No. 35-37 Main Street, Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
Retention of commercial changes of use and a new porch extension at a protected structure in Bailieborough.
2460439 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 18 September 2024
- Reference
- 2460439
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 September 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to retain the conversion of a ground floor hardware shop to a fitness area, and a newsagents to a bar area. It also includes internal alterations to the existing bar and nightclub, and permission to build a new single-storey porch extension.
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Official record
Development description
To retain change of use from ground floor hardware/shop to fitness area, newsagents/shop to bar area, internal alterations to existing bar and nightclub, permission to erect a single storey porch extension to the side of existing nightclub and all associated site works at (protected structures reg. No. Cv0789 & cv0792)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drumavea, Bailieborough, Co. Cavan | Mar 2026 | €50,000 | 109 m |
| Apt 1 Finnegan's, Main Street, Bailieborough | Dec 2025 | €145,000 | 117 m |
| Barrack St, Bailieborough, Co Cavan | Apr 2026 | €120,000 | 140 m |
| Institute Rd, Bailieborough, Cavan | Jan 2026 | €260,000 | 177 m |
| 9 Fountain View, Baileborough, Cavan | Apr 2026 | €195,000 | 252 m |
| Innisfael, Chapel Rd, Bailieboro | May 2026 | €325,000 | 270 m |
| 23 Fountain View, New Road, Bailieborough | Jun 2026 | €131,000 | 298 m |
| 34 Twin Oaks, Kingscourt Rd, Bailieborough | Feb 2026 | €210,000 | 305 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 received18 September 2024
- Decision due12 November 2024
- Decision issued12 November 2024
- Grant issued18 December 2024
- Permission expiry17 December 2029
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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