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Fingal County Council · F26A/0165E · Permission

7 Main Street, Howth, Dublin, D13 X0P2

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Council received 9 Mar 2026We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 (187 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)

F26A/0165E is a planning application for permission at 7 Main Street, Howth, Dublin, D13 X0P2, received by Fingal County Council on 9 Mar 2026 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Change of use of existing building at ground floor level from Cafe / W… The council granted permission on 27 May 2026. The five-week observation window closed on 13 Apr 2026. A commencement notice (SN0014416FL) was lodged on 2 Jul 2026, so works have started on site. The site is zoned null under the Fingal County Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 112 other decided applications in the last five years and 15 appeals.

Appeal window closes 24 Jun 2026 closed 80 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (27 May 2026) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)

Proposal

Change of use of existing building at ground floor level from Cafe / W

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

Status
Final Grant
Decision
Grant permission on 27 May 2026
Final grant
30 Jun 2026
Site (from polygon)
256 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 9 Mar 2026
    New application
    Observation window closed 13 Apr 2026
  • 30 Apr 2026
    Further information received
  • 30 Apr 2026
    Further information requested
  • 27 May 2026
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 24 Jun 2026

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Commencement

  • Seven day notice SN0014416FL
    2 Jul 20267 Main Street, Dublin, D13 X0P2matched by spatial

Zoning at the site

TC - Town and District Centre: Maintain and build on the accessibility, vitality and viability of the existing Urban Centres in the County. Develop and consolidate these Centres with an appropriate mix of commercial, recreational, cultural, leisure and residential uses, and to enhance and develop the urban fabric of these Centres in accordance with the principles of urban design, conservation and sustainable development. Retail provision will be in accordance with the County Retail Strategy, enhance and develop the existing urban fabric, emphasise urban conservation, and ensure priority for public transport, pedestrians and cyclists while minimising the impact of private car based traffic. In order to deliver this vision and to provide a framework for sustainable development, Urban Centre Strategies will be prepared for centres in accordance with the Urban Fingal Chapter objectives.

M2 — Major town centre

TC - Town and District Centre: Protect and enhance the special physical and social character of town and district centres and provide and/ or improve urban facilities

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

Designations within 250 m

No OPW flood extent nearby.

  • Architectural Conservation Area · 3
    Howth Historic Core ACA; Howth - Nashville Road & Park ACA; Howth - St. Nessan's Tce, St. Peter's Tce, Seaview Tce & The Haggard ACA
  • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
    Howth Head
  • NIAH-recorded building · 18
    Saint Mary's Abbey; house; house
  • 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 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Record of Protected Structures · 7
    St. Mary's Abbey (in ruins); “The Old College” (Howth College); Martello Tower
  • Special Area of Conservation · 1
    Howth Head SAC
  • Recorded monument · 13
    Church; Ritual site - holy well; Tomb - effigial
  • 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 48706). 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=F26A/0165E.

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