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Fingal County Council · F26A/0033E

176 Howth Road, Sutton, Dublin 13, D13 H004

Approved in Sept 2026. No sign of building yet.

  1. 20 Jan 2026Received
  2. 1 Sept 2026Approved
  3. 14 Dec 2026Approval runs out
Status
Approved
Decision
Approved time ext (3 months) ai · 1 Sept 2026
Council
Fingal County Council
Type
Permission
Site
1.49 ha

What’s proposed

In plain English

A permanent cover for two existing tennis courts

The applicant wants to build a steel frame structure with fabric cladding to cover two tennis courts.

  • Uses a lightweight steel frame system
  • Features tensile fabric cladding
Written by AI from the council’s description

An AI model rewrote the council’s description below in everyday words on 9 Oct 2026. It was told to use only that text, and every number it wrote was checked against it. It says nothing about whether the application will be approved. The council’s wording and planning file are the record.

The council’s description

Planning permission for the following development, construction of lig…

Cut short by the council feed. Full text ↗

Planning details

Reference
F26A/0033E
Local authority
Fingal County Council
Status
Granted · register status “Decision Issued”
Received
20 Jan 2026
Observations close
24 Feb 2026 (closed 254 days ago)
Decision due
16 Mar 2026 · decided 1 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant time ext (3 months) ai on 1 Sept 2026
Site area
1.49 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure

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Zoning

RD - Road: N/A

G4 — Open space

Open space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.

R2 — Existing residential

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.

Protections nearby 250 m

Flood area nearby (OPW maps). floodinfo.ie ↗

  • Architectural Conservation Area · 1
    Sutton - Sutton Cross and Environs ACA
  • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
    North Dublin Bay
  • NIAH-recorded building · 2
    Reverend James Gaffney Monument; Sutton Methodist Church
  • Record of Protected Structures · 2
    Sutton Methodist Church; St. Fintan’s Church
  • Special Area of Conservation · 1
    North Dublin Bay SAC
  • Special Protection Area · 1
    North Bull Island SPA

Where this comes from

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 15 Sept 2026, 20:40.

Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 15 Sept 2026, 20:40
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National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.015 Sept 2026, 20:40open
Summary

F26A/0033E is a planning application to Fingal County Council for planning permission for the following development, construction of lig, received on 20 Jan 2026; permission was granted on 1 Sept 2026.