Lisdaran
Townland in the civil parish of Urney, barony of Loughtee Upper, Co. Cavan; in Irish Lios Dorráin
Parcel 480936
- Area
- 4,773 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres)
- Buildings
- 1 building touches it, 171 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- S5 Public Community (Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028) The objective
R2 Existing Residential (Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028) The objective - Townland
- Lisdaran
Planning applications on this parcel
9 Oct 2024N/a
for a fully serviced 2 Storey 112 No. Bed Nursing Home, parking provision, landscaping, access via existing service road (granted under Pl. Ref: 19/236), connection to existing services and all ancillary site works
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2460478
9 Oct 2024Conditional
for a fully serviced 2 Storey 112 No. Bed Nursing Home, parking provision, landscaping, access via existing service road (granted under Pl. Ref: 19/236), connection to existing services and all ancillary site works. SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION INCLUDING AND NIS HAS BEEN SUBMITTED
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2460481
27 Sept 2024N/a
for the development of: fully serviced 2 Storey 112 No. Bed Nursing Home, parking provision, landscaping, access via existing service road (granted under Pl. Ref: 19/236), connection to existing services and all ancillary site works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted with this application
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2460461
29 Mar 2023Conditional
to consist of alterations to plans and elevations reducing bedroom accommodation from 160 No. to 112 No. and all associated works to Nursing Home Building previously permitted under planning reference 19/236
Permission · Cavan County Council, 23138
19 Jun 2019Conditional
to erect fully serviced 2 Storey 160 Bed Nursing Home in two phase of 80 beds, alterations to existing site entrance & upgrade of access road, installation of pumping station and rising main and connecting to public foul drainage system and watermain, parking provision, landscaping and all ancillary site works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with this application. Significant further information and revised plans have been received
Permission · Cavan County Council, 19236
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2070 (ZIP).
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 50.6 ha
- 125 acres
- Land parcels
- 18
- registered freehold, median 10,112 m² (1.01 ha, 2.5 acres)
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 22
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
18 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lisdaran, from 21 m² to 154,249 m² (15.42 ha, 38.12 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 35 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 29 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Public Community (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 9 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Amenity and Open Space (Open space, park)
Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 9 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1Proposed Residential (New/proposed residential)
Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R4Strategic Residential Reserve
Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1Proposed Low Density Residential (New/proposed residential)
Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
30 Jun 2026N/a
for the erection of a single storey Day Activation Unit (DAU) for disability services, parking, site entrance, bicycle spaces, bin storage, service connection and all associated site development works
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2660367
29 Jun 2026N/a
for the erection of a single storey Day Activation Unit (DAU) for disability services, parking, site entrance, bicycle spaces, bin storage, service connection and all associated site development works
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2660359
2 Dec 2025Conditional
for the construction of a standalone bus shelter and all ancillary site development works
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2560714
26 Nov 2025N/a
for the construction of a standalone bus shelter and all ancillary site development works
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2560705
13 Nov 2025Conditional
for Large Scale Residential Development consististing of the provision of a total of 109no. residential units along with provision of a crèche. Particulars of the development comprise as follows: (a) Site excavation works to facilitate the proposed development to include excavation and general site preparation works. (b) The provision of a total of 65no. residential dwellings which will consist of 23no. 2 bed units, 26no. 3 bed units and 16no. 4 bed units. (c) The provision of a total of 44no. duplex apartment units consisting of 8no.1 bed units, 18no. 2bed units and 18no. 3 bed units. The duplex apartment units range in height from two storey to three storey. (d) Provision of a two storey creche with associated parking, bicycle and bin storage. (e) Provision of associated car parking at surface level via a combination of in-curtilage parking for dwellings and via on-street parking for the creche and duplex apartment units. (f) Provision of electric vehicle charge points with associated site infrastructure ducting to provide charge points for residents throughout the site. (g) Provision of associated bicycle, bin and bulky items storage facilities for duplex apartment units. (h) Upgrading the existing access point from Loreto Road with associated works to include for provision of a right turning lane, provide for internal access roads, footpaths and associated site works. (i) Provision of internal access roads and footpaths and associated works to include for regrading of site levels as required along with connections onto the Greenway. (j) Provision of residential communal open space and public open space areas to include formal play areas along with all hard and soft landscape works with public lighting, planting and boundary treatments to include boundary walls, railings & fencing. (k) Internal site works and attenuation systems which will include for provision of hydrocarbon and silt interceptors prior to discharge. (l) All ancillary site development/construction works to facilitate foul, water and service networks for connection to the existing foul sewer, water connections and ESB network connections along with provision of an ESB substation. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompanies this application - SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED
Permission, 65 homes · Cavan County Council, 2560670
29 Oct 2025N/a
for Large Scale Residential Development consististing of the provision of a total of 109no. residential units along with provision of a crèche. Particulars of the development comprise as follows: (a) Site excavation works to facilitate the proposed development to include excavation and general site preparation works. (b) The provision of a total of 65no. residential dwellings which will consist of 23no. 2 bed units, 31no. 3 bed units and 12no. 4 bed units. The dwelling types range from detached units to terrace units and are 2storey. (c) The provision of a total of 44no. duplex apartment units consisting of 8no.1 bed units, 18no. 2bed units and 18no. 3 bed units. The duplex units range in height from 2storey to 3storey. (d) Provision of a two storey creche with associated parking, bicycle and bin storage. (e) Provision of associated car parking at surface level via a combination of in-curtilage parking for dwellings and via on-street parking for the creche and duplex apartment units. (f) Provision of electric vehicle charge points with associated site infrastructure ducting to provide charge points for residents throughout the site. (g) Provision of associated bicycle storage facilities at surface level throughout the site and bin storage facilities. (h) Upgrading the existing access point from Loreto Road with associated works to include for provision of a right turning lane, provide for internal access roads, footpaths and associated site works. (i) Provision of internal access roads and footpaths and associated works to include for regrading of site levels as required. (j) Provision of residential communal open space and public open space areas to include formal play areas along with all hard and soft landscape works with public lighting, planting and boundary treatments to include boundary walls, railings & fencing. (k) Internal site works and attenuation systems which will include for provision of hydrocarbon and silt interceptors prior to discharge. (l) All ancillary site development/construction works to facilitate foul, water and service networks for connection to the existing foul via a rising main and provision of a foul pumping station, water connections and ESB network connections A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and accompanies this application
Permission, 109 homes · Cavan County Council, 2560652
3 Oct 2025Conditional
for (a) a single storey modular structure at first-floor level containing a laboratory (b) PERMISSION for the construction of an extension to this modular building comprising a further single storey modular structure at first floor level containing a new laboratory; connection to existing services, and all associated site development works
Retention · Cavan County Council, 2560592
24 Sept 2025Conditional
- RED III - for the construction of a single storey geothermal plant building with an associated yard area including access stairs. The Geothermal plant building will house ground source heat pumps and will be connected by buried pipework to a series of geothermal boreholes located to the south of the existing hospital. This Geothermal Plant is set to serve the previously granted Cavan General Hospital extension planning application, Ref-2460276. The application includes all associated boundary treatments, landscaping, and site development works necessary to facilitate the installation and integration of the development within the hospital grounds
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2560575
19 Dec 2024N/a
for ground-mounted photovoltaic solar panels with a maximum actual square metreage of 910 m2 distributed over grass areas and two closed tanks in combination with associated ancillary works
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2460642
9 Oct 2024N/a
for a fully serviced 2 Storey 112 No. Bed Nursing Home, parking provision, landscaping, access via existing service road (granted under Pl. Ref: 19/236), connection to existing services and all ancillary site works
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2460478
9 Oct 2024Conditional
for a fully serviced 2 Storey 112 No. Bed Nursing Home, parking provision, landscaping, access via existing service road (granted under Pl. Ref: 19/236), connection to existing services and all ancillary site works. SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION INCLUDING AND NIS HAS BEEN SUBMITTED
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2460481
27 Sept 2024N/a
for the development of: fully serviced 2 Storey 112 No. Bed Nursing Home, parking provision, landscaping, access via existing service road (granted under Pl. Ref: 19/236), connection to existing services and all ancillary site works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted with this application
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2460461
19 Jun 2024Conditional
for the development of 7,588sqm accommodation, will comprise the following: 1) New 5 storey extension to accommodate an Emergency Department at Lower Ground Floor, an Endoscopy Unit at Ground Floor, Inpatient Ward Accommodation at First, Second and Third Floor, and Plant area at Fourth Floor 2) A link corridor to connect the proposed extension at ground floor level to the existing hospital at lower ground floor level. 3) External ASHP Compound and Plant 4) Waste Hold 5) Switch room constructed independently to the main build 6) 37 no. car parking spaces (including 10 no. accessible spaces and 4 no. EV charging spaces) 7) 7 no. motorbike spaces 8) All boundary treatments, vehicle and pedestrian accesses, landscaping, and associated site development works
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2460276
19 Apr 2024Conditional
for the extension of an existing car park by 114 spaces, along with associated internal roads and necessary ancillary works
Retention · Cavan County Council, 2460155
4 Mar 2024Conditional
for Electrical Infrastructure Upgrade Works on the hospital campus which includes: 2no. new Substations. Substation Building 1 is located to the south west of the site and includes an associated compound and a containerised generator. Substation Building 2 is located to the north of the site and includes an associated compound and a containerised generator. In the location of Substation Building 2 works also include a new water tank, pumphouse, a new oil tank with associated fencing, and a gas compound containing 4no. gas tanks
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2460077
29 Mar 2023Conditional
to consist of alterations to plans and elevations reducing bedroom accommodation from 160 No. to 112 No. and all associated works to Nursing Home Building previously permitted under planning reference 19/236
Permission · Cavan County Council, 23138
19 Aug 2022Conditional
for the construction of 2 number storage buildings and all associated site development works at
Permission · Cavan County Council, 22337
25 May 2022Refused
for development consisting of a new dormer dwelling house, waste water treatment system and percolation area, vehicular entrance, entrance walls and piers together with all ancillary site development works
Permission · Cavan County Council, 22213
14 Mar 2022Conditional
for a 5,236 sq. m. three storey extension, with plant room at roof level, together with all necessary ancillary site works. The extension shall comprise of Emergency Department at Lower Ground Floor level, Endoscopy Unit and link corridor at Ground Floor Level, Inpatient Bed Ward at First Floor Level and Plant Room at Roof Level. It will also include the installation of Photovoltaic Panels on the roof of the existing hospital. The site works will include the provision of a carpark adjacent to the extension comprising 44 car spaces, 5 motorbike spaces and bicycle bay and a carpark comprising 150 parking spaces on the internal access road to the east of the extension
Permission · Cavan County Council, 22103
29 Sept 2021Conditional
to erect fully serviced 3 storey Medical Centre, the extension of existing access road, associated parking, drop off areas, associated bicycle spaces, connection to public foul drainage system and watermain, landscaping and all ancillary site works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority in connection with the application. Significant further information and revised plans including a Natura Impact Statement has been submitted.
Permission · Cavan County Council, 21601
19 Jun 2019Conditional
to erect fully serviced 2 Storey 160 Bed Nursing Home in two phase of 80 beds, alterations to existing site entrance & upgrade of access road, installation of pumping station and rising main and connecting to public foul drainage system and watermain, parking provision, landscaping and all ancillary site works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with this application. Significant further information and revised plans have been received
Permission · Cavan County Council, 19236
19 Mar 2019Conditional
for the following works: change of use of existing laundry building to be used as a medical file store, to carry out alterations to existing building and undertake associated site works
Permission · Cavan County Council, 19100
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Lisdaran.
Recorded monuments
- CV020-057 Ringfort - rath
Description
Marked 'Fort' on OS 1836 and 1876 eds. Situated just S of the summit of a drumlin hill. Remains comprise a circular area (diam. 27.1m) raised to between 0.5m and 0.9m above external ground level. Enclosing elements have been levelled. Original entrance not recognisable. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
- CV020-058 Ringfort - rath
Description
Raised almost circular area (int. diam. 26.8m) enclosed by two earthen banks with intervening fosse. Outer bank identifiable only from NNE-E-S. Original entrance may have been at ENE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Lisdaran.
Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2070 (ZIP).
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Lisdaran with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cavan.
The townland
- Name
- Lisdaran · Lios Dorráin
- Area
- 505,577 m² (50.56 ha, 124.93 acres)
- Civil parish
- Urney, and its townlands
- Barony
- Loughtee Upper
- Electoral division
- Cavan Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Cavan Rural electoral division: 8,747 people in 2,931 households; 59% of households own their home; 62% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Carrickane, Drumavanagh, Drumelis, Drumlark, Keadew, Swellan Upper, Tullylough
- Placenames
- Lisdaran on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.