Premises known as Con Smith's, Main Street Butlersbridge, Co.Cavan
Retention of a hairdressers and conversion of a pub into retail units and two apartments.
2560752 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 18 December 2025
- Reference
- 2560752
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 December 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention for changing an off-license to a hairdressers, alongside permission to convert a public house into retail units on the ground floor and convert first-floor residential space into two 1-bedroom apartments.
- Residential units
- 2
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 (1) retention of change of use from existing off licence to hairdressers (2) change of use from existing public house to new stand-alone retail unit at ground floor (3) change of use from existing public house and residential area to new retail unit at ground floor comprising of staff facilities, office, toilets, deli, off licence & shop space (4) change of use from existing residential space at first floor to
- No 1 bedroom apartments. (5) alterations to existing elevations, new signage & all ancillary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Glenwood Park, Butlersbridge, Cavan | Nov 2025 | €282,500 | 88 m |
| Clones Rd, Butlers Bridge, Cavan | Mar 2026 | €414,000 | 148 m |
| Villa Maria, Clones Rd, Butlers Bridge | May 2026 | €325,000 | 184 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 received18 December 2025
- Decision due20 February 2026
- Decision issued18 February 2026
- Grant issued30 March 2026
- Permission expiry29 March 2031
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