Cavan General Hospital, Swellan Upper, Cavan
Construction of a two-storey Enhanced Community Care Hub at Cavan General Hospital.
2460209 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 17 May 2024
- Reference
- 2460209
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 May 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project consists of a 1,569 square metre two-storey healthcare facility featuring 25 clinical rooms, a gymnasium, and administrative offices. It will also include a green roof with PV panels and 50 car parking spaces.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 1,569 m²
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 a 1569 sq. M two-storey enhanced community care hub with plant room at roof level, together with all necessary ancillary site works. The development shall comprise of 25 no. Clinical rooms and gymnasium at ground floor level. Ancillary facilities including lobbies, reception, waiting areas, education rooms, admin offices, storerooms, comms room, toilets, staff lounge and staff changing facilities. Pv panels and green roof at roof level. 50 no. Car parking spaces including 5 no. Accessible parking spaces, and one bicycle stand. All boundary treatments, vehicle and pedestrian accesses, landscaping, and associated site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for and protect civic, religious, community, education, health care and social infrastructure.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cappagh, Killeshandra, Cavan | Oct 2025 | €350,000 | 123 m |
| Swellan Upper, Golf Links Rd, Cavan | Apr 2025 | €224,000 | 137 m |
| 17 Ard Aoibhinn, Block C, Farnham Rd | Apr 2026 | €171,000 | 248 m |
| 16 Ard Aoibhinn, Farnham Rd, Cavan | Dec 2025 | €210,000 | 248 m |
| 11 Ard Aoibhinn, Farnham Rd, Cavan | Apr 2026 | €180,000 | 263 m |
| No 2, Drumnavanagh, Co Cavan | May 2025 | €125,000 | 276 m |
| 20 Drumnavanagh, Farnham Road, Cavan | Sept 2025 | €280,000 | 288 m |
| 21 Drumnavanagh, Cavan Town, Cavan | Mar 2025 | €240,000 | 292 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 received17 May 2024
- Further information requested11 July 2024
- Further information received20 January 2025
- Decision due16 February 2025
- Decision issued14 February 2025
- Grant issued25 March 2025
- Permission expiry24 March 2030
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