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Fingal County Council · SHD/009/21

Balscadden Road

Approved in 2023. Building started in 2023.

This is Balscadden Road, by Balscadden GP 3 Limited. Read the scheme page →

  1. 28 Mar 2022Received
  2. 31 Mar 2023Approved
  3. 5 Sept 2023Building started

Earlier approval here ran out with no sign of building: F14A/0108 (2015)

Status
Building startedi
Decision
Approved - decision by abp · 31 Mar 2023
Council
Fingal County Council
Type
Strategic Housing Development
Site
1.42 ha

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What’s proposed

The proposed development can be summarised as follows:

Planning details

Reference
SHD/009/21
Local authority
Fingal County Council
Status
Commenced · register status “Decision made”
Received
28 Mar 2022
Observations close
3 May 2022 (closed 1618 days ago)
Decision due
23 May 2022 · decided 31 Mar 2023
Decision
Grant permission - decision by abp on 31 Mar 2023
Proposed development
The proposed development can be summarised as follows:
As published by the register.
Site area
1.42 ha 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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Building started

  • 23 Apr 2024 · Builder told the council work was starting (seven-day notice) SN0010255FL
  • 23 Apr 2024 · Builder told the council work was starting (seven-day notice) SN0010245FL
  • 8 Feb 2024 · Builder told the council work was starting (seven-day notice) SN0009687FL
  • 5 Sept 2023 · Builder told the council small works were starting CN0104857FL

Zoning

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.

G3 — High amenity

Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.

M2 — Major town centre

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

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

No mapped flood area nearby.

  • Architectural Conservation Area · 3
    Howth Historic Core ACA; Howth - Nashville Road & Park ACA
  • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
    Howth Head
  • NIAH-recorded building · 18
    Saint Mary's Abbey; house
  • Radon risk area · 4
    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 · 9
    Milestone; St. Mary's Abbey (in ruins)
  • Special Area of Conservation · 1
    Howth Head SAC
  • Recorded monument · 13
    Church; Ritual site - holy well
  • Special Protection Area · 1
    North-West Irish Sea cSPA

Where this comes from

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18.

Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18
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Summary

SHD/009/21 is a planning application to Fingal County Council for the proposed development can be summarised as follows:, received on 28 Mar 2022; permission was granted on 31 Mar 2023.