ESB Networks, Moynehall, Co Cavan
Construction of a 36-metre-high lattice communications tower in Moynehall.
21107 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 26 February 2021
- Reference
- 21107
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 February 2021
Summary
AI-generatedESB Networks is seeking permission to construct a 36-metre-high free-standing lattice communications structure. The development will include associated antennae, dishes, ground equipment, and a 2.4-metre-high palisade fence compound.
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Official record
Development description
For the construction of a 36 metre high free standing lattice communications structure and its associated antennae, communications dishes and ground equipment, within a 2.4m high palisade fence compound
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for and improve general enterprise and employment generating uses.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oldtown Manor, Oldtown, Cavanprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €273,128 | 243 m |
| 21 Old Town Manor, Cavan Town, Cavanprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €273,128 | 255 m |
| 20 Old Town Manor, Cavan Town, Cavanprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €273,128 | 264 m |
| 19 Old Town Manor, Cavan Town, Cavanprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €273,128 | 270 m |
| 18 Old Town Manor, Cavan Town, Cavanprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €273,128 | 281 m |
| 17 Old Town Manor, Cavan Town, Cavanprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €273,128 | 284 m |
| Apartment 2, Kiernan's Service Station, Ballinagh Road | Sept 2025 | €120,000 | 370 m |
| 114 Oldtown Manor, Ballyjamesduff Road, Cavan | Jun 2026 | €280,000 | 374 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 received26 February 2021
- Further information requested22 April 2021
- Application withdrawn26 October 2021
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