Planning report · Cavan County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 21:50
Drumalee Road, Cavan
54.00105, -7.35234
Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2025. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (94%).
Not held yet for Cavan County Council: council consultations.
1planning file on this houselatest 202594%of home extensions approved nearbyn=48 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs50 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 46–530open for comments nearbywithin 500 m
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 50 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 8 months after
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2026.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 20262560646 · driveway · approved 2026 · not started, runs out 2031approvedstartedsigned 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.
Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 2 | Saint Patrick's Catholic College; St Felim’s Hospital |
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: 32 on the draft 2027 map; 32 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
Extensions here: 80% by type.
Attic or dormer10 decided · more info asked 30%
80% · council 95%
Approved nearbyCavan overall
Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.
CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 10 nearby, 234 council-wide
Drumalee, file by file since 2021
6 of 8 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid
18 files with "Drumalee" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.
MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2021–2026
Extensions and refusals right beside you 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
| Kind | Applied | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 1 | 1 | — |
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | 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 131 days. Building starts about 8 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated48 decided home extensions, 16 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
2 of 3 appealed refusals became permissions. 4 of 11 appealed approvals were reversed.
Refusals appealed3 decided
2 became permissions
Approvals appealed11 decided
4 reversed
Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other
Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.
CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file
What's changing around you?
- 14.0 ha zoned for homes
- 21.0 ha zoned for homes
- 31.0 ha zoned for homes
- 42.6 ha zoned for homes
- 51.7 ha zoned for homes
- 62.3 ha zoned for homes
- 7Lands at Block 3 Drumalee Health Campus, Cootehill Road Drumalee Cross 2560671
- 8St. Felims Park, Drumalee 2560691
- 925 Keadue, Cavan 2660266
- 10St. Patrick's College, Cullies 2660273
- 114 Rocklands, Cootehill Road 2660092
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 21 permissions since 2016, 6 show a start notice and 4 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.
Measured21 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.
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
- 14.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 34 m
- 21.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 47 m
- 31.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 77 m
- 42.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 131 m
- 51.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 134 m
- 62.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 163 m
- 0.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 232 m
- 3.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 243 m
- 4.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 271 m
- 1.9 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 2 and 5 a year; busiest 2025. 95% of decisions were approvals.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 9 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 10St. Patrick's College , Cullies , Co. Cavan Approved with conditionsfor the installation of a single biomass boiler enclosure and new 2,000 litre LPG tank located to the rear of…
- 925 Keadue , Cavan , Co Cavan Approved with conditionsfor (1) the construction of a first floor pitched roof side extension over the existing garage (2) change of…
- 25 Keadue , Cavan , Co Cavan Withdrawn or not validfor planning permission for (1) the construction of a first floor pitched roof side extension over the…
- St. Patrick's College , Cullies , Co. Cavan Withdrawn or not validfor the installation of a single biomass boiler enclosure and new 2,000 litre LPG tank located to the rear of…
- St. Patrick's College , Cullies , Co. Cavan Withdrawn or not validfor the installation of a single biomass boiler enclosure and new 2000 litre LPG located to the rear of the…
- St. Patrick's College , Cullies , Co. Cavan Withdrawn or not validfor the installation of a single biomass boiler enclosure and new 2000 litre LPG located to the rear of the…
- 114 Rocklands , Cootehill Road , Cavan Approved with conditionsfor conversion of existing attached domestic garage to habitable accommodation, modification of existing…
- 8St. Felims Park , Drumalee , Cavan Approved with conditionsfor : 1) Extension to existing clubhouse building constructed under planning ref 15/117. 2) Erect new sports…
- 7Lands at Block 3 Drumalee Health Campus , Cootehill Road Drumalee Cross , Co. Cavan Approved with conditionsfor temporary permission for 5-years for development on lands at Block 3, Drumalee Health Campus, Cootehill…
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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Playaways Creche · Crèche | 11 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 400 m |
How we work this out
Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
How busy is this area Busier than most of Cavan County Council.
Homes approved
Here109
Council middle0
Homes started
Here67
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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
73% owner-occupied (council 69%).
Homes built before 1971
20% · council 25%
Homes built since 2001
43% · council 41%
Owner-occupied
73% · council 69%
Rented
23% · council 24%
Children under 15
24% · council 22%
Aged 65 and over
22% · council 15%
Households with 2+ cars
43% · council 47%
Work mainly from home
4% · council 8%
This small area (329 people)Cavan
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 027024016
Bus
248 m
Cootehill Road · C3 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
Nearest school
964 m
Gaelscoil Bhreifne, 193 pupils
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Gaelscoil Bhreifne · primary · 193 pupils · 964 m
- St Patrick's College · postprimary · 825 pupils · 972 m
Stops 13
- Cootehill Road · C3 · 0/hour at peak · 248 m
- Cavan Institute · VI01 · 302 m
- Cavan Inst · 176, 862, 929, 930, C1, VI07 · 2/hour at peak · 371 m
- Cavan Inst · VI04 · 405 m
- Drumalee · C3 · 1/hour at peak · 425 m
- Cootehill Road · C3 · 1/hour at peak · 431 m
- Rocklands · C3 · 436 m
- Rocklands · C3 · 1/hour at peak · 436 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Gaelscoil Bhreifne · 964 m-4% pupils (193)
- St Patrick's College · 972 m+2% pupils (825)
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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| 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 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 31 Oct 2026, 01:06 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 31 Oct 2026, 02:21 | 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
- Driveway (2560646) approved 2026, 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.
- 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
- Drumalee
- Electoral division
- Cavan Rural
- Electoral area
- Cavan - Belturbet
- Council
- Cavan County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 1 application on this site; latest 2560646, approved 2026, not started, runs out 2031.
- Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
- 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
- Cavan Inst (bus 176, 862) 370 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 6 from all stops within 500 m.
- Here (2022 census): 73% owner-occupied (council 69%); 8% of homes empty (council 15%); most built 2001–2010; 77% drive to work (council 65%); population up 6% since 2016.
- 1 home extension within 250 m since 2025.
- Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 35% are asked for more information.
- Homes started within 1 km: 51 in the last year, 8 three years before.
What the terms mean 3 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.
- 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 25
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPA strategic noise maps | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| National Transport Authority | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 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 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 31 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 30 Oct 2026 |
| cso.ie | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 31 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 31 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 28 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
Measured
counted from a public register
Calculated
a rate or median we worked out from those counts
Our classification
we sorted it by reading each description
Estimate
inferred from another source (census, map data)
Rule summary
the law, simplified: check before relying on it
How we work this out
Generated 31 Oct 2026, 21:50 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.