Ballyconnell Community Centre Doon, Ballyconnell, Co.Cavan
Alterations to Ballyconnell Community Centre including a new entrance canopy, ramps, internal layout changes, and new windows.
2460234 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 29 May 2024
- Reference
- 2460234
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 May 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves alterations to the floor plans and elevations of Ballyconnell Community Centre. This includes a new entrance door and screen with a canopy surround, ramps, handrails, and internal changes to create a foyer, office, and disabled toilet. The kitchen and servery will also be relocated, and new windows will be added to the dressing rooms and toilets.
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 alterations to floor plans and elevations of ballyconnell community centre which includes (a) new entrance doors/screen with canopy surround together with ramps and handrails. (b) internal alterations to construct entrance foyer, office, disabled toilet, relocate kitchen and servery with external access (c) provide windows to existing dressing rooms and toilets and associated site works at ballyconnell community centre, doon, ballyconnell, co. Cavan (eircode h14ay24)
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 1 November 2024.
Notified floor area: 161 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Street, Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan | Oct 2025 | €70,000 | 77 m |
| Apt 23, Canal Bank Walk, Castleforde | May 2026 | €145,000 | 167 m |
| 8 Doon Beg, Ballyconnell, Co. Cavannot full market price | May 2026 | €67,775 | 194 m |
| 25 Castleforde, Ballyconnel, Cavan | Aug 2025 | €160,000 | 255 m |
| 15 Doon Heights, Ballyconnell, Cavan | Jul 2025 | €332,000 | 272 m |
| 17 Castleforde, Ballyconnell, Cavan | Sept 2025 | €240,000 | 311 m |
| Toneyhallow, Ballyconnell, Co Cavan | Jul 2025 | €65,000 | 317 m |
| Corratillian, Corlough, Ballyconnell | Mar 2025 | €280,000 | 317 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 received29 May 2024
- Decision due23 July 2024
- Decision issued22 July 2024
- Grant issued2 September 2024
- Permission expiry1 September 2029
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