Gortnakesh, Cavan
Ancillary use of an existing community facility as a place of worship and retention of windows in Cavan.
16390 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 17 August 2016
- Reference
- 16390
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 August 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for an ancillary use as a place of worship within an existing community facility in Gortnakesh. The application also seeks to retain existing windows as installed on the east elevation.
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 an ancillary use as a place of worship in existing community facility, also permission sought to retain existing windows as installed on east elevation and all associated 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Fort Village, Cavan, Cavan | Apr 2025 | €180,000 | 106 m |
| 72 O'raghallaigh Park, Cavan, Co Cavannot full market price | Nov 2025 | €84,000 | 108 m |
| Apartment 2, Kiernan's Service Station, Ballinagh Road | Sept 2025 | €120,000 | 119 m |
| 25 Ring View Gortkesh Oldtown, Cavan, Cavan | Mar 2026 | €283,000 | 137 m |
| 1 The Maples, Gortnakesh, Co. Cavan | Jan 2025 | €185,000 | 225 m |
| 12 O'raghallaigh Park, Tierquin, Cavannot full market price | Dec 2025 | €108,000 | 236 m |
| 5 Creighan Manor, Cavannot full market price · price excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €231,145 | 247 m |
| 6 Creighan Manor, Cavannot full market price · price excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €231,145 | 247 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 received17 August 2016
- Decision due11 October 2016
- Decision issued3 October 2016
- Grant issued8 November 2016
- Permission expiry7 November 2021
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