Cavan General Hospital, Swellan Upper, Cavan
Construction of two plant compounds, including an air source heat pump and an ESB substation, at Cavan General Hospital.
2560571 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 24 September 2025
- Reference
- 2560571
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of two plant compounds to support the previously approved Enhanced Community Care Hub. It includes a 24 square metre air source heat pump compound and a 74.4 square metre substation compound featuring a single-storey substation building, an external yard, a generator, and an oil tank.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 41 m²
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Official record
Development description
- red iii - for 2 no. Plant compounds which will be ancillary to the enhanced community care hub which was previously granted planning permission under planning reference 24/60209. The ashp (air source heat pump) compound is proposed at 24m2 and will be located externally at ground floor level. It will comprise 2 no. Heat pumps erected on a concrete plinth which will be screened and secured from the surrounding ecc development with palisade fencing. The substation compound is proposed at 74.4m2 and will be located adjacent to the public car park at lower ground floor level and will comprise a single-storey substation building and an external yard. The substation building, comprising 41m2 will be constructed to esb standards and will comprise 1 no. Lv switch room, 1 no. Mv switch room and 1 no. Esb substation. An external yard of 34.4m2 will be screened and secured from the car park with palisade fencing and will comprise 1 no. Lv generator in sound attenuated enclosure and 1 no. Generator oil tank
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for and protect civic, religious, community, education, health care and social infrastructure.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
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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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cappagh, Killeshandra, Cavan | Oct 2025 | €350,000 | 123 m |
| Swellan Upper, Golf Links Rd, Cavan | Apr 2025 | €224,000 | 137 m |
| 17 Ard Aoibhinn, Block C, Farnham Rd | Apr 2026 | €171,000 | 248 m |
| 16 Ard Aoibhinn, Farnham Rd, Cavan | Dec 2025 | €210,000 | 248 m |
| 11 Ard Aoibhinn, Farnham Rd, Cavan | Apr 2026 | €180,000 | 262 m |
| No 2, Drumnavanagh, Co Cavan | May 2025 | €125,000 | 275 m |
| 20 Drumnavanagh, Farnham Road, Cavan | Sept 2025 | €280,000 | 288 m |
| 21 Drumnavanagh, Cavan Town, Cavan | Mar 2025 | €240,000 | 291 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 received24 September 2025
- Decision due18 November 2025
- Decision issued18 November 2025
- Grant issued19 December 2025
- Permission expiry18 December 2030
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