The Square, Main Street Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
Renovation of derelict outbuildings behind a protected structure to create six townhouses in Bailieborough.
2560039 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 11 February 2025
- Reference
- 2560039
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 February 2025
- Residential units
- 6
- Floor area
- 595.54 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting existing derelict outbuildings in a rear courtyard into six townhouses (five two-bed and one one-bed). The works include internal and external alterations, reconstruction, and a first-floor extension to a section of the development. The site is a protected structure.
- Storeys
- 2
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 the renovation of the existing derelict outbuildings in the rear courtyard to form 6 no. Townhouses (5 no. Two bed townhouses and 1 no. One bed townhouse) including internal and external alterations, reconstruction and extension of one section of the development to form first floor area of two number townhouses, connections to existing services, and all ancillary site development works. The development is a protected structure ref. Cv0774
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1 Finnegan's, Main Street, Bailieborough | Dec 2025 | €145,000 | 95 m |
| Drumavea, Bailieborough, Co. Cavan | Mar 2026 | €50,000 | 113 m |
| Barrack St, Bailieborough, Co Cavan | Apr 2026 | €120,000 | 114 m |
| 9 Fountain View, Baileborough, Cavan | Apr 2026 | €195,000 | 172 m |
| Innisfael, Chapel Rd, Bailieboro | May 2026 | €325,000 | 186 m |
| 23 Fountain View, New Road, Bailieborough | Jun 2026 | €131,000 | 220 m |
| Institute Rd, Bailieborough, Cavan | Jan 2026 | €260,000 | 224 m |
| 10 Corner Manor, Virginia Rd, Bailieborough | Jul 2025 | €275,000 | 294 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 received11 February 2025
- Further information requested7 April 2025
- Further information received16 June 2025
- Decision due13 July 2025
- Decision issued7 July 2025
- Grant issued19 August 2025
- Permission expiry18 August 2030
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