'The Hatch', Market Street, Ballinagh
Retention of shopfront alterations and permission for a new smoking area and rear extension.
18351 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 27 August 2018
- Reference
- 18351
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 27 August 2018
Summary
AI-generatedRetention is sought for amendments to the front elevation including revised signage. Permission is also sought to construct a single-storey covered smoking area and a rear extension to the existing premises.
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Official record
Development description
Of amendments and alterations to front elevation including revised and additional signage from that previously granted under planning ref 01-100 and permission is sought for (1) erection of single storey covered smoking area and extension to rear of existing premises and (2) complete all ancillary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main St, Ballinagh, Co Cavan | Apr 2026 | €300,000 | 44 m |
| Crossdoney Rd, Ballinagh, Cavan | Feb 2026 | €274,000 | 62 m |
| 24 Rockcourt, Ballinagh, Co. Cavan | Feb 2025 | €181,000 | 156 m |
| No Number, Granard Street, Ballinagh | Aug 2025 | €250,000 | 160 m |
| Gortahurk, Ballinagh, County Cavan | May 2025 | €60,000 | 197 m |
| 3 Crossdoney, Ballinagh, Cavan | Apr 2025 | €266,500 | 269 m |
| 7 Village Manor, Ballinagh, Co Cavan | Oct 2025 | €217,000 | 271 m |
| Riverdale, Granard Rd, Ballinagh | Apr 2025 | €270,000 | 289 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 received27 August 2018
- Decision due21 October 2018
- Decision issued10 October 2018
- Grant issued15 November 2018
- Permission expiry14 November 2023
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