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Fingal County Council · F23A/0519

Cliff Haven (formerly Carnalea), Thormanby Road, Howth, Co. Dublin

  1. 1 Sept 2023Received
  2. 23 Oct 2023Grant permission
  3. 16 Nov 2023Appealed
  4. 20 Nov 2025Appeal: Refused
Status
Appeal decided — refused
Decision
Grant permission · 23 Oct 2023
Council
Fingal County Council
Type
Permission
Site
2,454 m²
Appeal
ACP 318472 · Refused
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What’s proposed

Planning permission is sought by Patrick O'Sullivan

F23A/0519 is a planning application to Fingal County Council for planning permission is sought by Patrick O'Sullivan, received on 1 Sept 2023; permission was granted on 23 Oct 2023.

Planning details

Reference
F23A/0519
Local authority
Fingal County Council
Status
Appeal decided — refused · register status “Appeal decided”
Received
1 Sept 2023
Observations close
6 Oct 2023 (closed 1074 days ago)
Decision due
26 Oct 2023 · decided 23 Oct 2023
Decision
Grant permission on 23 Oct 2023
Proposed development
Planning permission is sought by Patrick O'Sullivan
As published by the register.
Site area
2,454 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

ACP 318472 · Planning Appeal · decided · Refused 20 Nov 2025
received by the Commission 16 Nov 2023 · inspector's report · board order

Commencement

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    Zoning at the site

    HA - High Amenity: Protect these highly sensitive and scenic locations from inappropriate development and reinforce their character, distinctiveness and sense of place. In recognition of the amenity potential of these areas opportunities to increase public access will be explored.

    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.

    R2 — Existing residential

    RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity

    An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

    Designations within 250 m

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
      Howth Head
    • Radon risk area · 3
      About 1 in 10 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; About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Special Area of Conservation · 2
      Howth Head SAC; Rockabill to Dalkey Island SAC
    • Recorded monument · 1
      R149636
    • 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 53342). 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=F23A/0519.

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