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Fingal County Council · F18A/0079

Unit 3 Harbour Road, Howth, Co. Dublin

  1. 20 Feb 2018Received
  2. 12 Mar 2018Invalid application due to site notice
Status
Withdrawn or invalid
Decision
Invalid application due to site notice · 12 Mar 2018
Council
Fingal County Council
Type
Retention
Site
61 m²

What’s proposed

Retention of change of use

F18A/0079 is a planning application to Fingal County Council for retention of change of use, received on 20 Feb 2018; the council declared it invalid on 12 Mar 2018.

Planning details

Reference
F18A/0079
Local authority
Fingal County Council
Status
Withdrawn or invalid · register status “New Application Set Up
Received
20 Feb 2018
Observations close
27 Mar 2018 (closed 3103 days ago)
Decision due
16 Apr 2018 · decided 12 Mar 2018
Decision
Invalid application due to site notice on 12 Mar 2018
Proposed development
Retention of change of use
As published by the register.
Site area
61 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

No commencement notice matched to this reference.

    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 · 1
      Howth Historic Core ACA
    • EPA-licensed facility · 1
      W0312
    • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
      Howth Head
    • NIAH-recorded building · 14
      store/warehouse; Howth Garda Síochána Station; Saint Mary's Abbey
    • Radon risk area · 2
      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 · 6
      Milestone; St. Mary's Abbey (in ruins); “The Old College” (Howth College)
    • 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 44006). 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=F18A/0079.

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