Kennedy’s Home and Garden Centre - Agri Direct premises, Church St Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan.
Extensions to the front and side of a home, garden, and agricultural retail centre.
2360142 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 16 August 2023
- Reference
- 2360142
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 August 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves erecting extensions to the front and side of the existing Kennedy's Home and Garden Centre. The works will provide increased retail and storage space on the ground floor and additional office space on the first floor.
- Storeys
- 2
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 erect extensions to front and side of kennedy’s home and garden centre - agri direct premises. Works to include increased retail and storage space at ground floor level, additional office space at 1st floor level and all 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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 24 June 2025.
Notified floor area: 1,135.1 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church Street, Ballyconnell, County Cavan | May 2026 | €190,000 | 74 m |
| 4 Derryoak, Ballyconnell, Cavan | Dec 2025 | €230,000 | 84 m |
| Toneyhallow, Ballyconnell, Co Cavan | Jul 2025 | €65,000 | 134 m |
| Lahernahone (orse Lecharrownahone), Ballyconnellprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €375,000 | 134 m |
| Corratillian, Corlough, Ballyconnell | Mar 2025 | €280,000 | 134 m |
| Apt. 28 Canal Bank Walk, Castleforde, Ballyconnell | Mar 2025 | €140,000 | 134 m |
| Apt 1, Annalee, Russell Quay | Jul 2025 | €165,000 | 186 m |
| Main Street, Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan | Oct 2025 | €70,000 | 345 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 received16 August 2023
- Decision due10 October 2023
- Decision issued5 October 2023
- Grant issued14 November 2023
- Permission expiry13 November 2028
In the area
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