98 Main Street, Cavan, Co Cavan
Conversion of a protected office building into a café with a rear extension.
1613 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 19 January 2016
- Reference
- 1613
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 January 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to change the use of an existing office building to a café. The project includes a single-storey rear extension, minor internal alterations, and a new shopfront on a Protected Structure.
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Official record
Development description
To change use of existing office building to café, alter and extend same building consisting of erection of single storey extension to rear of premises, minor internal alterations and replacing of existing shop front. This building is a protected structure
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the special physical and social character of the town and village core while providing and/or improving town/village centre facilities.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 13 May 2016. A completion certificate was lodged on 13 April 2017.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mews, 4 Farnham St, Cavan | Nov 2025 | €475,000 | 98 m |
| 13 Newcourt, Church St, Cavan | Oct 2025 | €120,000 | 107 m |
| 4 Tower Hamlet, Cavan, Cavan | Apr 2025 | €110,000 | 117 m |
| 3 Tower Hamlet, Cavan, Cavan | Apr 2026 | €205,000 | 118 m |
| Cornamuckla, Carrigallen Po, Via Cavan | Aug 2025 | €112,500 | 121 m |
| 6 Cockhill View, Cavan, Cavan | Jul 2025 | €172,500 | 174 m |
| 6 Claremont, Cock Hill, Cavan | May 2025 | €210,000 | 174 m |
| 1 Fort View, Tullybuck, Butlersbridge | Sept 2025 | €510,000 | 200 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received19 January 2016
- Decision due14 March 2016
- Decision issued26 February 2016
- Grant issued8 April 2016
- Permission expiry7 April 2021
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