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Dog grooming business expands with daycare, kennels, storage cabin and exercise area

Filed and awaiting validation

Elena Farrell wants to expand her dog grooming business at Shankill to include daycare (up to 9 dogs daily) and kennels (up to 3 dogs), plus add a small timber storage cabin, a larger garage with solar panels and a toilet, and a fenced dog exercise area in the back garden. She's also putting up a small signage board for the business.

Full description from the council file

for retention of (i) expansion of the range of activities at the existing dog grooming business (permitted under Reg. Ref. 18/225) to include doggy day-care use (for up to a maximum of 9 dogs per day) and kennelling use (for up to a maximum of 3 dogs per day); (ii) construction of a free-standing single-storey timber cabin (12.9 sqm) for use as storage relating to the existing dog grooming activity on site; (iii) construction of an additional free-standing single-storey garage structure (119.3 sqm), with solar panels and a wc, for use as part-ancillary storage (69.4 sqm GIA) in relation to the residential use on site, and part-doggy day care facility (35.3 sqm GIA) in relation to the existing business on site; (iv) use of part of the rear garden (155 sqm) as a dog exercise area; and (v) a single free-standing signage board (1220 mm wide x 685 mm high) at a maximum height of 1,340mm

Details

Reference
2660233
Applicant
Elena Farrell
Site address
Shankill, Co. Cavan, H12 VP99
Status
Pre-Validation
Date received
May 07, 2026
Decision due
July 01, 2026
Authority
Cavan County Council
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Source: Cavan County Council planning portal. Full file, drawings, observations and decision documents are on the council's own ePlan site — view application 2660233 on the council portal →.
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