Main Street, Killeshandra, Co. Cavan
Change of use of a retail unit to a restaurant and B&B, with a two-storey rear extension.
16487 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 19 October 2016
- Reference
- 16487
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 October 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal seeks to convert a retail unit into a restaurant with a two-storey rear extension containing a kitchen and a first-floor bedroom. It also includes changing the use of the first floor and attic to a B&B with 6 ensuite bedrooms.
- Storeys
- 3
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 of existing retail unit to restaurant, with proposed two storey rear extension to include kitchen, disabled toilet, rear entrance with staircase at ground floor and breakfast prep area, 1 no. Bedroom at first floor and change of use of first floor and attic to b & b to include 6 ensuite bedrooms, laundry room, dining room & store, connect to existing services with car parking to rear
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 22 February 2018. A completion certificate was lodged on 12 July 2023.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Railway Rd, Killeshandra, Cavan | Sept 2025 | €225,000 | 147 m |
| Main Street, Killeshandra, Co Cavan | Jul 2025 | €100,000 | 154 m |
| 17 Railway Road, Killeshandra, Co Cavan | Jan 2026 | €225,000 | 173 m |
| Main Street, Killeshandra, Co Cavan | Apr 2025 | €95,000 | 212 m |
| 2 Railway Road, Killeshandra, Co Cavan | Feb 2026 | €115,000 | 216 m |
| 4 Lake View, Killeshandra, Cavan | May 2026 | €186,000 | 237 m |
| 6 Lake View, Killeshandra, Cavan | Nov 2025 | €184,000 | 247 m |
| 7 Lakeview, Keelagh, Kileshandra | May 2026 | €234,000 | 251 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 received19 October 2016
- Decision due13 December 2016
- Decision issued6 December 2016
- Grant issued24 January 2017
- Permission expiry23 January 2022
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