Main Street, Kingscourt, Co. Cavan
Retention and permission for shopfront alterations on Main Street, Kingscourt.
2460024 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 24 January 2024
- Reference
- 2460024
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 January 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention for material alterations to an existing shopfront, including a new doorway for first-floor access and internal stairwell modifications. It also requests full planning permission for a new shopfront.
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
- For
- Retention of the material alterations to the existing shopfront including construction of a new doorway to access the first-floor level and internal modifications to incorporate stairwell
- Full planning permission for new shopfront, 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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Street, Kingscourt, Co Cavan | Jun 2025 | €200,000 | 20 m |
| Cortubber, Kingscourt, Meathnot full market price | Sept 2025 | €210,000 | 129 m |
| Enniskeen, Kingscourt, Co Cavan | Oct 2025 | €10,000 | 129 m |
| Mohercrom, Kingscourt, Cavan | Mar 2025 | €252,500 | 129 m |
| Willowbank, Rocks Rd, Kingscourt | Jun 2026 | €515,000 | 188 m |
| Bailieborough Rd, Kingscourt, Cavan | Apr 2026 | €393,000 | 327 m |
| Saint Marys Road, Kingscourt, Cavan | Jan 2026 | €241,500 | 332 m |
| Rocks Rd, Kingscourt, Cavan | Sept 2025 | €240,000 | 369 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 January 2024
- Further information requested15 March 2024
- Further information received3 July 2024
- Decision due30 July 2024
- Decision issued25 July 2024
- Grant issued5 September 2024
- Permission expiry4 September 2029
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