Drumalt, Arva, Co. Cavan
Construction of a 3G Astro Turf pitch with floodlights behind a school in Arva.
2560505 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 27 August 2025
- Reference
- 2560505
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 August 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to construct a 70m x 45m 3G Astro Turf pitch to the rear of an existing school. The development includes metal cage surrounds, a concrete retaining ball wall, floodlighting, a sprint track, and a storage shed.
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
To construct a 3g astro turf pitch (70m x 45m) to the rear of the existing school building to include ancillary metal cage surrounds, netting and integrated concrete retaining ball wall, flood lighting, sprint track, storage shed, boundary walls and fencing, pedestrian and emergency vehicle entrance and all ancillary site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for appropriate mixed-use development within the development envelopes of small towns and villages of the county.”
National zoning type: Built up 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Palm Court, Arva, Cavan | Jun 2025 | €87,000 | 117 m |
| 12 Palm Court, Arva, Cavan | Dec 2025 | €160,000 | 132 m |
| Main Street, Arva, Co. Cavan | Apr 2026 | €90,000 | 166 m |
| Main Street, Arvagh, Co Cavan | Apr 2026 | €90,000 | 172 m |
| Drumalt, Arva, Cavan | May 2025 | €175,000 | 215 m |
| 1 2 3 And 4 Market Square View, Arvagh, Cavanprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €923,542 | 275 m |
| Longford Road, Arva, Co Cavan | Feb 2025 | €135,000 | 295 m |
| Pound St, Arva, Cavan | Jul 2025 | €140,000 | 379 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 received27 August 2025
- Further information requested17 October 2025
- Further information received4 November 2025
- Decision due1 December 2025
- Decision issued26 November 2025
- Grant issued5 January 2026
- Permission expiry4 January 2031
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