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Mixed use · Co. Cavan

Station Lane Swellan Lower, Cavan, Co. Cavan

Granted 29 Apr 2026

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This application has left our current planning lists, so this page is no longer updated.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 2 Jul 2026. The details below are as they were then. The council's register has the current status.

What and where

32 homes

for the construction of a residential development scheme on a portion of an unfinished site containing 32 no. units consisting of 4 no. 2 bedroom units [2 storey], 12 no. 3 bedroom [2 storey] units and 16 no. 4 bedroom [2 storey] units. The proposed development also includes permission for access via existing service road servicing the existing Station Lane Development. Permission also sought for connections to existing foul main and watermain under construction under Pl Ref 23159 and permission for surface water discharge, drainage, bulk excavation, land grading, landscaped open space, planting, and all ancillary and associated site development works at Station Lane, Swellan Lower, Cavan, Co. Cavan. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application. The Natura Impact Statement will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during office hours at the office of the relevant Planning Authority- SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED.

Location
Station Lane Swellan Lower, Co. Cavan Map
Planning reference
2560583
Applicant
Woodfort Developments Ltd

Key facts

Homes
32
Floor area
3,582 m²
Estimated construction value
€5.4m to €6.9mOur estimate from floor area and project type, at January 2026 prices, building works only. Not a stated figure. How we estimate
Project type
Mixed use
Received
30 Sep 2025
Granted
29 Apr 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Further information requested
  3. Granted

Outlook

What happens next

Permission was granted on 29 Apr 2026 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

Work packages named so far

  • Roads and site development worksNamed in the application description
  • Services and drainageNamed 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 2560583 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
  • From the planning documentsRead from Design Statement - WGG Architects & Surveyors Ltd in the council's file.
    Unit mix
    16 4-bed, 12 3-bed, 4 2-bed
    Site area
    2.61 ha
    Applicant
    Woodfort Development Ltd
    Phasing
    Phase 1 (planning ref already granted; this application is for the remaining lands.
    Scope
    Proposed 32 residential units (houses) on 2.61 ha at Swellan Lower, Cavan, with associated open space, parking, and landscaping.

How we know this

From the Cavan County Council planning register, as last seen on 2 Jul 2026. The council's own file is the official record. Facts from the planning documents were read from the documents in that file.

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