Lees Bar, Main Street, Ballyconnell
Construction of an outdoor walled garden, smoking area, and rear extension at Lees Bar.
21139 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 10 March 2021
- Reference
- 21139
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 March 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at Lees Bar on Main Street involves constructing an external walled garden with a partly covered smoking and outdoor seating area. It also includes a single-storey rear link extension for staff access and alterations to the rear car park.
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Official record
Development description
To construct external walled garden containing partly covered smoking and outdoor seating area to existing public bar approved under planning ref. No. 00/2006 with single storey link extension to rear incorporating staff access route, external walling, railings, gates and awning with alterations to existing carparking layout to the rear
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toneyhallow, Ballyconnell, Co Cavan | Jul 2025 | €65,000 | 73 m |
| Apt. 28 Canal Bank Walk, Castleforde, Ballyconnell | Mar 2025 | €140,000 | 73 m |
| Lahernahone (orse Lecharrownahone), Ballyconnellprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €375,000 | 73 m |
| Corratillian, Corlough, Ballyconnell | Mar 2025 | €280,000 | 73 m |
| Church Street, Ballyconnell, County Cavan | May 2026 | €190,000 | 102 m |
| Main Street, Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan | Oct 2025 | €70,000 | 187 m |
| Apt 23, Canal Bank Walk, Castleforde | May 2026 | €145,000 | 201 m |
| 4 Derryoak, Ballyconnell, Cavan | Dec 2025 | €230,000 | 218 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 received10 March 2021
- Decision due4 May 2021
- Decision issued30 April 2021
- Grant issued18 June 2021
- Permission expiry17 June 2026
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