GRANARD ROAD, BALLYJAMESDUFF, CO. CAVAN
Development of a new GAA pitch with lighting, parking, and a walking trail in Ballyjamesduff.
2460043 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 12 February 2024
- Reference
- 2460043
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 February 2024
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert agricultural land into a new GAA pitch. The works will include land regrading, perimeter fencing, floodlighting, a biodiversity walking trail, car parking, goal posts, and ball stop netting.
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 the formation of a new gaa pitch on lands currently used for agricultural purposes. The development will include for regrading of the lands, perimeter fencing, lighting, forming a biodiversity walking trail, drainage works, provision of carparking, erection of goal posts, erection of ball stop netting, creation of new site boundaries and all associated ancillary works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Protect and provide for sporting and recreational areas.”
National zoning type: Active open space
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granard Rd, Ballyjamesduff, Cavan | Aug 2025 | €180,000 | 140 m |
| 1 Castlemanor, Granard Road, Ballyjamesduff | Sept 2025 | €275,000 | 306 m |
| 2 Elm Dr, Old Castle Road, Ballyjamesduff | May 2026 | €375,000 | 345 m |
| 35 Percy French Palce, Oldcastle Rd, Ballyjamesduff | Oct 2025 | €315,000 | 359 m |
| 15 Ashford Downs, Ballyjamesduff, Cavan | Jul 2025 | €285,000 | 401 m |
| 26 Ashford Downs, Granard Rd, Ballyjamesduff | Mar 2026 | €278,000 | 424 m |
| 58 Ashford Downs, Ballyjamesduff, Cavan | Aug 2025 | €310,000 | 431 m |
| 43 The Arvagh, Ashford Downs, Ballyjamesduff | Apr 2025 | €230,000 | 434 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 received12 February 2024
- Further information requested27 March 2024
- Further information received9 June 2024
- Decision due10 July 2024
- Decision issued9 July 2024
- Grant issued20 August 2024
- Permission expiry19 August 2029
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