7 Cherry Grove, Drumgola Wood, Latt
Retention of a change of use from residential to a commercial creche on the first floor, with front elevation changes.
21650 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 28 October 2021
- Reference
- 21650
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 28 October 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to retain the change of use of an existing first floor from residential to a commercial creche. It also requests permission to modify the front elevation to replace a ground-level window with an external door.
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 the change of use of existing first floor from residential to a commercial creche along with internal alterations, and also permission consisting of: (1) modification of the front elevation of the building to include replacement of an existing front window at ground level, with external door; (2) all ancillary site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 Cherry Grove, Drumgola Wood, Cavanprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €385,463 | 47 m |
| 30 Maple Dr, Drumgola Wood, Cavan | Jun 2026 | €331,000 | 85 m |
| 30 Maple Dr, Drumgola Wood, Cavan | Oct 2025 | €227,000 | 85 m |
| 11 Maple Dr, Drumgola Wood, Cavan | Dec 2025 | €390,000 | 103 m |
| 6 Pine Crescent, Drumgola Wood, Cavanprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €410,000 | 105 m |
| 26 The Beeches, Drumgola Wood, Cavan Town | Dec 2025 | €300,000 | 224 m |
| 21 The Beeches, Drumgola Wood, County Cavan | Mar 2025 | €112,500 | 255 m |
| 51 Birches, Drumgola Woods, Cavannot full market price | Jan 2025 | €260,000 | 389 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 received28 October 2021
- Further information requested16 December 2021
- Further information received23 September 2022
- Decision due20 October 2022
- Decision issued20 October 2022
- Grant issued6 December 2022
- Permission expiry5 December 2027
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