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Fingal County Council · F19A/0543

3 Abbey Street, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13 X437

  1. 15 Nov 2019Received
  2. 15 Jan 2020Grant permission
  3. 18 Feb 2020Final grant
Status
Granted
Decision
Grant permission · 15 Jan 2020
Council
Fingal County Council
Type
Permission
Site
204 m²

What’s proposed

Change of use of the building from 'Guesthouse' to 'Aparthotel'

F19A/0543 is a planning application to Fingal County Council for change of use of the building from 'Guesthouse' to 'Aparthotel', received on 15 Nov 2019; permission was granted on 15 Jan 2020.

Planning details

Reference
F19A/0543
Local authority
Fingal County Council
Status
Granted · register status “Decision made
Received
15 Nov 2019
Observations close
20 Dec 2019 (closed 2465 days ago)
Decision due
17 Jan 2020 · decided 15 Jan 2020
Decision
Grant permission on 15 Jan 2020
Proposed development
Change of use of the building from 'Guesthouse' to 'Aparthotel'
As published by the register.
Site area
204 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.

    G3 — High amenity

    HA - High Amenity: Protect and enhance high amenity areas

    Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.

    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
    • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
      Howth Head
    • NIAH-recorded building · 12
      Saint Mary's Abbey; house; house
    • Radon risk area · 3
      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; About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Record of Protected Structures · 5
      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 45367). 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=F19A/0543.

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