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Fingal County Council · F25A/1181E

Long Acre, Thormanby Road, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13 HH63

  1. 18 Dec 2025Received
  2. 19 Feb 2026Refuse permission for retention
  3. 18 Mar 2026Appealed
  4. 13 Jul 2026Appeal: Refused
Status
Appeal decided — refused
Decision
Refuse permission for retention · 19 Feb 2026
Council
Fingal County Council
Type
Retention
Site
7,789 m²
Appeal
ACP 500997 · Refused

What’s proposed

Retention permission for the construction of a 36.9 sq.m, single-store

The council feed cuts descriptions short; the full text is on the council register.

F25A/1181E is a planning application to Fingal County Council for retention permission for the construction of a 36.9 sq.m, single-store, received on 18 Dec 2025; permission was refused on 19 Feb 2026.

Planning details

Reference
F25A/1181E
Local authority
Fingal County Council
Status
Appeal decided — refused · register status “Appeal decided
Received
18 Dec 2025
Observations close
3 Feb 2026 (closed 223 days ago)
Decision due
20 Feb 2026 · decided 19 Feb 2026
Decision
Refuse permission for retention on 19 Feb 2026
Proposed development
Retention permission for the construction of a 36.9 sq.m, single-store
As published by the register. The Fingal feed cuts the description at 70 characters; the full text is on the council register.
Site area
7,789 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 500997 · Planning Appeal · decided · Refused 13 Jul 2026
received by the Commission 18 Mar 2026 · 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 · 4
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; 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
    • Record of Protected Structures · 1
      The Great & Little Baily Promontory Fort
    • Special Area of Conservation · 2
      Howth Head SAC; Rockabill to Dalkey Island SAC
    • Recorded monument · 2
      Promontory fort - coastal; R149636
    • Special Protection Area · 2
      Howth Head Coast SPA; North-West Irish Sea cSPA

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 (store id 56948). 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=F25A/1181E.

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