Railway Road, Cavan, Co. Cavan
Internal alterations and a two-storey extension to a retail shop in Cavan.
16130 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 30 March 2016
- Reference
- 16130
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 March 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves internal alterations to an existing retail shop to relocate the deli, stores, and off-licence. It also includes building a new two-storey extension to the front and side to provide an extended retail area, fuel store, seating area, office, and toilets.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Internal alterations to existing retail shop building to include relocated deli counter, stores, off licence areas, and the construction of a new two storey extension to front and side elevations, to include extended retail area, fuel store, disabled wc at ground floor level, and new seated area, office & toilets at first floor level. Ancillary works include removal of section of forecourt canopy, completion of previously approved site entrance/exit works to site (reg. No. 12992007); revised signage and all associated site works and service connections.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Stonebridge Court, Railway Rd, Cavan | Sept 2025 | €150,000 | 87 m |
| 6 Highfield Rd, Cavan, Cavan | Oct 2025 | €210,000 | 96 m |
| 13 Highfield Rd, Cavan, Cavan | Jun 2026 | €255,000 | 98 m |
| 26 Stonebridge Court, Railway Rd, Cavan | Dec 2025 | €140,000 | 98 m |
| 17 Stonebridge Court, Railway Rd, Cavan Town | Apr 2025 | €145,000 | 101 m |
| 1 Highfield Rd, Cavan, Cavan | Feb 2025 | €240,000 | 108 m |
| 15 Railway Road, Abbeyland, Cavan | Mar 2025 | €163,000 | 136 m |
| 8a The Drumlins, Glenside Road, Cavan | Apr 2026 | €200,000 | 136 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 received30 March 2016
- Further information requested19 May 2016
- Further information received11 August 2016
- Decision due7 September 2016
- Decision issued7 September 2016
- Grant issued24 October 2016
- Permission expiry23 October 2021
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