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Fingal County Council · F22A/0474 · Permission and Retention

Aqua Restaurant, 1 West Pier, Howth

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Council received 30 Jan 2023We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 (1321 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)

F22A/0474 is a planning application for permission and retention at Aqua Restaurant, 1 West Pier, Howth, received by Fingal County Council on 30 Jan 2023 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: The development consists of planning for part change of use of a seafo… The council granted permission on 21 Feb 2023 (retention). The five-week observation window closed on 6 Mar 2023. A commencement notice (CN0124655FL) was lodged on 6 Jan 2025, so works have started on site. The site is zoned null under the Fingal County Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 26 other decided applications in the last five years and 7 appeals.

Appeal window closes 21 Mar 2023 closed 1271 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (21 Feb 2023) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
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Proposal

The development consists of planning for part change of use of a seafo

The description is truncated at source (70 characters in the national feed). The full text is on the council register.

Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Grant permission & grant retention on 21 Feb 2023
Final grant
28 Mar 2023
Site (from polygon)
371 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 25 Jan 2023
    Further information requested
  • 30 Jan 2023
    Further information received
  • 30 Jan 2023
    New application
    Observation window closed 6 Mar 2023
  • 21 Feb 2023
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 21 Mar 2023

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

  • Commencement notice CN0124655FL
    6 Jan 2025West Pier, Howth, Dublin, Fingal, D13 H2V4matched by ref_exact

Zoning at the site

RD - Road: N/A

C2.1 — Economic development and employment

GE - General Employment: Provide opportunities for general enterprise and employment

Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.

Designations within 250 m

No OPW flood extent nearby.

  • EPA-licensed facility · 1
    W0312
  • NIAH-recorded building · 8
    Howth Harbour Lighthouse; clubhouse; building misc
  • Record of Protected Structures · 9
    Former Mariner's Hall; Former Lifeboat House; Harbour Building
  • 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 48211). 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=F22A/0474.

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