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Planning report · Fingal County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 18 Oct 2026, 22:18

Carrickbrack Road, Howth Demesne

53.38136, -6.09507

Homes here mostly date from the 1980s. 4 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025. Most home extensions nearby get approved (89%). 1 application nearby open for comments.

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4planning files on this houselatest 202589%of home extensions approved nearbyn=188 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 47–541open for comments nearbyclose 30 Oct

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 4 months
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 4 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 1981–90, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992). 4 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025.

Timeline from 1955: 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 1981–1990. 4 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Carrickbrack RoadBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1981–1990 (census estimate)most built2025: F25A/0589E · attic or dormer, approved2020: F20A/0178 · attic or dormer, approved2014: F14A/0069 · attic or dormer, approved2011: F10A/0443 · demolition, approved2011: 1 file on Carrickbrack Road2012: 2 files on Carrickbrack Road2013: 5 files on Carrickbrack Road2014: 3 files on Carrickbrack Road2015: 5 files on Carrickbrack Road2016: 1 file on Carrickbrack Road2017: 3 files on Carrickbrack Road2018: 5 files on Carrickbrack Road2020: 3 files on Carrickbrack Road2021: 3 files on Carrickbrack Road2022: 6 files on Carrickbrack Road2023: 4 files on Carrickbrack Road2024: 3 files on Carrickbrack Road2025: 4 files on Carrickbrack Road2026: 2 files on Carrickbrack Road50 files

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

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

  1. 2025
    F25A/0589E · attic or dormer · approved 2025 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  2. 2020
    F20A/0178 · attic or dormer · approved 2020 · started, no sign-off needed
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  3. 2014
    F14A/0069 · attic or dormer · approved 2014 · started, not signed off
    approvedstartedsigned off
  4. 2011
    F10A/0443 · demolition · approved 2011 · built? unknown
    approvedstarted?signed off?
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it
1 in 20
Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
Zoning
What it says

RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity.

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity

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.

the fingal development plan 2023 2029 · 5 Apr 2023 – 5 Apr 2029

Radon1 in 20 homes have high radon (EPA)

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.

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNearby OPW map area within 500 m · floodinfo.ie
Within 500 mCountFor example
Conservation areas1Sutton - No 20a - 26 Strand Road. ACA
Natural heritage areas1North Dublin Bay
Heritage inventory buildings3graveyard/cemetery; Aisling
Radon grid squares3
Protected buildings1St. Fintan's Church (in ruins) & Graveyard
EU nature sites1North Dublin Bay SAC
Monuments4Ecclesiastical enclosure; Church
EU bird sites1North Bull Island 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 council's map for the vacant land tax shows this spot inside an area of existing homes. Homes people live in, and their gardens, don't pay the tax. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Architectural Conservation Areas, OPW flood maps (CFRAM), 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 12 Oct 2026, 00:14
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
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
OPW flood maps (CFRAM)CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · shown as a yes/no only11 Sept 2026, 19:11open
Natural Heritage Areas (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Records of Protected StructuresCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
Special Areas of Conservation (NPWS)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:27open
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 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
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: 84–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 66% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear24 decided · more info asked 17%
96% · council 94%
Two-storey rear12 decided · more info asked 42%
100% · council 86%
Attic or dormer63 decided · more info asked 22%
84% · council 90%
First-floor13 decided · more info asked 15%
92% · council 86%
New house in a garden or site29 decided · more info asked 55%
66% · council 60%
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 · 141 nearby, 4,270 council-wide

Figure 3

Carrickbrack Road, file by file since 2011

18 of 20 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 4 of 4.

50 planning files on Carrickbrack Road since 2011, by kind and decision.20112013201520172019202120232025Extensions, atticsNo. 8 · 2011 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · F10A/0443No. 8 · 2012 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · F12A/0284No. 131 · 2012 · single-storey side · approved · F12B/0120No number · 2013 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · F13A/0123No number · 2013 · other extension · approved · F13A/0184No. 8 · 2013 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · F13A/0350No. 8A · 2014 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · F14A/0069No number · 2017 · single-storey rear · approved · F17A/0601No number · 2018 · other extension · approved · F17A/0702No number · 2018 · other extension · approved · F18A/0110No number · 2018 · attic conversion / dormer · refused · F18A/0271No number · 2018 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · F18B/0084No number · 2020 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · F19A/0442No. 8B · 2020 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · F20A/0178No. 4 · 2021 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · F21B/0077No. 4 · 2021 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · F21B/0367No number · 2022 · other extension · approved · F21A/0420No. 4 · 2022 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · F22B/0096No. 8B · 2025 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · F25A/0589ENo number · 2026 · attic conversion / dormer · withdrawn or invalid · F26A/0539ENo number · 2026 · attic conversion / dormer · refused · F26A/0595EPorches, roofs, otherNo number · 2013 · other work · approved · F13A/0146No. 6 · 2013 · other work · approved · F13A/0202No. 6 · 2014 · other work · approved · F14A/0128No number · 2014 · other work · approved · F14A/0136No. 6A · 2015 · other work · approved · F15A/0227No number · 2015 · other work · approved · F15A/0445No. 4 · 2015 · other work · approved · F15A/0540No number · 2015 · other work · withdrawn or invalid · F15A/0591No number · 2015 · other work · approved · F15B/0021No number · 2016 · other work · refused · F16A/0017No number · 2017 · other work · approved · F17A/0252No number · 2017 · other work · approved · F17A/0703No number · 2018 · other work · approved · F18A/0301No number · 2020 · other work · refused · F20A/0699No. 5A · 2022 · other work · approved · F22A/0189No. 1 · 2022 · other work · approved · F22B/0007No number · 2023 · other work · refused · F22A/0559No number · 2023 · other work · refused · F23A/0277No. 5 · 2023 · other work · withdrawn or invalid · F23A/0450No. 5 · 2023 · other work · approved · F23A/0540No number · 2024 · other work · approved · F24A/0222No number · 2024 · other work · refused · F24A/0843ENo. 9 · 2025 · other work · withdrawn or invalid · F25A/0088ENo. 9 · 2025 · other work · approved · F25A/0109ENo. 5 · 2025 · other work · refused · F25A/1196ENew house in a side gardenNo. 5A · 2021 · new house · approved · F21A/06355ANo. 5 · 2022 · new house · approved · F21A/06365No. 4 · 2022 · new house · approved · F22A/0683No. 6 · 2024 · new house · approved · F23A/07486
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

50 files with "Carrickbrack 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 · 2011–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 2 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 2 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

2 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic11—
Single-storey side11—

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 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 51 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 67 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 51 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 102 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +122 days; Building starts: 110 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 51 days, middle half 47–54 (n=145)51 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 102 days (n=20)102 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 122 days (n=65, all appeals within 1.5 km)+122 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 110 days after permission (n=118)110 days after permissionSigned off386 days after the start, for the few who file. 51% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated188 decided home extensions, 118 start notices, 65 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    15 of 31 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 34 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed31 decided
    15 became permissions
    Approvals appealed34 decided
    1 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

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Carrickbrack Road, Howth Demesne with 9 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsRefusedBuilding startedApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1Seascape, 15 Sutton Strand F26A/0880ENo decision yet · 430 m
    2. 2Lands at No. 5 Carrickbrack Road, Sutton F25A/1196ERefused · 133 m
    3. 312 Duncarraig, Dublin 13 F26A/0410EBuilding started · 147 m
    4. 48 Offington Court, Sutton F26A/0029EApproved · 65 m
    5. 512 Duncarraig, Sutton North F26A/0410EApproved · 132 m
    6. 666 Offington Avenue, Howth Demesne F26A/0324EApproved · 298 m
    7. 767 Offington Park, Howth Demesne F26A/0321ENo decision yet · 317 m
    8. 8Driftwood, Carrickbrack Road F26A/0595ERefused · 390 m
    9. 916 Carrickbrack Lawn, Sutton F26A/0055EApproved · 451 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 85 permissions since 2016, 51 show a start notice and 5 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    104 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 83 approved, 13 refused. After appeals: 85 approved. Of those: 5 signed off, 28 built with the owner's opt-out, 18 started, 34 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT83: lodged → approved13: lodged → refused6: lodged → withdrawn or invalid2: lodged → undecided82: approved → approved10: refused → refused6: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn2: undecided → undecided1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal3 refused by the council, approved after an appeal34: approved → no start notice found28: approved → built, owner opted out18: approved → started, not signed off5: approved → signed off104 lodged104 lodged83 approved83 approved13 refused13 refused6 withdrawn or invalid6 withdrawn or invalid2 undecided2 undecided85 approved85 approved10 refused10 refused7 withdrawn7 withdrawn2 undecided2 undecided34 no start notice found34 no start notice found28 built, owner opted out28 built, owner opted out18 started, not signed off18 started, not signed off5 signed off5 signed 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.

    Measured104 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 30 Oct 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-30 F26A/0880E: application received — The development will consist of miscellaneous works to our existing detached two-storey dwelling house, including dormertoday23 Oct28 Oct2 Nov7 Nov12 Nov17 NovF26A/0880E: application received — The development will consist of miscellaneous works to our existing detached two-storey dwelling house, including dormer · 430 m away · 2026-10-30
    Comments close
    • Comments close 30 Oct 202612 days left
      1F26A/0880E · application received — The development will consist of miscellaneous works to our existing detached two-storey dwelling…
      €20 to the council · 430 m away

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

    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 7 and 19 a year; busiest 2022. 86% of decisions were approvals.

    2016: 2, 2017: 8, 2018: 7, 2019: 7, 2020: 8, 2021: 13, 2022: 19, 2023: 9, 2024: 14, 2025: 9, 2026: 8051015202016: 2 approved2’16*2017: 7 approved2017: 1 refused8’172018: 6 approved2018: 1 refused7’182019: 7 approved7’192020: 6 approved2020: 2 refused8’202021: 13 approved13’212022: 18 approved2022: 1 refused19’222023: 4 approved2023: 4 refused2023: 1 withdrawn or invalid9’232024: 11 approved2024: 2 refused2024: 1 withdrawn or invalid14’242025: 5 approved2025: 1 refused2025: 3 withdrawn or invalid9’252026: 4 approved2026: 1 refused2026: 1 withdrawn or invalid2026: 2 undecided8’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2016 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 500 m 9 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 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    Building work nearby 4 in the last 12 months
    4 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 · 424 m
    • 312 Duncarraig, Dublin 13, Dublin, D13 W2W0 · 23 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · F26A/0410E · 147 m
    • 25 Strand Road, Dublin 13, Dublin, D13 DY93 · 17 Aug 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · F23B/0121 · 494 m
    • 7 Strand Road, Dublin 13, Dublin, D13 W6K3 · 10 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · F25A/0834E · 427 m
    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 18 Oct 2026, 01:21
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    0
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Santa Sabina——636 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Isabella's Childcare · Crèche26 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate846 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, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register14 Oct 2026, 23:20open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Fingal County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here33
    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 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    93% owner-occupied (council 67%).

    Homes built before 1971
    21% · council 11%
    Homes built since 2001
    14% · council 43%
    Owner-occupied
    93% · council 67%
    Rented
    3% · council 28%
    Children under 15
    14% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    32% · council 11%
    Households with 2+ cars
    69% · council 42%
    Work mainly from home
    14% · council 12%
    This small area (255 people)Fingal

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267095011

    Road noise
    55–59 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Bus
    105 m
    St Fintan's NS · 31n, 6 · busiest stop within 500 m: 3 an hour at peak
    Radon
    1 in 20
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Flood
    Within 500 m
    OPW flood map area, not beside the house
    Nearest school
    110 m
    St Fintans Ns, 431 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    16
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • St Fintans Ns · primary · 431 pupils · 110 m
    • Sutton Park School · postprimary · 503 pupils · 545 m
    • Santa Sabina Dominican College · postprimary · 754 pupils · 739 m

    Stops 24

    • St Fintan's NS · 31n, 6 · 1/hour at peak · 105 m
    • St Fintan's NS · 6 · 2/hour at peak · 144 m
    • Duncarraig · 6 · 2/hour at peak · 211 m
    • Offington · 31n, 6 · 1/hour at peak · 306 m
    • Howth Cemetery · 6 · 2/hour at peak · 408 m
    • Strand Road · 6 · 3/hour at peak · 471 m
    • Howth Cemetery · 31n, 6 · 1/hour at peak · 476 m
    • The Moorings · 6 · 3/hour at peak · 476 m

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

    • St Fintans Ns · 110 m-3.8% pupils (431)
    • Sutton Park School · 545 m+2.4% pupils (503)
    • Santa Sabina Dominican College · 739 m+0.7% pupils (754)

    Open consultations

    Council meetings 30 items

    Public land

    • Fingal County Council · 0.1 ha · 349 m
    • Fingal County Council · 0.6 ha · 454 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 18 Oct 2026, 02:18
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    Council consultation portalsPublic18 Oct 2026, 01:37open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public18 Oct 2026, 02:18open
    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. Attic or dormer (F14A/0069) started Oct 2014, never signed off: is it finished?
      Ask for: The completion certificate, or an engineer's opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Attic or dormer (F25A/0589E): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
      Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    3. Attic or dormer (F20A/0178) built without official sign-off: built properly?
      Ask for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    4. Planning here goes back to 2011: is the house built as approved?
      Ask for: The original planning grant and an opinion of compliance.
      Solicitor
    5. Application 430 m away open for comments until 30 Oct 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    6. 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
    • 1 job on this site started but never signed off as finished.
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 30 Oct 2026.
    • Strand Road (bus 6) 471 m away: 3 an hour at morning peak; 20 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
    • Here (2022 census): 93% owner-occupied (council 67%); 4% of homes empty (council 5%); most built 1981–1990; 59% drive to work (council 52%); population up 1% since 2016.
    • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2026.
    What the terms mean 7 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.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • 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.
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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 18 Oct 2026, 22:18 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.