The Farnham Arms Hotel, Main Street, Cavan
Retention of bedroom conversions and nightclub layout, and conversion of offices to bedrooms at a hotel with a protected structure.
17434 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 13 October 2017
- Reference
- 17434
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 13 October 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to retain the conversion of a former function room into three guest bedrooms and the as-built layout of the nightclub area. It also proposes converting first-floor office and storage areas into bedroom accommodation with a new corridor link. A protected structure is located within the site boundary.
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
To (1) retain conversion of former function room into 3 no. Guest bedrooms at 1st floor level, (2) retain 'as-built' plan layout and elevations of night club area. (previous reg: 1163 relates) (3) convert existing 1st floor office and storage areas into bedroom accommodation, include erection of new circulation corridor link to access same. (there is a protected structure within the curtilage of the application site boundary)
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
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Recent sales nearby
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 3 Tower Hamlet, Cavan, Cavan | Apr 2026 | €205,000 | 206 m |
| 6 Cockhill View, Cavan, Cavan | Jul 2025 | €172,500 | 212 m |
| 12 Bridge St, Belturbet, Cavan | Mar 2025 | €45,000 | 214 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 received13 October 2017
- Further information requested6 December 2017
- Further information received24 May 2018
- Decision due20 June 2018
- Decision issued13 June 2018
- Grant issued24 July 2018
- Permission expiry23 July 2023
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