Kids Corner Childcare, 22 Thorndale Close, Kingscourt
Retention of a change of use from a residential dwelling to a childcare facility in Kingscourt.
16239 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 20 May 2016
- Reference
- 16239
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 20 May 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for changing the use of a residential dwelling to an existing childcare facility. The retention also covers internal alterations, signage, and entrance works.
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
For change of use from residential dwelling to existing childcare facility, internal alterations, signage, entrance and associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 Thorndale Close, Kingscourt, Cavan | May 2026 | €295,000 | 30 m |
| 19 Thorndale Close, Rocks Rd, Kingcourt | May 2026 | €290,000 | 31 m |
| 29 Thorndale Close, Kingscourt, Cavan | Nov 2025 | €287,000 | 77 m |
| 10 Thorndale Close, Rocks Rd, Kingscourt | Sept 2025 | €202,500 | 112 m |
| 29 Bramble Wood, Kingscourt, Cavan | Dec 2025 | €300,000 | 115 m |
| 28 Bramble Wood, Kingscourt, Cavan | Jan 2025 | €278,000 | 118 m |
| 35 Dun Na Carraige, Kingscourt, Cavan | Mar 2025 | €320,000 | 128 m |
| 16 Bramble Wood, Kingscourt, Cavan | Sept 2025 | €210,000 | 150 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 received20 May 2016
- Further information requested13 July 2016
- Further information received24 August 2016
- Decision due20 September 2016
- Decision issued15 September 2016
- Grant issued28 October 2016
- Permission expiry27 October 2021
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
For the intensification of use of existing childcare facility granted under planning reg no 16/239
Kids Corner Childcare , 22 Thorndale Close , Dunaree
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22275CavanLodged 27 Jun 2022Housing estate
- Granted200 m away
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No 20 Dun na Carraige , Rocks Road , Kingscourt
20244CavanLodged 26 Jun 2020Extension
- Granted200 m away
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No 19 Dun na Carraige , Rocks Road , Kingscourt
20243CavanLodged 26 Jun 2020Extension
- Granted210 m away
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21430CavanLodged 12 Jul 2021New dwelling
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20491CavanLodged 5 Nov 2020Extension
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1684CavanLodged 23 Feb 2016New dwelling
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