Thormanby Road, Lion's Head, Howth
Homes here mostly date from before 1919. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025. Most home extensions nearby get approved (84%). 1 application nearby open for comments.
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 52 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealHere about 8 months
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 9 months after
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built before 1919, before planning permission was needed. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 2025F25A/0208E · work already done · refused 2025approvedstartedsigned off?
- 2024F24A/0120 · work already done · refused 2024approvedstartedsigned off?
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
What it says
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.
What it says
HA - High Amenity: Protect and enhance high amenity areas
Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.
the fingal development plan 2023 2029 · 5 Apr 2023 – 5 Apr 2029
Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Natural heritage areas | 1 | Howth Head |
| Heritage inventory buildings | 1 | Glenaveena House |
| Radon grid squares | 4 | |
| Protected buildings | 2 | The Great & Little Baily Promontory Fort; Roxboro |
| EU nature sites | 2 | Howth Head SAC; Rockabill to Dalkey Island SAC |
| Monuments | 2 | Promontory fort - coastal; R149636 |
| EU bird sites | 2 | Howth Head Coast SPA; North-West Irish Sea cSPA |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Records of Protected Structures, Special Areas of Conservation (NPWS), Sites and Monuments Record, Special Protection Areas (NPWS) · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| EPA radon map | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:36 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:27 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| Records of Protected Structures | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:36 | open |
| Special Areas of Conservation (NPWS) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:27 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
| Special Protection Areas (NPWS) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:27 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 01:33 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
A new house in a garden is harder: 67% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.
Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.
CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 18 nearby, 427 council-wide
Thormanby Road, file by file since 2021
0 of 1 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 3 of 4.
15 files with "Thormanby Road" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.
MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2021–2026
Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 01:33 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 59 days. Building starts about 9 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated37 decided home extensions, 18 start notices, 27 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
5 of 12 appealed refusals became permissions. 5 of 16 appealed approvals were reversed.
Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.
CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file
Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months
None of 1 changed the council's decision
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 27 Oct 2026, 01:33
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews) | © the publisher | 26 Oct 2026, 23:11 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 01:33 | open |
What's changing around you?
- 1Hilltop House, Windgate Road F26A/0911E
- 2Long Acre, Thormanby Road F25A/1181E
- 3Glenlion House and, Glenlion Chalet F26A/0454E
- 4Gale Point, Bailey F26A/0692E
- 5Ardmhuire, Thormanby Road F26A/0463E
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 16 permissions since 2016, 7 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.
Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.
Measured29 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 28 Oct 2026.
- Comments close 28 Oct 20261 day leftF26A/0871E · application received — the demolition of the existing two-storey dwelling and associated garage and subsidiary…€20 to the council · 497 m away
- Comments close 12 Nov 202616 days left1F26A/0911E · application received — Planning permission is sought for the demolition of the existing two-storey dwelling and…€20 to the council · 497 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 2 and 9 a year; busiest 2022. 70% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Open for comments €20 to comment
- 1Hilltop House,, Windgate Road,, Howth, Co. Dublin,, D13W9V6 comments close 12 Nov 2026Planning permission is sought for the demolition of the existing two-storey dwelling and associated garage…
Every application within 500 m 7 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- Hilltop House,, Windgate Road,, Howth, Co. Dublin,, D13W9V6 Other decisionthe demolition of the existing two-storey dwelling and associated garage and subsidiary structures (c. 601…
- 4Gale Point, Bailey, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13 C786 No decision yet(i) Demolition of existing two-storey detached 3 no. bedroom dwelling
- 5Ardmhuire, Thormanby Road, Howth, County Dublin, D13 C993 ApprovedThe development will consist of the following:
- Ardmhuire, Thormanby Road, Howth, County Dublin, D13 C993 Withdrawn or not validThe development will consist of Façade alterations to include new wind
- 3Glenlion House and, Glenlion Chalet, Thormanby Road, Howth, Co. Dublin No decision yetRetention Permission and Planning Permission is sought for alterations
- 2Long Acre, Thormanby Road, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13 HH63 RefusedRetention permission for the construction of a 36.9 sq.m, single-store
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 01:33 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Developments within 1.0 km
| Scheme | Homes | Progress | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lands at Kitestown Road and Thormanb | 24 | no activity on site reported (2026-Q2) | 959 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area About as busy as most of Fingal County Council.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 01:33 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
64% of homes built before 1971 (council 11%). 88% owner-occupied (council 67%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267095004
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
None nearby.
Stops 10
- Thormanby Lawns · 31n · 116 m
- Baily Lighthouse · 31n · 247 m
- Thormanby Road · 6 · 2/hour at peak · 273 m
- Stella Maris · 31n, 6 · 1/hour at peak · 319 m
- Stella Maris · 6 · 2/hour at peak · 411 m
- Carrickbrack Road · 6 · 2/hour at peak · 735 m
- Carrickbrack Road · 31n, 6 · 1/hour at peak · 774 m
Open consultations
Council meetings 30 items
- 12 Oct 2026 · Report of Howth/Malahide Services B Area Committee Meeting held on Wednesday 7th October 2026
- 7 Oct 2026 · Applications for Funding
- 7 Oct 2026 · Confirmation and Re-affirmation of Minutes of the Howth/Malahide Area Committee (Services B -…
- 7 Oct 2026 · Councillor C. Haughey - Library for Portmarnock - AI109904
- 7 Oct 2026 · Councillor C. Haughey - Feasibility Study for Howth Library Circulation/Publication - AI109905
- 7 Oct 2026 · Councillor C. Haughey - Allocations of Council Apartments at Claremont, Howth - AI109907
- 7 Oct 2026 · Councillor C. Haughey - Sutton Cross Bypass - AI109938
- 7 Oct 2026 · Councillor C. Haughey - Timeline for Racecourse Park Redevelopment - AI110080
Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 27 Oct 2026, 01:57
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 23:32 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 27 Oct 2026, 00:57 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 27 Oct 2026, 01:57 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| EPA strategic noise maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Keeping work already done was refused (F25A/0208E, 2025): was it removed?Seller · solicitorAsk for: Proof it was removed, or a later grant.
- Keeping work already done was refused (F24A/0120, 2024): was it removed?Seller · solicitorAsk for: Proof it was removed, or a later grant.
- Zoned G3 (high amenity), not for homes: could you extend?Solicitor · plannerAsk for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
- High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?SellerAsk for: Radon test results.
- Application 497 m away open for comments until 12 Nov 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Howth
- Electoral division
- Howth
- Electoral area
- Howth-Malahide
- Council
- Fingal County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 2 applications on this site; latest F25A/0208E, refused 2025.
- Zoned G3 (high amenity); not protected; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
- Nothing nearby looks set to change.
- 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 12 Nov 2026.
- Thormanby Road (bus 6) 273 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 4 from all stops within 500 m.
- Here (2022 census): 88% owner-occupied (council 67%); 18% of homes empty (council 5%); most built before 1919; 68% drive to work (council 52%); population up 1% since 2016.
- Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
- 7 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
What the terms mean 6 terms
- Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
- Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
- Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
- Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
- Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
- What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
Sources and licences 32
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPA strategic noise maps | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| National Transport Authority | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Parks and Wildlife Service | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gis.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (Record of Protected Structures) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Parks and Wildlife Service | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Parks and Wildlife Service | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 27 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 26 Oct 2026 |
| cso.ie | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Dublin local authorities (housing delivery pipeline) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| esbnetworks.ie | — | © the publisher · flag only | 11 Sept 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 27 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 27 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |