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Sold September 2025 · 4 bed · 3 bath · 177 m² · BER A3

Holly Cottage, Balkill Road, Howth, Co. Dublin

Listed on daft.ie · Listed by Sherry FitzGerald Sutton

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Quiet street: 1 application open for comments.

2 lodged in 90 days10 in 12 monthslast 3 months ago

12 things worth knowing before you buy

0could change0open now74%get approved100%extensions approved0homes comingNoflood risk
  • 1 application on this site; latest F12B/0004, approved 2012, built? unknown.
  • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
  • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
  • 2 applications refused within 100 m since 2021; latest a new house (2022).
  • Kitestown Road (bus 6, H3) 396 m away: 4 an hour at morning peak; 28 from all stops within 500 m.
  • Here (2022 census): 90% owner-occupied (council 67%); 7% of homes empty (council 5%); most built before 1919; 44% drive to work (council 52%); population up 1% since 2016.
  • 6 home extensions within 250 m since 2023: 6 approved (100%).
  • Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on our maps
No
Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it
1 in 5
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Around it
0
Open for comments · none today
74%
Approved, when decided · 28 approved · 10 refused
100%
Extensions approved (250 m) · 6 of 6 · most garden rooms
55 days
Time to a decision · median; 1 in 3 asked for more information
0
Sites that could change · none found
No
Flood risk area nearby (OPW map) · none within 500 m
0
Protected buildings nearby · not this site
90%
Owner-occupied (2022) · council 67%
7%
Homes empty (2022) · council 5%
28/h
Public transport, morning peak · services from stops within 500 m

Questions to ask before you buy 4

  1. Extension (F12B/0004) approved 2012: built as approved?
    Ask for: The grant and an opinion of compliance.
  2. High radon area (1 in 5 homes): has it been tested?
    Ask for: Radon test results.
  3. Decision 122 m away can be appealed until 6 Oct 2026: appeal?
    Ask for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
  4. Any work done without planning permission?
    Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.

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    About this home

    Holly Cottage, Balkill Road, Howth, Co. Dublin is a 4-bedroom detached house in Howth, Fingal of about 177 m² (BER A3). It sold on 17 Sept 2025 according to the Property Price Register. Within 500 m, Planning Register tracks 180 planning applications: 1 open for observation, 73 granted, 13 refused, 1 under appeal, 21 decided on appeal, 59 commenced.

    More about this address

    EPA radon map: “About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels”. The nearest named scheme is Lands at Kitestown Road and Thormanb, 24 homes, 45 m away.

    Sold
    17 Sept 2025
    Type
    Detached
    Bedrooms / bathrooms
    4 / 3
    Floor area
    177 m²
    BER
    A3
    Year built
    2013
    Local authority
    Fingal County Council
    Location precision
    Rooftop
    Radon (EPA)
    About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    Named schemes within 1.0 km
    Lands at Kitestown Road and Thormanb · 24 homes +2 more
    Most active applicant within 500 m
    Borg Developments · 2 applications
    Crèche inspected nearby
    Bracken Hill Nursery School · inspected 20 Nov 2024 (226 m)
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