GrantedCommercialDecided 2 February 2022

Station Road & Market Street, Cootehill, Co Cavan

Demolition of existing structures and construction of a new discount foodstore in Cootehill.

21143 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 12 March 2021

Reference: 21143
Authority: Cavan County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 12 March 2021

Summary

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The project involves clearing a site and demolishing existing structures to build a single-storey discount foodstore of 1,824 sq. m. It includes 89 car parking spaces, solar panels, and alterations to the boundary wall of the adjacent Court House, which is a protected structure.

Commercialsupermarketretaildemolitionprotected structure

Storey: 1
Floor area: 1,824 m²

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Official record

Development description

For a) site clearance and demolition of all existing structures on the site of c. 313 sq. M; b) construction of a single storey discount foodstore (to include off licence use) with a gross floor area of c. 1,824 sq. M (net retail area 1,333 sq. M); c) new vehicular/pedestrian access from station road (including connection for proposed future access to adjoining lands); d) provision of a pedestrian/cycle access from market street including, relocation of information signage, removal of a lean-to structure (modern additions) and removal of the boundary wall relating to the court house building, a protected structure (no. Cv17027); e) 89 no. Car parking spaces and 10 no. Bicycle spaces; f) erection of 1 no. Internally illuminated, double sided, free standing, identification sign located adjacent to the proposed vehicular entrance to the carpark, 2 no. Illuminated entrance wall signs adjacent to the station road vehicle access and the market street pedestrian/cycle access; 1 no. Single-sided internally illuminated gable sign on the north-east gable, 1 no. Single-sided window sign at entrance door (north east elevation); g) 90 sq. M of solar panels provided at roof level; h) all landscaping/lighting, boundary treatment, engineering and site development works (including a single storey esb substation and switch room c. 21 sq. M)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Town CoreUC

“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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apartment 5, 67 Market Street, Cootehillprice excludes VAT	Nov 2025	€2,108,105	226 m
Belview Dr, Station Rd, Cootehill	Jul 2025	€205,000	245 m
68 Market St, Cootehill, Co Cavan	Oct 2025	€160,000	248 m
8 Old Church Mews, Munnilly, Cootehill	Aug 2025	€150,000	285 m
Bough, Cootehill, Co Cavan	May 2025	€190,000	291 m
Lios Na Ri, Munilly, Cootehillnot full market price · price excludes VAT	Jan 2026	€750,000	291 m
Knocknashammer, Mountain Lodge, Cootehill	Nov 2025	€131,000	291 m
10 Bridge St, Cootehill, Cavan	Jul 2025	€90,000	294 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 received12 March 2021
Further information requested6 May 2021
Further information received11 January 2022
Decision due7 February 2022
Decision issued2 February 2022
Appeal submitted28 February 2022
Appeal decided15 November 2023
Permission expiry14 November 2028

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