1st Floor Level (above commercial units Pets and More Feel Good Bicycles & Digital Media Zone), Virginia Shopping Centre, Virginia Co. Cavan
Retention of a change of use from residential apartments to commercial use on the first floor of a shopping centre.
21719 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 24 November 2021
- Reference
- 21719
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 24 November 2021
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought to keep the change of use of the first floor of the Virginia Shopping Centre. The space was previously approved for residential apartments but is currently being used for commercial purposes.
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 from previously approved residential apartments at first floor level granted under planning ref. No. 05/1005 & ref. No. 07/2218 to its current commercial use
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Church View, Oldcastle Road, Virginia | May 2025 | €325,000 | 55 m |
| Cavan Rd, Virginia, Cavan | Feb 2025 | €312,000 | 123 m |
| Apt Above Matthews Bar, Main Street, Virginia | Oct 2025 | €225,000 | 144 m |
| 3 New Street Mews, Virginia, County Cavan | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 239 m |
| 11 New St Mews, Virginia, Cavan | Mar 2025 | €169,000 | 247 m |
| Cliffin, Killinkere, Virginia | Apr 2025 | €151,000 | 264 m |
| Coronagh, Virginia, Co Cavan | Apr 2025 | €75,000 | 264 m |
| 6 Taoibh Coille, Yew Tree Park, Virginianot full market price · price excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €303,240 | 264 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 received24 November 2021
- Decision due27 January 2022
- Decision issued21 January 2022
- Grant issued3 March 2022
- Permission expiry2 March 2027
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