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Planning report · Cavan County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 11 Oct 2026, 03:25

Dairy Brae

54.08047, -7.03779

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2024.

See on the mapWatch this area
Applications, appeals and commencement notices for this county. Consultations, zoning and RZLT maps: Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow only for now.

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
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council
  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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2024.

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 2001–2010. 2 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of DrumrooghillBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2024: 2460058 · work already done, approved2022: 21638 · new house, approved2021: 2 files on Drumrooghill2024: 1 file on Drumrooghill2026: 1 file on Drumrooghill4 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. 2024
    2460058 · work already done · approved 2024 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  2. 2022
    21638 · new house · approved 2022 · started, not signed off
    approvedstartedsigned off
On this site
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

No zoning in the plans we hold.

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 taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only.
Sources: zoning, rzlt, constraints · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
zoningCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:11open
rzltCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:59open
constraintsmixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)27 Sept 2026, 19:37open
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: bcms, npad · fetched 10 Oct 2026, 23:46
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
bcmsCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 23:46open
npadCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 01:43open
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: 86% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site7 decided · more info asked 43%
86% · 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 · 7 nearby, 976 council-wide

Figure 3

Drumrooghill, file by file since 2021

New houses in side gardens or on sites: 2 of 2.

4 planning files on Drumrooghill since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsPorches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21263No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460058New house in a side gardenNo number · 2021 · new house · approved · 21638No number · 2026 · new house · approved · 2660173
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

4 files with "Drumrooghill" 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: npad, acp · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 01:43
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 01:43open
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 23:46open
    npadCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 01:43open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Dairy Brae with 3 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseBuilding startedApproved
    1. 1Drumrooghill, Cootehill 2660173Building started · 54 m
    2. 2Drumrooghill, Cootehill 2660173Building started · 63 m
    3. 3Drumrooghill, Cootehill 2660173Approved with conditions · 40 m
    Figure 4

    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

      Figure 5

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 2 and 2 a year; busiest 2024. 100% of decisions were approvals.

      2021: 2, 2024: 2, 2026: 105102021: 2 approved2’21*2024: 2 approved2’242026: 1 approved1’26*
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 1 in the last 12 months

      See every application on the map

      • 3Drumrooghill , Cootehill , Co. Cavan Approved with conditions
        to demolish existing derelict dwelling and outbuilding and construction of a replacement two storey dwelling…
        26601734 Jun 20261 homes40 m
      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: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 01:43
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      npadCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 01:43open
      acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
      bcmsCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 23:46open
      Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
      2 no sign-off needed
      • 1Drumrooghill, Cootehill, Cavan · 9 Sept 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2660173 · 54 m
      • 2Drumrooghill, Cootehill, Cavan · 9 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660173 · 63 m
      How we work this out
      Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
      Source: bcms · fetched 10 Oct 2026, 23:46
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      bcmsCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 23:46open
      0
      How busy is this area About as busy as most of Cavan County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here0
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here2
      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: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
      bcmsCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 23:46open
      npadCC-BY-4.011 Oct 2026, 01:43open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 6

      This street block against the council

      78% owner-occupied (council 69%).

      Homes built before 1971
      22% · council 25%
      Homes built since 2001
      30% · council 41%
      Owner-occupied
      78% · council 69%
      Rented
      13% · council 24%
      Children under 15
      16% · council 22%
      Aged 65 and over
      17% · council 15%
      Households with 2+ cars
      54% · council 47%
      Work mainly from home
      10% · council 8%
      This small area (192 people)Cavan

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 027027003/01

      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      None nearby.

        Stops 0

          Sources: gtfs, schools, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, 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 4 Oct 2026, 23:41
          SourceLicenceFetchedLink
          gtfsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:41open
          schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
          consultpublic11 Oct 2026, 01:25open
          moderngovpublic11 Oct 2026, 01:26open
          lda_landsCC-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. New house (21638) started May 2022, never signed off: is it finished?
            Ask for: The completion certificate, or an engineer's opinion of compliance.
            Seller · solicitor
          2. Work already done (2460058): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
            Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
            Seller · solicitor
          3. Building work started 54 m away: for how long?
            Ask for: The planning conditions for 2660173.
            Agent · 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
          Drumrooghill
          Electoral division
          Cootehill Rural
          Electoral area
          Bailieborough - Cootehill
          Council
          Cavan County Council
          Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
          • 1 job on this site started but never signed off as finished.
          • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
          • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
          • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
          • Here (2022 census): 78% owner-occupied (council 69%); 7% of homes empty (council 15%); most built 2001–2010; 63% drive to work (council 65%); population up 5% since 2016.
          • The council decides in a median 58 days (about 8 weeks); 45% are asked for more information.
          • 1 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
          • 2 building jobs started within 250 m in the last six months.
          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.
          • Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
          • 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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          Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
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          National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
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          Measured
          counted from a public register
          Calculated
          a rate or median we worked out from those counts
          Our classification
          we sorted it by reading each description
          Estimate
          inferred from another source (census, map data)
          Rule summary
          the law, simplified: check before relying on it
          How we work this out
          Generated 11 Oct 2026, 03:25 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.