GRANARD ROAD, BALLYJAMESDUFF, CO. CAVAN
Improvement works to the Castlerahan GAA car park including resurfacing, fencing, and floodlighting.
2560742 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 17 December 2025
- Reference
- 2560742
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 December 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of improvement works to the existing GAA club car park. Works will include accessible parking spaces, resurfacing, perimeter fencing, floodlighting, landscaping, drainage, and modified entrances.
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 improvement works to castlerahan gaa’s existing car park. The development will include for the creation of accessible parking spaces, pavement resurfacing, perimeter fencing, floodlighting, landscaping with biodiversity elements, drainage works, provision of oil separation, modification of entrances from public road, erection of entrance gates, creation of pedestrian access and all associated ancillary works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Protect and provide for sporting and recreational areas.”
National zoning type: Active open space
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granard Rd, Ballyjamesduff, Cavan | Aug 2025 | €180,000 | 136 m |
| 1 Castlemanor, Granard Road, Ballyjamesduff | Sept 2025 | €275,000 | 165 m |
| 15 Ashford Downs, Ballyjamesduff, Cavan | Jul 2025 | €285,000 | 262 m |
| 58 Ashford Downs, Ballyjamesduff, Cavan | Aug 2025 | €310,000 | 277 m |
| 43 The Arvagh, Ashford Downs, Ballyjamesduff | Apr 2025 | €230,000 | 284 m |
| 26 Ashford Downs, Granard Rd, Ballyjamesduff | Mar 2026 | €278,000 | 298 m |
| 2 Elm Dr, Old Castle Road, Ballyjamesduff | May 2026 | €375,000 | 313 m |
| 35 Percy French Palce, Oldcastle Rd, Ballyjamesduff | Oct 2025 | €315,000 | 374 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 received17 December 2025
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