Market Square/ Thomas Street, Bailieboro, Co. Cavan
Retention of a change of use from office to shop on the ground floor of a building in Bailieboro.
2560665 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 10 November 2025
- Reference
- 2560665
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 10 November 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for the change of use of a ground floor office to a shop. It also includes retention of the signage on the existing three-storey building.
- Storeys
- 3
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 change of use of ground floor office to shop and signage of existing three storey building and all associated site works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drumavea, Bailieborough, Co. Cavan | Mar 2026 | €50,000 | 61 m |
| Institute Rd, Bailieborough, Cavan | Jan 2026 | €260,000 | 104 m |
| Barrack St, Bailieborough, Co Cavan | Apr 2026 | €120,000 | 105 m |
| Apt 1 Finnegan's, Main Street, Bailieborough | Dec 2025 | €145,000 | 187 m |
| 34 Twin Oaks, Kingscourt Rd, Bailieborough | Feb 2026 | €210,000 | 241 m |
| 39 Twin Oaks, Bailieborough, Cavan | Feb 2026 | €240,000 | 264 m |
| Innisfael, Chapel Rd, Bailieboro | May 2026 | €325,000 | 281 m |
| 7 Chestnut Dr, Curkish Lane, Bailieboro | Feb 2025 | €175,000 | 290 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 received10 November 2025
- Further information requested7 January 2026
- Further information received21 April 2026
- Decision due18 May 2026
- Decision issued15 May 2026
- Grant issued24 June 2026
- Permission expiry23 June 2031
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