Solicitor
    2. Application 821 m away open for comments until 29 Oct 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      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
    Kinnypottle
    Electoral division
    Cavan Urban
    Electoral area
    Cavan - Belturbet
    Council
    Cavan County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 13 sites nearby could change: 3 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 29 Oct 2026.
    • 99 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 66 at Friars Walk.
    • Cootehill Road (bus C3) 416 m away: 8 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak.
    • Here (2022 census): 53% rent (council 24%); 6% of homes empty (council 15%); most built 1991–2000; 63% drive to work (council 65%); population up 3% since 2016.
    • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2025.
    • The council decides in a median 58 days (about 8 weeks); 45% are asked for more information.
    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.
    • 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.
    Sources and licences 27
    SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
    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.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public19 Oct 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher19 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.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.012 Oct 2026
    overpass-api.deOpenStreetMap contributors, NHDS, Kildare County CouncilODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public19 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
    propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence19 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register14 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.018 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 19 Oct 2026, 13:00 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.