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Planning report · Fingal County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 09:46

Bog of Frogs Loop, Howth

53.37928, -6.07595

Homes here mostly date from 1919–1945. Most home extensions nearby get approved (89%). A building site 1.1 km away stopped before it was finished.

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Distance
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Time
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89%of home extensions approved nearbyn=147 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 47–545open for comments nearbyclose 11 Nov–25 Nov36homes approved nearby, not startednearest 956 m · F21A/0386

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 51 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealHere about 5 months
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 7 months after
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 1919–45, before planning permission was needed.

Timeline from 1915: planning permission needed from October 1964, building regulations from June 1992, building records online from March 2014, sign-off opt-out from September 2015. Most homes here were built 1919–1945.19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1919–1945 (census estimate)most built

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

On this site
G3
Zoning · High amenity
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
1 in 10
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
Zoning
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.

ZoningG3 · High amenity
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

EU nature siteOn this site Howth Head SAC
Natural heritage areaOn this site Howth Head
Radon1 in 10 homes have high radon (EPA)

Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU bird site, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNearby OPW map area within 2.0 km · floodinfo.ie
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Conservation areas6Howth Castle Demesne ACA; Howth Historic Core ACA
Licensed industrial sites1W0312
Natural heritage areas3Baldoyle Bay; Howth Head
Heritage inventory buildings80Santa Sabina; Howth Lodge Hotel
Radon grid squares22
Protected buildings57Corr Castle; Mound
EU nature sites4Baldoyle Bay SAC; Howth Head SAC
Monuments50Mound; Midden
EU bird sites3North Bull Island SPA; Howth Head Coast SPA
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 9 on the draft 2027 map; 9 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS), EPA radon map, Special Areas of Conservation (NPWS), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Architectural Conservation Areas, EPA licensed sites, OPW flood maps (CFRAM), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Records of Protected Structures, Sites and Monuments Record, Special Protection Areas (NPWS) · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
Special Areas of Conservation (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
Architectural Conservation AreasCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
EPA licensed sitesCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
OPW flood maps (CFRAM)CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only11 Sept 2026, 19:11open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Records of Protected StructuresCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
Special Protection Areas (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions here: 73–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 55% approved, and 1 in 4 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear20 decided · more info asked 25%
100% · council 92%
Two-storey rear11 decided · more info asked 18%
73% · council 81%
Attic or dormer37 decided · more info asked 24%
92% · council 92%
First-floor12 decided · more info asked 17%
92% · council 86%
New house in a garden or site20 decided · more info asked 25%
55% · council 53%
Approved nearbyFingal overall

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 · 100 nearby, 2,483 council-wide

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
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 51 days. 1 in 5 is asked for more information, which adds about 96 days. Building starts about 7 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 51 days; If more info asked (1 in 5): 162 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +138 days; Building starts: 215 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 51 days, middle half 47–54 (n=119)51 daysIf more info asked (1 in 5)With further information: median 162 days (n=12)162 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 138 days (n=49, all appeals within 1.5 km)+138 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 215 days after permission (n=74)215 days after permissionSigned off55% of owners opt out of sign-off

    Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.

    Calculated147 decided home extensions, 75 start notices, 49 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    11 of 25 appealed refusals became permissions. 3 of 26 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed25 decided
    11 became permissions
    Approvals appealed26 decided
    3 reversed
    Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

    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 16 in the last 12 months

    3 of 8 changed the council's decision

    • 502175 Pending · 3 Main Street, Howth, Co.Dublin (D13X064, D13WP57, and D13K6Y3) · 996 m
    • 501432 Refused · 26 Offington Park, Sutton, Dublin 13 · 1.8 km
    • 501889 Pending · Lands bounded to the north by Kitestown Road, to the south by… · 1.1 km
    • 501148 Granted · Roslyn, 19 Claremont Road, Howth, D13 Y620 · 1.6 km report
    • 500997 Refused · Long Acre, Thormanby Road, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13 HH63. · 1.8 km report
    • 501642 Open · Tandragee, Glencarraig, Sutton, Dublin 13, D13 XA49 · 1.9 km
    • 500870 Granted · Block A2 - Claremont, Howth Road, Howth, Dublin 13, D13 VEY6 · 1.1 km report
    • 500864 Granted · Somerville House, Thormanby Road, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13 Y773 · 1.3 km report
    • 501499 Pending · Ceuta 29 Strand Road, Sutton, Dublin. D13 DE08 · 1.7 km
    • 324322 Pending · Tara Hall, Balscadden Road, Howth, Co. Dublin · 1.6 km
    • 501181 Invalid · Brymore, Thormandy Road, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13 VK82 · 1.1 km
    • 500547 Granted · Edgehill, 12A Claremont Road, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13 E959 · 1.8 km report
    • 500428 Refused · 30 Main Street, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13 P8K7 · 844 m report
    • 501070 Open · 65 St. Fintan's Road, Sutton, Dublin 13 · 1.3 km
    • 500447 Granted · 23 Offington Drive, Sutton, Dublin, D13 F6C2 · 1.5 km report
    • 500825 Invalid · Block A2 - Claremont, Howth Road, Howth, Dublin 13, D13 VEY6 · 1.1 km
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher31 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Bog of Frogs Loop, Howth with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedBuilding site that stoppedEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1Seaward, 8 Balkill Road F26A/0936ENo decision yet · 640 m
    2. 2Hilltop House, Windgate Road F26A/0911ENo decision yet · 1.2 km
    3. 39 Nashville Park, Howth F26A/0921ENo decision yet · 1.5 km
    4. 4La Cala, Sutton Strand F26A/0913ENo decision yet · 1.7 km
    5. 5Sea Breeze, 10A Claremont Road F26A/0909No decision yet · 1.8 km
    6. 660 Main Street F22A/0477Approved, no sign building has started · 1.0 km
    7. 76 Balscadden Road, Dublin SHD/009/21Building site that stopped · 1.1 km
    8. 80.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 823 m
    9. 91.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 1.0 km
    10. 100.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 1.1 km
    11. 110.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 1.1 km
    12. 1265 Balkhill Park, Howth F26A/0297EApproved · 411 m
    13. 13No. 1 and 1a Balkill Park, Howth F26A/0520EApproved · 622 m
    14. 1448 Saint Peter’s Terrace, Howth F26A/0745ENo decision yet · 665 m
    15. 1571 Grace O'Malley Road, Howth F26A/0268No decision yet · 688 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 8 permissions since 2016, 0 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.

    11 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 7 approved, 1 refused. After appeals: 8 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 0 built with the owner's opt-out, 0 started, 6 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT7: lodged → approved1: lodged → refused3: lodged → withdrawn or invalid7: approved → approved3: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal6: approved → no start notice found2: approved → ran out11 lodged11 lodged7 approved7 approved1 refused1 refused3 withdrawn or invalid3 withdrawn or invalid8 approved8 approved3 withdrawn3 withdrawn6 no start notice found6 no start notice found2 ran out2 ran out

    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.

    Measured11 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    6 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 11 Nov 2026.

    6 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-11 F26A/0909: application received — Retention of new rear boundary wall of 1200mm in height and retention of replacement of the original damaged steps and g; 2026-11-12 F26A/0911E: application received — Planning permission is sought for the demolition of the existing two-storey dwelling and associated garage and subsidiar; 2026-11-13 ACP 501432: Refuse permission; 2026-11-13 F26A/0913E: application received — The development consists of modifications to the dwelling previously permitted under Planning Reg. Ref. F20A/0287, compr; 2026-11-16 F26A/0921E: application received — Planning permission is sought for works to existing dwelling at 9 Nashville Park, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13 YH96, for Cian ; 2026-11-25 F26A/0936E: application received — Retention Permission is sought for alterations to the existing two-storey, split-level, five-bedroom, detached house comtoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 DecF26A/0909: application received — Retention of new rear boundary wall of 1200mm in height and retention of replacement of the original damaged steps and g · 1.8 km away · 2026-11-11F26A/0911E: application received — Planning permission is sought for the demolition of the existing two-storey dwelling and associated garage and subsidiar · 1.2 km away · 2026-11-12ACP 501432: Refuse permission · 1.8 km away · 2026-11-13F26A/0913E: application received — The development consists of modifications to the dwelling previously permitted under Planning Reg. Ref. F20A/0287, compr · 1.7 km away · 2026-11-13F26A/0921E: application received — Planning permission is sought for works to existing dwelling at 9 Nashville Park, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13 YH96, for Cian · 1.5 km away · 2026-11-16F26A/0936E: application received — Retention Permission is sought for alterations to the existing two-storey, split-level, five-bedroom, detached house com · 640 m away · 2026-11-25
    Comments closeHigh Court window ends
    • Comments close 11 Nov 202610 days left
      5F26A/0909 · application received — Retention of new rear boundary wall of 1200mm in height and retention of replacement of the…
      €20 to the council · 1.8 km away
    • Comments close 12 Nov 202611 days left
      2F26A/0911E · application received — Planning permission is sought for the demolition of the existing two-storey dwelling and…
      €20 to the council · 1.2 km away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 13 Nov 202612 days left
      Refuse permission
      1.8 km away
    • Comments close 13 Nov 202612 days left
      4F26A/0913E · application received — The development consists of modifications to the dwelling previously permitted under Planning…
      €20 to the council · 1.7 km away
    • Comments close 16 Nov 202615 days left
      3F26A/0921E · application received — Planning permission is sought for works to existing dwelling at 9 Nashville Park, Howth, Co.…
      €20 to the council · 1.5 km away
    • Comments close 25 Nov 202624 days left
      1F26A/0936E · application received — Retention Permission is sought for alterations to the existing two-storey, split-level,…
      €20 to the council · 640 m away

    Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file

    Figure 7

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    36 homes 1.0 km away were approved Aug 2024 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Aug 2029. 1 building site nearby stopped before sign-off.

    6 Balscadden Road, Dublin · 180 homes: 180 homes, started Sep 2023, never signed off; 60 Main Street · 36 homes: 36 homes approved Aug 2024, not started202320242025202620272028202920306 Balscadden Road, Dublin · 180 homes1.1 km · SHD/009/21180 homes, started Sep 2023, never signed off180 homes, started Sep 2023, never signed off60 Main Street · 36 homes1.0 km · F22A/047736 homes approved Aug 2024, not started36 homes approved Aug 2024, not startedtoday

    Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast.

    Measuredcouncil registers, BCMS, derelict sites registers, development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)

    Sites that could change 6 within 2.0 km

    Building site that stopped 1

    Approved, not started 1

    Empty land zoned for homes 4

    • 80.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 823 m
    • 91.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.0 km
    • 100.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.1 km
    • 110.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.1 km
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, Council meetings (ModernGov), National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 1 and 7 a year; busiest 2025. 88% of decisions were approvals.

    2023: 2, 2024: 1, 2025: 7, 2026: 105102023: 2 approved2’23*2024: 1 approved1’242025: 3 approved2025: 1 refused2025: 3 withdrawn or invalid7’252026: 1 approved1’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2023 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    Every application within 2.0 km 96 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    How we work this out
    Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Building work nearby 42 in the last 12 months
    2 signed off as finished8 not signed off32 no sign-off needed
    • 41 Saint Fintan's Crescent, Dublin 13, Dublin, D13 N8W6 · 19 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/0929E · 1.2 km
    • 9 Upper Cliff Road, Dublin, D13 RW60 · 12 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/ 0447E · 1.4 km
    • Claremont Road, Dublin · 5 Oct 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · F26A/0260E · 1.8 km
    • 12 Duncarraig, Dublin 13, Dublin, D13 W2W0 · 23 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F26A/0410E · 1.4 km
    • 19 Balkill Park, Dublin, D13 PN29 · 10 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · F25A/0565E · 556 m
    • 21-23 Baily Green Rd.,, Howth, Dublin · 7 Sept 2026 · 3 homes · start notice not signed off · F25A-0651E · 1.4 km
    • 4 Offington Park, Dublin 13, Dublin, D13 N7Y0 · 31 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · F25A/0981E · 1.9 km
    • 45 Offington Park, Dublin 13, Dublin, D13 F2P5 · 31 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F26A/0093E · 1.6 km
    • Westglow, 37 Shielmartin Road, Sutton, Dublin 13, Dublin, D13 PT88 · 28 Aug 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F26A/0272E · 1.5 km
    • 25 Strand Road, Dublin 13, Dublin, D13 DY93 · 17 Aug 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · F23B/0121 · 1.7 km
    • Sushida - Block D, Claremont, Howth Road, Howth, Co. Dublin, Dublin · 4 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · F26A/0312E · 1.1 km
    • 1A Grey's Lane, Dublin, D13 VX85 · 29 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · F26A/0024E · 993 m
    • 74 Thormanby Road, Dublin, D13 XA03 · 29 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · F25A/0281E · 1.1 km
    • 5 The Haggard, Dublin, D13 K658 · 17 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · F24A/0192 · 808 m
    • 58 Howth Road, Dublin, D13 W588 · 17 Jul 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F22A/0689 · 1.3 km
    • 7 Main Street, Dublin, D13 X0P2 · 2 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.0 km
    • Deer Park, Howth Castle, Dublin, D13 TR62 · 25 Jun 2026 · 2 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · F25A/0021E · 856 m
    • 39 Offington Park, Dublin 13, Dublin, D13 W6Y9 · 15 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · F25A/1116E · 1.7 km
    • Dungriffin Road, Dublin, D13 AV67 · 10 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.1 km
    • 7 Strand Road, Dublin 13, Dublin, D13 W6K3 · 10 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · F25A/0834E · 1.7 km
    • 26 South Hill, Fingal, D13 HR66 · 26 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · F24A/0469E · 1.1 km
    • 16A West Pier, Howth Fishery Harbour,Howth, Dublin 13, Fingal, D13 V2K8 · 21 May 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · F24A/0522 · 1.2 km
    • 32 Offington Park, Dublin 3, Fingal, D13 W950 · 20 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/0674E · 1.8 km
    • 46 Grace O'Malley Drive, Dublin, Fingal, D13 CX46 · 5 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · F25A/0701E · 536 m
    • Howth Road, Dublin, Fingal, D13 XV8Y · 30 Apr 2026 · start notice signed off · 1.1 km
    • Thulla Place, Claremont, Howth Road, Howth, Fingal, none · 20 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 1.1 km
    • 47 Evora Crescent, Howth, Dublin, Fingal, D13 TY30 · 15 Apr 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/0738E · 826 m
    • 7 West Pier, Dublin, Fingal, D13 P2F9 · 6 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · F24A/0704E · 1.4 km
    • St Gerards, 11, Balkill Road, Howth, Fingal, D13 TF78 · 27 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · F25A/0832E · 887 m
    • Balscadden Road, Dublin, Fingal · 20 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/0626E · 1.9 km
    • 43 Offington Lawn, Sutton, Fingal · 12 Mar 2026 · start notice signed off · F25A/0557E · 1.4 km
    • 15 Grace O'Malley Drive, Dublin, Fingal, D13 F292 · 2 Mar 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/0246E · 706 m
    • Shielmartin Road, Shielmartin Road, Sutton,, Fingal, D13 Y002 · 9 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/0806 · 1.5 km
    • 1 Cannon Rock View, Dublin, Fingal, D13 Y102 · 4 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · F25A/0723 · 1.3 km
    • 78 Balkill Park, Dublin, Fingal, D13 T925 · 3 Feb 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · F25A/0670 · 572 m
    • 21 Grace O'Malley Road, Dublin, Fingal, D13 YT95 · 2 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F24A/1032E · 851 m
    • 12 Offington Park, Sutton, Fingal, D13 H1X4 · 30 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · F25A/0853E · 1.9 km
    • 2 Balkill Park, Dublin, Fingal, D13 EY97 · 29 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/0108E · 640 m
    • Dunbo Hill, Dublin, Fingal, D13DX54 · 6 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/0030 · 995 m
    • Shielmartin Road, Sutton, Fingal, D13 Y002 · 8 Dec 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · F25A/0749E · 1.5 km
    • 32 Sutton Strand, Sutton, Dublin 13, Fingal, D13 X890 · 19 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · F25A/0022 · 1.7 km
    • Upper Cliff Road, Dublin, Fingal, D13 R2V6 · 10 Nov 2025 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F25A/0099E · 1.5 km
    How we work this out
    Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
    Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Homes coming 36 not started
    • Tucketts Lane, Howth · Stage 2 pre planning · 8 homes · 1.4 km
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Graymount3232 being built (2026-Q2)898 m
    Deer Park162—950 m

    Who applies most nearby

    • Honey & Hope Ltd — 2 applications, latest 18 Sept 2026
    • Cleveland Estates Limited — 2 applications, latest 10 Jul 2026
    • HPDC Limited — 2 applications, latest 3 Jul 2026
    • BP Development Projects Ltd. — 2 applications, latest 21 Apr 2026
    • Kim & Di Limited t/a SUSHIDA — 2 applications, latest 20 Apr 2026
    • Little Team Creche Ltd — 2 applications, latest 12 Jan 2026

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Bracken Hill Nursery School · Crèche20 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate907 m
    How we work this out
    Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
    Sources: Dublin housing delivery pipeline, National Planning Application Database, Applicant organisations (from the CRO), Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Applicant organisations (from the CRO)Derived by Planning Register25 Oct 2026, 23:01—
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Fingal County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here54
    Council middle3
    How we work this out
    Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    58% of homes built before 1971 (council 11%). 84% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    58% · council 11%
    Homes built since 2001
    17% · council 43%
    Owner-occupied
    84% · council 67%
    Rented
    12% · council 28%
    Children under 15
    15% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    26% · council 11%
    Households with 2+ cars
    69% · council 42%
    Work mainly from home
    22% · council 12%
    This small area (373 people)Fingal

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267095005

    Radon
    1 in 10
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Flood
    Within 2.0 km
    OPW flood map area, not beside the house
    Nearest school
    736 m
    Scoil Mhuire Mxd, 349 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    132
    in 3 years, 5 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Scoil Mhuire Mxd · primary · 349 pupils · 736 m
    • Sutton Park School · postprimary · 503 pupils · 1.2 km
    • St Fintans Ns · primary · 431 pupils · 1.3 km
    • Santa Sabina Dominican College · postprimary · 754 pupils · 1.9 km

    Stops 68

      Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year

      • Scoil Mhuire Mxd · 736 m-3.6% pupils (349)

      Council meetings 30 items

      Public land

      • Dublin City Council · 0.36 ha · 411 m
      • Fingal County Council · 0.17 ha · 432 m
      • Fingal County Council · 0.13 ha · 440 m
      • Fingal County Council · 0.15 ha · 491 m
      • Fingal County Council · 0.15 ha · 533 m
      • Fingal County Council · 0.22 ha · 554 m
      Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
      Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
      cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
      National Transport AuthorityCC 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 mapsCC BY 4.0——
      Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
      Question 6

      What to ask, and who

      1. Zoned G3 (high amenity), not for homes: could you extend?
        Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
        Solicitor · planner
      2. High radon area (1 in 10 homes): has it been tested?
        Ask for: Radon test results.
        Seller
      3. Application 640 m away open for comments until 25 Nov 2026: comment?
        Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
        Council
      4. Any work done without planning permission?
        Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
        Seller · solicitor
      Reference

      Where this is, the terms, the sources

      Townland
      Howth Demesne
      Electoral division
      Howth
      Electoral area
      Howth-Malahide
      Council
      Fingal County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • Zoned G3 (high amenity); eu nature site; natural heritage area; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
      • 6 sites nearby could change: 1 stalled build, 1 approved scheme, 4 empty zoned plots.
      • 5 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 25 Nov 2026.
      • 36 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 36 at 60 Main Street.
      • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
      • Here (2022 census): 84% owner-occupied (council 67%); 11% of homes empty (council 5%); most built 1919–1945; 53% 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.
      • 8 appeals nearby decided in the last 12 months; 3 turned a refusal into a yes.
      What the terms mean 9 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.
      • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
      • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
      • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
      • Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
      • 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.
      • 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.
      • Building site that stopped (Commenced, no completion certificate): A housing build that told the council it was starting at least three years ago, passed its own planned finish date, and has never been signed off as finished.
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      Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
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      National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
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      data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026
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      Measured
      counted from a public register
      Calculated
      a rate or median we worked out from those counts
      Our classification
      we sorted it by reading each description
      Estimate
      inferred from another source (census, map data)
      Rule summary
      the law, simplified: check before relying on it
      How we work this out
      Generated 1 Nov 2026, 09:46 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. Not a legal search: the council's planning file is the record. Deadlines come from published dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000: confirm with the council before relying on them. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors; building outlines © Overture Maps Foundation. The text version carries every figure with its source, for an AI assistant.