Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedChange of useDecided 14 December 2016

Cornahilt, The Grove, Ballyjamesduff

Change of use of a holiday home to a permanent private residence in Ballyjamesduff.

16491 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 21 October 2016

Reference
16491
Authority
Cavan County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
21 October 2016
Residential units
1
Floor area
23.6 m²

Summary

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The application seeks a change of use and an increase in site area to convert a previously approved holiday home into a permanent private residence. This includes removing a planning condition that restricted its ownership and prohibited permanent residency.

Change of usechange of useresidential

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Official record

Development description

Change of use and increase in site area from previous granted (planning ref. 16/98) holiday home to private residence and removal of planning condition no. 3 namely the dwelling house shall be retained under the same ownership as the existing dwelling house. No subdivision of same shall be permitted. Dwelling house shall be used as holiday home use only and shall not be used as a permanent dwelling house, without new planning permission

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Amenity and Open SpaceOS
Protect and provide for amenity and open space areas

National zoning type: Open space, park

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.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 6 February 2017.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
7 Beechwood Avenue, Ballyjamesduff, Co CavanOct 2025€268,50099 m
Virginia Rd, Ballyjamesduff, Cavannot full market priceJun 2026€124,775210 m
13 Grove Park, Ballyjamesduff, CavanFeb 2025€245,000234 m
72 Woodlands, Ballyjamesduff, CavanNov 2025€265,000251 m
6 Woodlands, Virginia Rd Ballyjamesduff, CavanJun 2026€340,000297 m
Cornahilt, Ballyjamesduff, CavanSept 2025€337,000309 m
8 Woodlands, Ballyjamesduff, Co CavanJul 2025€257,000324 m
Woodlands Close, Ballyjamesduffnot full market price · price excludes VATOct 2025€1,275,105326 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

  1. Application received21 October 2016
  2. Decision due15 December 2016
  3. Decision issued14 December 2016
  4. Grant issued6 February 2017
  5. Permission expiry5 February 2022

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