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Fingal County Council · F23A/0519 · Permission

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

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Council received 1 Sept 2023We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 (1107 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)

F23A/0519 is a planning application for permission at Cliff Haven (formerly Carnalea), Thormanby Road, Howth, Co. Dublin, received by Fingal County Council on 1 Sept 2023 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Planning permission is sought by Patrick O'Sullivan. The council granted permission on 23 Oct 2023. The five-week observation window closed on 6 Oct 2023. An Coimisiún Pleanála decided appeal 318472 on 20 Nov 2025 (refuse). The site is zoned null under the Fingal County Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 21 other decided applications in the last five years and 9 appeals.

Appeal window closes 20 Nov 2023 closed 1027 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (23 Oct 2023) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
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Proposal

Planning permission is sought by Patrick O'Sullivan

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

Status
Appeal decided
Decision
Grant permission on 23 Oct 2023
Site (from polygon)
2,454 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 1 Sept 2023
    New application
    Observation window closed 6 Oct 2023
  • 23 Oct 2023
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 20 Nov 2023
  • 16 Nov 2023
    Appeal lodged

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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

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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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