Cavan General Hospital, 2 R212 Lisdarn, Co. Cavan
Construction of a single-storey geothermal plant building and associated yard at Cavan General Hospital.
2560575 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 24 September 2025
- Reference
- 2560575
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project consists of a single-storey geothermal plant building housing ground source heat pumps, connected to a series of geothermal boreholes. This plant is designed to serve a previously approved hospital extension.
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Official record
Development description
- red iii - for the construction of a single storey geothermal plant building with an associated yard area including access stairs. The geothermal plant building will house ground source heat pumps and will be connected by buried pipework to a series of geothermal boreholes located to the south of the existing hospital. This geothermal plant is set to serve the previously granted cavan general hospital extension planning application, ref-2460276. The application includes all associated boundary treatments, landscaping, and site development works necessary to facilitate the installation and integration of the development within the hospital grounds
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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Drumnavanagh, Farnham Road, Cavan | Sept 2025 | €280,000 | 206 m |
| 21 Drumnavanagh, Cavan Town, Cavan | Mar 2025 | €240,000 | 217 m |
| No 2, Drumnavanagh, Co Cavan | May 2025 | €125,000 | 306 m |
| Maywood, Farnham Rd, Cavan | Nov 2025 | €320,000 | 333 m |
| Cappagh, Killeshandra, Cavan | Oct 2025 | €350,000 | 341 m |
| 16 Ard Aoibhinn, Farnham Rd, Cavan | Dec 2025 | €210,000 | 348 m |
| 17 Ard Aoibhinn, Block C, Farnham Rd | Apr 2026 | €171,000 | 348 m |
| Swellan Upper, Golf Links Rd, Cavan | Apr 2025 | €224,000 | 350 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
In the area
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