Swellan Lower & Upper, Cavan
Car park extension, playground, and two new playing fields with floodlighting in Cavan.
20339 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 12 August 2020
- Reference
- 20339
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 August 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to construct an extension to an existing car park, upgrade lighting, and build a playground area. It also includes plans to form two playing fields with walking tracks and erect associated floodlighting.
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Official record
Development description
Construct extension to existing carpark, upgrade lighting and construct a playground area, permission also sought to form 2 no. Playing fields with walking tracks and erect associated floodlighting to playing fields with all ancillary works. Significant further information and revised plans have been submitted
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Protect and provide for sporting and recreational areas.”
National zoning type: Active open space
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Landsdowne Manor, Swellan, Cavan | Feb 2025 | €400,000 | 189 m |
| 4 Oak Tree Park, Swellan Upper, Cavanprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €317,181 | 197 m |
| 12 Oak Tree Park, Swellen, Cavanprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €325,991 | 197 m |
| 13 Oak Tree Park, Swellan Upper, Cavanprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €325,991 | 197 m |
| No 2 Oak Tree Park, Swellan, Cavanprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €317,181 | 197 m |
| 3 Oak Tree Park, Swellan Upper, Cavanprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €317,181 | 197 m |
| 50 Cluain Aiobhann, Cavan, Cavan | Nov 2025 | €318,000 | 244 m |
| 52 Cluain Aoibhinn, Swellan, Cavan | Jan 2025 | €210,000 | 259 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 received12 August 2020
- Further information requested5 October 2020
- Further information received29 July 2021
- Decision due25 August 2021
- Decision issued10 August 2021
- Grant issued17 September 2021
- Permission expiry16 September 2026
In the area
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2660344CavanLodged 19 Jun 2026
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23306CavanLodged 23 Oct 2023Extension
- Granted280 m away
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21286CavanLodged 17 May 2021Retention
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