Small Steps Childcare, Aeta Place, Gortnakesh
Extension of a childcare facility by converting an adjoining retail unit.
16213 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 4 May 2016
- Reference
- 16213
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 May 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to expand the existing Small Steps Childcare facility. This will involve converting an adjoining retail unit and changing its use to a crèche/childcare facility.
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
To extend existing childcare facility by converting existing adjoining retail unit and for a change of use from retail use to use as a crèche/childcare facility, together with associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Protect, provide for and/or improve local centre facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 2, Kiernan's Service Station, Ballinagh Road | Sept 2025 | €120,000 | 76 m |
| 5 Fort Village, Cavan, Cavan | Apr 2025 | €180,000 | 132 m |
| 72 O'raghallaigh Park, Cavan, Co Cavannot full market price | Nov 2025 | €84,000 | 160 m |
| 25 Ring View Gortkesh Oldtown, Cavan, Cavan | Mar 2026 | €283,000 | 179 m |
| 1 The Maples, Gortnakesh, Co. Cavan | Jan 2025 | €185,000 | 260 m |
| 62 Creighan Manor, Cavan, Cavan | Jul 2025 | €350,000 | 274 m |
| 12 O'raghallaigh Park, Tierquin, Cavannot full market price | Dec 2025 | €108,000 | 278 m |
| 5 Creighan Manor, Cavannot full market price · price excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €231,145 | 283 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 received4 May 2016
- Decision due28 June 2016
- Decision issued24 June 2016
- Grant issued3 August 2016
- Permission expiry2 August 2021
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