First Floor, Harbour House, Harbour Road, Howth, Co. Dublin.
Conversion of a first-floor office into a one-bedroom apartment.
F15A/0355 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 31 July 2015
- Reference
- F15A/0355
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 31 July 2015
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for the change of use and conversion of an existing first-floor office space into a single one-bedroom apartment.
- Residential unit
- 1
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Change of use and conversion of existing office to one-bedroomed apart
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Protect and enhance the special physical and social character of town and district centres and provide and/ or improve urban facilities”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 St Laurence Quay, Harbour Road, Howth | Aug 2025 | €400,000 | 28 m |
| Apartment No. 3, 53 Church Street, Harbour Road | Sept 2025 | €600,000 | 86 m |
| 13 Church St, Howth, Co Dublin | Feb 2026 | €400,000 | 87 m |
| Flat 1, 55 Church Street, Howth | May 2026 | €1,050,000 | 103 m |
| 31 Harbour View, Howth, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €600,000 | 116 m |
| Dunora, Dunbo Hill Howth, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €750,000 | 129 m |
| 3a Dunbo Hill, Howth, Dublin 13 | May 2026 | €550,000 | 148 m |
| 28 Abbey Street, Dublin 1, 109 Marlborough Street | Jul 2025 | €440,000 | 155 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received31 July 2015
- Decision due24 September 2015
- Decision issued23 September 2015
- Grant issued27 October 2015
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