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Fingal County Council · F16A/0008

Emo House, Main Street, Howth, Co. Dublin.

  1. 20 Jan 2016Received
  2. 14 Mar 2016Grant permission
  3. 18 Apr 2016Final grant
Status
Granted
Decision
Grant permission · 14 Mar 2016
Council
Fingal County Council
Type
Permission
Site
138 m²

What’s proposed

(i) Change of use of ground floor office premises to one bedroom apart

The council feed cuts descriptions short; the full text is on the council register.

F16A/0008 is a planning application to Fingal County Council for (i) Change of use of ground floor office premises to one bedroom apart, received on 20 Jan 2016; permission was granted on 14 Mar 2016.

Planning details

Reference
F16A/0008
Local authority
Fingal County Council
Status
Granted · register status “Decision made
Received
20 Jan 2016
Observations close
24 Feb 2016 (closed 3860 days ago)
Decision due
15 Mar 2016 · decided 14 Mar 2016
Decision
Grant permission on 14 Mar 2016
Proposed development
(i) Change of use of ground floor office premises to one bedroom apart
As published by the register. The Fingal feed cuts the description at 70 characters; the full text is on the council register.
Site area
138 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

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    Zoning at the site

    TC - Town and District Centre: Maintain and build on the accessibility, vitality and viability of the existing Urban Centres in the County. Develop and consolidate these Centres with an appropriate mix of commercial, recreational, cultural, leisure and residential uses, and to enhance and develop the urban fabric of these Centres in accordance with the principles of urban design, conservation and sustainable development. Retail provision will be in accordance with the County Retail Strategy, enhance and develop the existing urban fabric, emphasise urban conservation, and ensure priority for public transport, pedestrians and cyclists while minimising the impact of private car based traffic. In order to deliver this vision and to provide a framework for sustainable development, Urban Centre Strategies will be prepared for centres in accordance with the Urban Fingal Chapter objectives.

    M2 — Major town centre

    TC - Town and District Centre: Protect and enhance the special physical and social character of town and district centres and provide and/ or improve urban facilities

    The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

    Designations within 250 m

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    • Architectural Conservation Area · 2
      Howth Historic Core ACA; Howth - St. Nessan's Tce, St. Peter's Tce, Seaview Tce & The Haggard ACA
    • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
      Howth Head
    • NIAH-recorded building · 17
      Saint Mary's Abbey; house; house
    • Radon risk area · 4
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Record of Protected Structures · 7
      St. Mary's Abbey (in ruins); “The Old College” (Howth College); Martello Tower
    • Special Area of Conservation · 1
      Howth Head SAC
    • Recorded monument · 13
      Church; Ritual site - holy well; Tomb - effigial
    • Special Protection Area · 1
      North-West Irish Sea cSPA

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 (store id 44101). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/application-details/?ref=F16A/0008.

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