Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 12 October 2023

Townparks & Tullymongan Lower (to the east of Main Street), Cock Hill Cavan Town, Co. Cavan

Construction of a large retail unit, a drive-thru cafe, and a petrol filling station in Cavan Town.

238 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 16 January 2023

Reference
238
Authority
Cavan County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
16 January 2023

Summary

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The development includes a single-storey retail unit of 5,197 sq.m with an off-license, a drive-thru cafe unit, and a 4-pump petrol filling station with a car wash. The project also features 297 car parking spaces and associated site works.

Commercialretailcafepetrol stationdevelopment
Storey
1
Floor area
5,371 m²

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Official record

Development description

For development consisting of the construction of: (i) a single storey retail unit of c. 5,197 sq. M gross floor area (c. 2,194 sq. M convenience net sales area and c. 957 sq. M comparison net sales area) including a licensed alcohol sales area, bulk store, ancillary offices, staff facilities, cage marshalling area, bin storage, service yard and associated directional signage; (ii) 1 no. Drive thru café unit (c. 174 sq. M gross floor area) with external seating and the provision of 5 no. Car parking spaces (including 2 no. Electric parking spaces, 2 no. Disabled and 1 no. Standard) and 2 no. Set down bay areas; (iii) 1 no. 4 pump (8 stand) petrol filling station incorporating an automatic car wash/jet wash (c. 89 sq. M), a forecourt canopy (covers c. 255 sq. M and 4.8m in height) and associated signage, oil interceptors, underground storage tanks and tanker fill point; (iv) 4 no. Internally illuminated elevation signage on the eastern, western and southern elevations; (v) 297 no. Car parking spaces associated with the retail unit (including parent and toddler, disabled and electric parking spaces), 120 no. Cycle parking spaces in freestanding external shelters and set down/loading bay areas; (vi) 2 no. Dedicated 'click and collect' car spaces with canopy structure and associated signage; (vii) grocery home shopping delivery vehicle docking area situated in the service yard; (viii) 1 no. Vehicle access point from cock hill road at the north east boundary of the site and 1 no. Vehicle left-in/left-out access point at the southern boundary of the site, all with associated pedestrian and cycle access facilities; (ix) pedestrian linkages with the town centre by way of the provision of a sloped pedestrian walkway and steps on the western boundary of the site with 4 no. Pedestrian crossings on cock hill road; (x) 1 no. Internally illuminated double-sided totem sign associated with the retail unit (7m x2.3m) and 1 no. Internally illuminated double-sided totem associated with the petrol filling station (7.2m x1.7m); (xi) esb substation and switch room, pump house, sprinkler tank, 2 no. Attenuation tanks, 3 no. Detention basins, feature and street lighting, plant, store canopy, trolley shelter/bays and all ancillary site development works, landscaping, ramps, fences, enabling works and site services. An environmental impact assessment report (eiar) and natura impact statement (nis) are submitted with this application. The site is bounded to the north by st. Clare's nati

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
56 Lakeview, Fair Green, CavanMay 2026€215,000230 m
51 Lakeview, The Fair Green, CavanFeb 2025€201,000236 m
14 Lakeview, Tullymongan, CavanFeb 2025€129,000244 m
6 Claremont, Cock Hill, CavanMay 2025€210,000254 m
8 Harmony Heights, Cavan, Co.cavanJul 2025€240,000267 m
25 Lakeview, Cavannot full market priceJul 2025€12,500275 m
5 Harmony Heights, Cavan, CavanJul 2026€246,000277 m
26 Lakeview, Fair Green, TullymonganJan 2026€235,000281 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

  1. Application received16 January 2023
  2. Further information requested10 March 2023
  3. Further information received18 August 2023
  4. Decision due12 October 2023
  5. Decision issued12 October 2023
  6. Appeal submitted7 November 2023
  7. Appeal decided3 December 2024
  8. Permission expiry2 December 2029

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