Seaward, 8 Balkill Road, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13 YK63
Retention Permission is sought for alterations to the existing two-storey, split-level, five-bedroom, detached house comprising erection of a single-story veranda, with rooflights, to the rear plus as
The application
- Reference
- F26A/0936E · full record
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Type
- —
- Status
- Registration
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- —
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 1,132 m²
- Received
- 21 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 28 Oct 2026, 23:03
- Decision due
- —
- Decision
- not yet decided
The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.
How to submit an observation
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/application-details/?ref=F26A/0936E.
- Write your observation.Quote
F26A/0936Eat the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on. - Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Fingal County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
- Submit before 25 Nov 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Fingal County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
- Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.
Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| RD - Road: N/A | Fingal County Council development plan | — | |
| RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity. | Fingal County Council development plan | — | |
| 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. | Fingal County Council development plan | — | |
| G3 High amenity | HA - High Amenity: Protect and enhance high amenity areas | the fingal development plan 2023 2029 | 5 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029 |
| R2 Existing residential | RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity | the fingal development plan 2023 2029 | 5 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029 |
An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.
Source: Fingal County Council development plan zoning · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fingal County Council development plan zoning | — | 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 | open |
Designations on or near the site
- Radon risk area × 2About 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
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F26A/0532E | Grant permission | 13 Aug 2026 | 0 | 242 m | Planning Permission is sought for works to a two-storey, 3-bed existin |
| F26A/0520E | Grant permission & grant retention | 12 Aug 2026 | 0 | 167 m | Proposed 1st floor extension at side and rear, rainwater planters in f |
| F26A/0472E | Grant permission | 29 Jul 2026 | 0 | 433 m | The development will consist of: (i) Partial demolition of the existin |
| F26A/0047E | Withdraw application | 29 Jun 2026 | 0 | 167 m | Planning Permission is sought for a 1st floor extension at side and re |
| F26A/0297E | Grant permission | 4 Jun 2026 | 0 | 371 m | a) Reinstatement of existing garage use; b) Construction of new first |
| F26A/0288E | Grant permission | 3 Jun 2026 | 0 | 222 m | The development will consist of the construction of new single storey |
| F25A/0956 | Grant permission & grant retention | 27 May 2026 | 0 | 332 m | The development will consist of: |
| F25A/1012E | Grant permission | 9 Apr 2026 | 0 | 302 m | The development will consist of the demolition of existing block walls |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501181 | Planning Appeal | Invalid | 20 Apr 2026 | 472 m |
| 500428 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 1 Apr 2026 | 422 m |
| 500098 | Planning Appeal | Granted | 10 Feb 2026 | 284 m |
| 322835 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 23 Oct 2025 | 466 m |
| 321514 | Building Control - Fire Safety Certificate | Granted with conditions | 11 Jun 2025 | 228 m |
| 314669 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 9 Nov 2023 | 15 m |
| 313381 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 13 Jul 2023 | 425 m |
| 312821 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 20 Feb 2023 | 361 m |
If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.
What has happened on this file
- 21 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 25 Nov 2026
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:03. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.