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Planning application · Co. Cavan

Station Lane, Swellan Lower, Cavan

Granted 25 Oct 2023

Council register

The council's register shows: Granted on 25 Oct 2023.

Application details as we last saw them in the national register on 2 Jun 2026.

What and where

~96 homes

for the construction of a residential development scheme on a portion of an unfinished site containing 96 no. residential units consisting of 10 no. 2 bedroom maisonettes, 70 no. 3 bedroom [2 storey] units and 16 no. 4 bedroom [1 and 2 storey] units. Permission is also sought for the construction of 1 no. creche facility. The proposed development also includes permission for connections to existing foul main, watermain and surface water discharge, drainage, landscaped open space, planting, car parking, bus stop and shelter and all ancillary and associated site development works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application. Significant further information and revised plans have been submitted.

Description as published by the council. Its text starts part-way through a sentence.

Location
Swellan Lower, Co. Cavan Map
Planning reference
23159
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Key facts

Homes
~96estimated from the application
Floor area
9,142 m²
Estimated construction value
€19m to €25mOur estimate from floor area and project type, at January 2026 prices, building works only. Not a stated figure. How we estimate
Received
6 Apr 2023
Granted
25 Oct 2023
Site start
15 Apr 2024

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Granted
  3. Site start

Outlook

What happens next

Work packages named so far

  • Roads and site development worksNamed in the application description
  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description
  • Crèche or childcare facilityNamed in the application description

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

Check the record

  • Council planning fileThe application file 23159 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Cavan County Council planning register, as last seen on 2 Jun 2026. The council's own file is the official record.

Site starts

Site starts and completion

  1. 15 Apr 2024Work started · phase 1 · construction of 84 houses as part of an overall development of 94 residential units, 2...
  2. 15 Apr 2024Work started · phase 2 · construction of plot 03-06 as part of an overall development of 94 residential units, 2...
  3. 15 Apr 2024Work started · phase 3 · construction of plot 01 & 02 as part of an overall development of 94 residential units...
  4. 15 Apr 2024Work started · phase 4 · construction of plot 07-10 as part of an overall development of 94 residential units, 2...
  5. Completion certificate recordedRecorded in Apr 2024 · 12 units on this certificateThe month is when the certificate was published, not the date the work finished. The certificate does not say whether it covers all or part of the work. Units on this certificate are not added to other certificates or to the planning total. Last checked 3 Oct 2026.
  6. Completion certificate recordedRecorded in Apr 2024 · 10 units on this certificateThe month is when the certificate was published, not the date the work finished. The certificate does not say whether it covers all or part of the work. Units on this certificate are not added to other certificates or to the planning total. Last checked 3 Oct 2026.
  7. Completion certificate recordedRecorded in Apr 2024 · 1 unit on this certificateThe month is when the certificate was published, not the date the work finished. The certificate does not say whether it covers all or part of the work. Units on this certificate are not added to other certificates or to the planning total. Last checked 3 Oct 2026.

A commencement notice tells the council that building work is about to start. A completion certificate is filed when it is finished.

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