Kingscourt Community Centre, Lower Main Street, Kingscourt
First floor extension to the community centre and works to fire escapes.
1619 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 18 January 2016
- Reference
- 1619
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 January 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for a first-floor extension to the existing Kingscourt Community Centre. It also includes the retention and completion of an external rear fire escape, and the construction of a new side fire escape.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
(a) first floor extension to existing community centre, (b) retention and completion of external fire escape at rear and (c) construction of new fire escape to the side of the existing building
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for and protect civic, religious, community, education, health care and social infrastructure.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohercrom, Kingscourt, Cavan | Mar 2025 | €252,500 | 190 m |
| Cortubber, Kingscourt, Meathnot full market price | Sept 2025 | €210,000 | 190 m |
| Enniskeen, Kingscourt, Co Cavan | Oct 2025 | €10,000 | 190 m |
| Bailieborough Rd, Kingscourt, Cavan | Apr 2026 | €393,000 | 297 m |
| Main Street, Kingscourt, Co Cavan | Jun 2025 | €200,000 | 300 m |
| Willowbank, Rocks Rd, Kingscourt | Jun 2026 | €515,000 | 324 m |
| Saint Marys Road, Kingscourt, Cavan | Jan 2026 | €241,500 | 417 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 received18 January 2016
- Decision due13 March 2016
- Decision issued24 February 2016
- Grant issued30 March 2016
- Permission expiry29 March 2021
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