Dr. Plunkett Memorial Park, Church Road, Kilnaleck Co. Cavan
Construction of a new playing pitch, floodlights, dugouts, and vehicle access ramp.
2560683 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 19 November 2025
- Reference
- 2560683
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 November 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves constructing a new playing pitch and vehicle access ramp with alterations to existing site levels. It also includes erecting floodlights, goalposts, ball nets, fencing, two dugouts, and retaining walls around the perimeter.
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 construction of proposed playing pitch and vehicle access ramp along with alterations to existing site levels
- Erection of floodlights, goalposts, ball nets, fencing, and 2 no. Dugouts
- Erection of retaining walls to perimeter of playing field
- All associated works and services
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Cul Luna, Kilnaleck, Cavan | Aug 2025 | €195,000 | 175 m |
| Barrack Road, Kilnaleck, Co Cavan | Nov 2025 | €71,666 | 323 m |
| Barrack Rd, Kilnaleck, Cavan | Mar 2025 | €150,000 | 338 m |
| 8 Fairview, Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan | Mar 2026 | €130,000 | 368 m |
| 158 Barrack Rd, Kilnaleck, Cavan | Aug 2025 | €100,000 | 463 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 received19 November 2025
- Further information requested19 January 2026
- Further information received14 April 2026
- Decision due11 May 2026
- Decision issued8 May 2026
- Grant issued15 June 2026
- Permission expiry14 June 2031
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