Cooney's Bar, Main Street, Ballyconnell
Conversion of first-floor staff accommodation into an apartment at Cooney's Bar in Ballyconnell.
16501 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 2 November 2016
- Reference
- 16501
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 November 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for the first floor of Cooney's Bar on Main Street, Ballyconnell, from staff accommodation to an apartment. Works will include a new entrance door, stair access, and associated site development.
- Residential unit
- 1
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Official record
Development description
Change of use of first floor staff accommodation to apartment. Works include construction of new entrance door, stair access and associated site development 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toneyhallow, Ballyconnell, Co Cavan | Jul 2025 | €65,000 | 33 m |
| Corratillian, Corlough, Ballyconnell | Mar 2025 | €280,000 | 33 m |
| Lahernahone (orse Lecharrownahone), Ballyconnellprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €375,000 | 33 m |
| Apt. 28 Canal Bank Walk, Castleforde, Ballyconnell | Mar 2025 | €140,000 | 33 m |
| Church Street, Ballyconnell, County Cavan | May 2026 | €190,000 | 137 m |
| Apt 23, Canal Bank Walk, Castleforde | May 2026 | €145,000 | 188 m |
| 4 Derryoak, Ballyconnell, Cavan | Dec 2025 | €230,000 | 196 m |
| Apt 1, Annalee, Russell Quay | Jul 2025 | €165,000 | 201 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 received2 November 2016
- Decision due5 January 2017
- Decision issued20 December 2016
- Grant issued13 February 2017
- Permission expiry12 February 2022
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