Provincial House, Farnham Street, Cavan
Change of use of the ground floor of Provincial House from office/banking to a café, including internal renovations and a new access ramp.
1880 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 20 February 2018
- Reference
- 1880
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 February 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting the ground floor of Provincial House, which is a protected structure, from its previous banking and office use into a café. Works will include internal modifications, a new disabled access ramp with a new entrance door at the rear, and new signage on the front elevation.
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
The following works to provincial house, a protected structure (register no. 40000108) to include i) the change of use of the existing ground floor of the building from previous banking/financial/office use to use as a café; ii) internal renovations/modifications at ground floor level of the building including the provision of new disabled wc and upgrading of existing ceiling to provide additional fire protection; iii) provision of new disabled access ramp (including new opening in rear (north-west) facing wall to provide new entrance door from ramp) to side (south-west) elevation of building; iv) provision of new fixed signage on front (south-east) elevation of building; all along with connection to existing services
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.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Tower Hamlet, Cavan, Cavan | Apr 2026 | €205,000 | 104 m |
| 4 Tower Hamlet, Cavan, Cavan | Apr 2025 | €110,000 | 107 m |
| The Mews, 4 Farnham St, Cavan | Nov 2025 | €475,000 | 123 m |
| Apartment No 4, Church Street, Cavan | May 2025 | €125,000 | 175 m |
| 1 Fort View, Tullybuck, Butlersbridge | Sept 2025 | €510,000 | 191 m |
| 6 Raven Court, Cavan, Cavan | Apr 2026 | €300,000 | 201 m |
| 13 Newcourt, Church St, Cavan | Oct 2025 | €120,000 | 202 m |
| 6 Cockhill View, Cavan, Cavan | Jul 2025 | €172,500 | 206 m |
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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 received20 February 2018
- Further information requested11 April 2018
- Further information received24 May 2018
- Decision due20 June 2018
- Decision issued1 June 2018
- Grant issued11 July 2018
- Permission expiry10 July 2023
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