Main Street, Bailieborough, Co Cavan
Retention of a single-storey building used as a solid fuel supplies business in Bailieborough.
189 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 3 January 2018
- Reference
- 189
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 3 January 2018
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 79.07 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission to keep an existing single-storey building. It also seeks to retain its current use as a solid fuel supplies business.
- Storey
- 1
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 retain single storey building and its use as solid fuel supplies business
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1 Finnegan's, Main Street, Bailieborough | Dec 2025 | €145,000 | 112 m |
| Drumavea, Bailieborough, Co. Cavan | Mar 2026 | €50,000 | 121 m |
| Barrack St, Bailieborough, Co Cavan | Apr 2026 | €120,000 | 152 m |
| Institute Rd, Bailieborough, Cavan | Jan 2026 | €260,000 | 185 m |
| 9 Fountain View, Baileborough, Cavan | Apr 2026 | €195,000 | 254 m |
| Innisfael, Chapel Rd, Bailieboro | May 2026 | €325,000 | 278 m |
| 23 Fountain View, New Road, Bailieborough | Jun 2026 | €131,000 | 300 m |
| 34 Twin Oaks, Kingscourt Rd, Bailieborough | Feb 2026 | €210,000 | 310 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 received3 January 2018
- Decision due27 February 2018
- Decision issued23 February 2018
- Grant issued10 April 2018
- Permission expiry9 April 2023
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