MAIN STREET, VIRGINIA, CO. CAVAN
Conversion of a ground floor café in Virginia into a fast-food takeaway with a single-storey rear extension.
23321 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 27 November 2023
- Reference
- 23321
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 November 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to change the use of an existing ground floor café to a fast-food takeaway. The project includes internal modifications, a single-storey rear extension for staff and cold storage, new street-front signage, and associated site works.
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Official record
Development description
For (1) change of use of existing ground floor café to a fast-food takeaway unit to include modifications to internal layout to provide public waiting area, cooking and prep kitchen, storage, freezer store, toilet, and ventilation system (2) proposed single storey extension to rear of building to include staff area, cold store and external bin storage (3) signage to street front elevation (4) and all associated ancillary site works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliffin, Killinkere, Virginia | Apr 2025 | €151,000 | 27 m |
| Coronagh, Virginia, Co Cavan | Apr 2025 | €75,000 | 27 m |
| 6 Taoibh Coille, Yew Tree Park, Virginianot full market price · price excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €303,240 | 27 m |
| Dromagolan, Virginia, Co Cavan | May 2025 | €80,000 | 27 m |
| 6 Main Street, Virginia, Co. Cavan | Mar 2026 | €50,000 | 27 m |
| 1 Green Close, Main St, Virginia | Apr 2025 | €330,000 | 42 m |
| 11 New St Mews, Virginia, Cavan | Mar 2025 | €169,000 | 122 m |
| 3 New Street Mews, Virginia, County Cavan | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 130 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 received27 November 2023
In the area
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