82-86 Main Street, Cavan
Retention of a first-floor area and stairwell at a licensed bar and restaurant.
16376 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 5 August 2016
- Reference
- 16376
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 5 August 2016
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought to retain the addition of an existing first-floor area of a licensed premises (An Cruiscin Lán). The retention also includes a stairwell down to the ground floor level to form part of the previously approved bar and restaurant.
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Official record
Development description
To retain the addition of existing first floor area of licenced premises (an cruiscin lán) along with stairwell down to ground floor level, to form part of bar/restaurant previously approved under planning reference numbers 15/264 and 16/103 with all associated & ancillary works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Castlegate, Bullock Lane, Main St | Dec 2025 | €155,000 | 81 m |
| 17 Castlegate, Bullock Lane, Cavan | Mar 2025 | €153,000 | 81 m |
| 21 Castlegate, Bullock Lane, Main St | Mar 2026 | €120,000 | 81 m |
| 3 Castlegate Apts, Bullock Lane, Cavan | May 2025 | €142,500 | 81 m |
| 1 Castlegate Apts, Bullock Lane, Cavan | Mar 2025 | €140,000 | 81 m |
| 54 Main Street, Cavan | Dec 2025 | €125,000 | 91 m |
| 33 College St, Cavan | Nov 2025 | €167,500 | 97 m |
| 112 College Street, Cavan Town, Cavan | Mar 2026 | €236,000 | 115 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 received5 August 2016
- Decision due29 September 2016
- Decision issued26 September 2016
- Grant issued13 January 2017
- Appeal submitted21 October 2016
- Permission expiry12 January 2022
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