Main Street, Ballinagh, Co. Cavan
Retention of a change of use from a retail shop to a café.
18323 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 8 August 2018
- Reference
- 18323
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 8 August 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for a change of use from a retail unit to a café, including all associated site works.
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
Of change of use from retail to café and all associated site 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Number, Granard Street, Ballinagh | Aug 2025 | €250,000 | 64 m |
| Gortahurk, Ballinagh, County Cavan | May 2025 | €60,000 | 88 m |
| Main St, Ballinagh, Co Cavan | Apr 2026 | €300,000 | 115 m |
| Crossdoney Rd, Ballinagh, Cavan | Feb 2026 | €274,000 | 163 m |
| Riverdale, Granard Rd, Ballinagh | Apr 2025 | €270,000 | 181 m |
| 24 Rockcourt, Ballinagh, Co. Cavan | Feb 2025 | €181,000 | 260 m |
| 3 Crossdoney, Ballinagh, Cavan | Apr 2025 | €266,500 | 333 m |
| 7 Village Manor, Ballinagh, Co Cavan | Oct 2025 | €217,000 | 334 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 received8 August 2018
- Decision due2 October 2018
- Decision issued12 September 2018
- Grant issued25 October 2018
- Permission expiry24 October 2023
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
For change of use from retail to café and all associated site works
Main Street , Ballinagh , Co Cavan
18266CavanLodged 20 Jun 2018Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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17253CavanLodged 7 Jun 2017Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
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2558CavanLodged 19 Dec 2025Retention
- Granted70 m away
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21373CavanLodged 15 Jun 2021Alterations
- Granted80 m away
Retain change of use from store to launderette, with alterations to rear access to existing supermarket
Main Street , Ballinagh , Co. Cavan
16460CavanLodged 3 Oct 2016Change of use
- Granted90 m away
For the placement of a pay-to-use portable waste compactor for the acceptance of residual and food waste and…
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22273CavanLodged 29 Jun 2022Commercial
- Granted100 m away
To retain extended timber shop front at Life Pharmacy
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19274CavanLodged 18 Jul 2019Retention
- Granted100 m away
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Related developments
Similar applications
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- Awaiting decisionChange of use
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