Main Street, Dunaree, Kingscourt
Change of use of a ground floor and basement retail unit to a café/restaurant.
2460384 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 15 August 2024
- Reference
- 2460384
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 August 2024
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought to convert an existing ground floor and basement retail unit into a café/restaurant. The development will include internal and external alterations, additions, and connections to existing services.
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 change of use of existing ground floor and basement retail unit to café/restaurant, internal and external alterations and additions, connections to existing services and all associated site development 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cortubber, Kingscourt, Meathnot full market price | Sept 2025 | €210,000 | 50 m |
| Enniskeen, Kingscourt, Co Cavan | Oct 2025 | €10,000 | 50 m |
| Mohercrom, Kingscourt, Cavan | Mar 2025 | €252,500 | 50 m |
| Main Street, Kingscourt, Co Cavan | Jun 2025 | €200,000 | 103 m |
| Willowbank, Rocks Rd, Kingscourt | Jun 2026 | €515,000 | 166 m |
| Bailieborough Rd, Kingscourt, Cavan | Apr 2026 | €393,000 | 263 m |
| Saint Marys Road, Kingscourt, Cavan | Jan 2026 | €241,500 | 303 m |
| Rocks Rd, Kingscourt, Cavan | Sept 2025 | €240,000 | 365 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 received15 August 2024
- Decision due9 October 2024
- Decision issued9 October 2024
- Grant issued26 November 2024
- Permission expiry25 November 2029
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- Awaiting decision70 m away
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2560197CavanLodged 24 Apr 2025Retention
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