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Planning application · Co. Cavan

The Drumlins, Bailieborough Road, Virginia Co. Cavan

Granted 12 Dec 2025

Archived record

This application has left our current planning lists, so this page is no longer updated. We last saw it in the council's register on 11 Jun 2026. The details below are as they were then. The council's register has the current status.

What and where

~78 homes

to construct 78 no. dwellings and 1 no. single storey creche to complete existing residential development known as “The Drumlins". (“The Drumlins” development was previously approved planning application ref. no.'s 04/2182 & 05/907). The works comprise of the construction of the following: (A) remove 19 no. existing partially constructed dwellings (B) 2 no. 4 bed two storey detached dwellings, (C) 34 no. 4 bed two storey semi-detached dwellings, (D) 2 no. 3 bed two storey detached dwellings, (E) 32 no. 3 bed two storey semi-detached dwellings, (F) 8 no. 3 bed dormer bungalow semi-detached dwellings (G) form connections to all public services, complete all service roads, footpaths, together with all associated site works - SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED

Location
Bailieborough Road, Co. Cavan Map
Planning reference
2460650
Applicant
Murmod Estimators Ltd

Key facts

Homes
~78estimated from the application
Floor area
9,913 m²
Received
20 Dec 2024
Granted
12 Dec 2025
Site start
17 Apr 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Granted
  3. Site start

Outlook

What happens next

Work started on site on 17 Apr 2026, according to the commencement notice. It does not say which contractors or suppliers are appointed.

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
  • CladdingNamed in the planning documents
  • Heat pumpNamed in the planning documents
  • LandscapingNamed in the planning documents

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 2460650 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
  • From the planning documentsRead from Design Statement in the council's file.
    Unit mix
    2 Type A (detached, 2-storey, 4-bed), 34 Type B (semi-detached, 2-storey, 4-bed), 2 Type C (detached, 2-storey, 3-bed), 32 Type D (semi-detached, 3-bed), 8 Type E (semi-detached, 3-bed dormer bungalow)
    Site area
    3.9 ha
    Applicant
    Murmod Estimators Ltd.
    Phasing
    Single phase
    Scope
    Proposed development of 78 mixed-size dwelling houses and a creche on a brownfield infill site in Virginia, Co. Cavan.
    Cladding
    “metal (standing seam) cladding proposed”
    Heat pump
    “Air to Water heat pumps for renewable energy”
    Landscaping
    “soft landscaping of indigenous species of trees and plants”

How we know this

From the Cavan County Council planning register, as last seen on 11 Jun 2026. The council's own file is the official record. Facts from the planning documents were read from the documents in that file.

Site starts

Commencement notices for this permission

  1. 17 Apr 2026Work started · phase 1 · Donnreill Builders LTD - 78 Dwelling Development and a Creche...
  2. 16 Jun 2026Work started · phase 2 · Donnreill Builders LTD - 78 Dwelling Development and a Creche (6 Units - Nos. 126-131)...

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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