Swellan Upper

193 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Swellan Upper, from 12 m² to 185,828 m² (18.58 ha, 45.92 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 35 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 184 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 · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Sport and Recreation (Active open space)
  Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 6 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 · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1General Enterprise and Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 5 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 · 4 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 · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 6 Aug 2026N/a

  of conversion of existing attached domestic garage to habitable accommodation, modification of existing garage door opening to form new window on front elevation and all ancillary works

  Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2660429

• 3 Jul 2026N/a

  for 21 no. residential units consisting of 14 no. 3 bedroom (2 storey) units, 4 no. 1 bedroom units in one 2 storey block, 1 no. 4 bed detached dormer and 2 no. 2 bedroom (1 storey) units with / without attic accommodation. Access to the proposed development via existing service road servicing phase 1 currently under construction, connections to existing foul sewer, public watermain and surface water drainage network, the creation of landscaped communal open spaces, as well as all ancillary and associated site developments works including alterations to existing land levels

  Permission, 21 homes · Cavan County Council, 2660379

• 19 Jun 2026N/a

  for a residential development scheme containing 21 no. residential units consisting of 14 no. 3 bedroom (2 storey) units, 4 no. 1 bedroom units in one 2 storey block, 1 no. 4 bed detached dormer and 2 no. 2 bedroom (1 storey) units with / without attic accommodation. Access to the proposed development via existing service road servicing phase 1 currently under construction, connections to existing foul sewer, public watermain and surface water drainage network, the creation of landscaped communal open spaces, as well as all ancillary and associated site developments works including alterations to existing land levels

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2660344

• 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

• 30 Oct 2025Conditional

  to (A) retain the as built floor slab and change in finish floor level of houses 15 & 16 and revised location of attenuation system (B) alter the floor levels of units 7 & 8 and all ancillary and associated works

  Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2560651

• 24 Sept 2025Conditional

  - RED III - for 2 no. plant compounds which will be ancillary to the Enhanced Community Care Hub which was previously granted planning permission under planning reference 24/60209. The ASHP (Air Source Heat Pump) Compound is proposed at 24m2 and will be located externally at ground floor level. It will comprise 2 no. heat pumps erected on a concrete plinth which will be screened and secured from the surrounding ECC development with palisade fencing. The Substation compound is proposed at 74.4m2 and will be located adjacent to the public car park at lower ground floor level and will comprise a single-storey substation building and an external yard. The Substation building, comprising 41m2 will be constructed to ESB standards and will comprise 1 No. LV Switch room, 1 No. MV Switch room and 1 No. ESB Substation. An external yard of 34.4m2 will be screened and secured from the car park with palisade fencing and will comprise 1 No. LV Generator in sound attenuated enclosure and 1 No. generator oil tank

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2560571

• 18 Mar 2025Conditional

  for a change of house type for plots 15 & 16 previously approved under planning reference 24/60265 from two storey units to 2 no. 2 bedroom (1 storey) units with / without attic accommodation and all ancillary and associated site developments works including alterations to approved site layout

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2560105

• 20 Dec 2024Conditional

  to retain existing concrete slab and erect Domestic Garage over same and all associated works

  Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2460648

• 24 Oct 2024N/a

  to erect Domestic Garage and all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2460523

• 10 Oct 2024N/a

  to erect Domestic Garage and all associated works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2460487

• 14 Jun 2024Conditional

  for the construction of a residential development scheme containing 20 no. residential units consisting of 16 no. 3 bedroom (2 storey) units, 2 no. 2 bedroom (2 storey) units and 2 no. 2 bedroom (1 storey) units with / without attic accommodation. The proposed development also includes the use of an existing entrance to this site for access to this new estate (including the provision of new footpaths both inside and outside the site, the latter of which will link with the existing public paths), for connections to existing foul sewer, public watermain and surface water drainage network, the creation of landscaped communal open spaces, as well as all ancillary and associated site developments works including alterations to existing land levels and boundary wall / fence and gateway. SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED.

  Permission, 20 homes · Cavan County Council, 2460265

• 17 May 2024Conditional

  for a 1569 sq. m two-storey Enhanced Community Care Hub with plant room at roof level, together with all necessary ancillary site works. The development shall comprise of 25 no. clinical rooms and gymnasium at ground floor level. Ancillary facilities including lobbies, reception, waiting areas, education rooms, admin offices, storerooms, comms room, toilets, staff lounge and staff changing facilities. PV panels and green roof at roof level. 50 no. car parking spaces including 5 no. accessible parking spaces, and one bicycle stand. All boundary treatments, vehicle and pedestrian accesses, landscaping, and associated site development works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2460209

• 8 May 2024N/a

  for a 1569 sq. m two-storey Enhanced Community Care Hub with plant room at roof level, together with all necessary ancillary site works. The development shall comprise of 25 no. clinical rooms and gymnasium at ground floor level. Ancillary facilities including lobbies, reception, waiting areas, education rooms, admin offices, storerooms, comms room, toilets, staff lounge and staff changing facilities. PV panels and green roof at roof level. 50 no. car parking spaces including 5 no. accessible parking spaces, and one bicycle stand. All boundary treatments, vehicle and pedestrian accesses, landscaping, and associated site development works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2460196

• 7 May 2024N/a

  for a 1569 sq. m two-storey Enhanced Community Care Hub with plant room at roof level, together with all necessary ancillary site works. The development shall comprise of 25 no. clinical rooms and gymnasium at ground floor level. Ancillary facilities including lobbies, reception, waiting areas, education rooms, admin offices, storerooms, comms room, toilets, staff lounge and staff changing facilities. PV panels and green roof at roof level. 50 no. car parking spaces including 5 no. accessible parking spaces, and one bicycle stand. All boundary treatments, vehicle and pedestrian accesses, landscaping, and associated site development works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2460194

• 8 Apr 2024Conditional

  to retain existing fully serviced two-storey extension to existing dwelling and all associated works

  Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2460129

• 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

• 27 Feb 2024Conditional

  to alter finish levels of previously approved playing fields granted under planning reference 20339. Works will involve the infilling of lands with material consisting of clean, uncontaminated soil and stones, including Article 27 material (by-product), to raise the levels and all ancillary works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2460064

• 6 Sept 2023Conditional

  of the following, 1) Retain & complete partially constructed detached storage shed & 2) Retain domestic detached timber cabin ancillary to the existing dwelling

  Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2360166

• 30 Mar 2023Conditional

  to RETAIN development at Swellan Upper, Cavan, Co. Cavan consisting of the adaption of the existing dwelling house to a dwelling house with ancillary granny flat and associated elevational changes. Planning permission is also sought to carry out further alterations to the dwelling and granny flat

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 23142

• 22 Dec 2022Conditional

  to erect a fully serviced part single storey/part 2 storey extension to the side and rear of existing 2 storey building, alterations to existing plans and elevations and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 22527

• 2 Nov 2022N/a

  to erect a fully serviced part single storey/part 2 storey extension to the side and rear of existing 2 storey building, alterations to existing plans and elevations and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 22443

• 9 Aug 2022Conditional

  for a) construction of a new Loading Bay and Dispatch Extension to the front (Eastern) elevation of the existing factory, b) construction of a new detached single storey Security Hut building to the rear (West) of the existing factory shop, c) installation of a new 2.4m high Security Fence to the East of the site with associated access gates and vehicular barriers, d) relocation of existing entrance gates and installation of new vehicular barriers and gates to the South of the existing factory, e) along with all associated site works at Farnham Road, Drumnavanagh, Cavan, Co. Cavan. The application relates to development which comprises an activity which holds an IPPC Licence (Licence Reg. No. P0171-01) Significant further information and revised plans have been submitted.

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 22321

• 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

• 17 May 2021Conditional

  to retain: 1. Stable building, 2. Haylage shed, 3. Carport and associated store and associated site works

  Retention · Cavan County Council, 21286

The 25 most recent of 37 applications.

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 the townland of Swellan Upper.

Recorded monuments

• CV020-072 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Large oval area (int. dims. 49m N-S; 42.5m E-W) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank with an external fosse and low counterscarp bank best preserved from NW-N-NE. A level area (Wth 2.4m) lies outside of this again and is encircled by a third bank which is planted with trees and may be a later landscape feature. It is accompanied by an external fosse. The counterscarp bank is best preserved from NW-N-NE. Corresponding breaks in all three banks at S may represent original entrance, although there are no accompanying causeways. 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 Swellan Upper.

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).

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_2071 (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.

No address of the register names Swellan Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cavan.

Name

Swellan Upper

Area

436,151 m² (43.62 ha, 107.78 acres)

Civil parish

Urney, and its townlands

Barony

Loughtee Upper

Electoral division

Cavan Urban, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Cavan Urban electoral division: 3,868 people in 1,581 households; 35% of households own their home; 26% of homes were built since 2001; 18% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Drumavanagh, Drumelis, Kilnavara, Lisdaran, Swellan Lower

Placenames

Swellan Upper 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.