1 Kitestown Road, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13 FK03.
Retention of a single-storey home office and garden store in Howth.
F17A/0621 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 11 October 2017
- Reference
- F17A/0621
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Retention
- Received
- 11 October 2017
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for a single-storey, flat-roof structure. The building is used as a home-based office and garden store.
- Storey
- 1
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Official record
Development description
Retention of a single storey flat-roof home based office and garden st
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Thormanby Hill, Howth, Co. Dublin | Feb 2025 | €1,800,000 | 135 m |
| 2 Thormanby Rd, Howth, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €540,000 | 297 m |
| 13a Thormanby Hill, Thormanby Road, Howth | Jul 2026 | €2,000,000 | 316 m |
| 14 Thormanby Lodge, Howth, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €900,000 | 347 m |
| Apt 3, Rookstown, Thormanby Rd | Jan 2025 | €499,000 | 352 m |
| Holly Cottage, Balkill Rd, Howth Dublin 13 | Sept 2025 | €1,407,000 | 353 m |
| East House, Windgate Rise, Howthprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €1,475,000 | 375 m |
| Arenal, Thormanby Rd, Howth Dublin 13 | Jan 2026 | €1,435,000 | 388 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 received11 October 2017
- Decision due5 December 2017
- Decision issued30 November 2017
- Grant issued18 May 2018
- Appeal submitted3 January 2018
- Appeal decided18 May 2018
In the area
Applications near this site
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F14B/0300FingalLodged 18 Dec 2014Extension
- GrantedAt this site
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F10A/0368FingalLodged 10 Aug 2011Demolition
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F20A/0422FingalLodged 31 Aug 2020Demolition
- Granted100 m away
Construction of 2 new houses to the east and west of the existing hous
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F15A/0394FingalLodged 25 Aug 2015New dwelling
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