GrantedCommercialDecided 24 June 2025

The Bailie Hotel, Main Street Bailieborough, Co. Cavan

Partial demolition, extension, and refurbishment of a hotel to add new bedrooms.

2460596 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 29 November 2024

Reference: 2460596
Authority: Cavan County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 29 November 2024

Summary

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The project involves the partial demolition, extension, and refurbishment of an existing three-storey hotel and an adjacent former public house. It includes retaining a change of use for 7 bedrooms, demolishing an out-house to build 6 bedrooms, and constructing a three-storey rear extension for 12 additional bedrooms.

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Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

The development will consist of the following: (1) partial demolition, extension, and refurbishment of an existing three-storey hotel and recently acquired adjacent building formerly known as o’brien’s public house, now forming part of the bailie hotel, also on main street, bailieborough, co. Cavan, comprising of: (i) the retention of a change of use from residential to hotel bedrooms comprising of 3 no. Bedrooms to the existing 2nd floor, 3 no. Bedrooms to the existing 1st floor and 1 no. Bedroom to the existing ground floor and the provision of a passenger lift off the adjacent building formerly known as o’brien’s public house. (ii) demolition of a derelict two-storey detached out-house building to the rear of the adjacent building site formerly known as o’brien’s public house and to re-build in its place a two-storey detached building comprising of 6 no. Bedrooms to also include a side annex housing 2 no. Ensuites. (iii) permission for the construction of an extension to the rear of the building formerly known as o’brien’s public house to include a three-storey building including a stairwell and corridor to include 12 no. Bedrooms on 1st and 2nd floor over an under-croft car-park which also includes a plant room to the ground floor. (iv) permission for the refurbishment to the 1st floor building to the rear of the bailie hotel to provide of 4 no. Bedrooms with associated elevation alterations with access off the corridor of the proposed three-storey extension. (v) change of use from public house to the ground floor of the front of the building formerly known as o’brien’s public house to café/restaurant usage. (vi) elevation upgrade to the front of the building formerly known as o’brien’s public house (vii) provision of pv panels to existing and proposed roofs. (viii) all associated site development works, including above and below ground services. Significant further info has been received

Land-use zoning

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Town CoreUC

“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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Drumavea, Bailieborough, Co. Cavan	Mar 2026	€50,000	52 m
Barrack St, Bailieborough, Co Cavan	Apr 2026	€120,000	53 m
Apt 1 Finnegan's, Main Street, Bailieborough	Dec 2025	€145,000	155 m
Institute Rd, Bailieborough, Cavan	Jan 2026	€260,000	170 m
Innisfael, Chapel Rd, Bailieboro	May 2026	€325,000	194 m
9 Fountain View, Baileborough, Cavan	Apr 2026	€195,000	221 m
10 Corner Manor, Virginia Rd, Bailieborough	Jul 2025	€275,000	255 m
23 Fountain View, New Road, Bailieborough	Jun 2026	€131,000	270 m

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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 November 2024
Further information requested29 January 2025
Further information received28 March 2025
Decision due24 June 2025
Decision issued24 June 2025
Grant issued5 August 2025
Permission expiry4 August 2030

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