68 Downside Heights, Skerries, Co Dublin
Retention of a front porch and an widened driveway entrance.
F18A/0353 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 22 June 2018
- Reference
- F18A/0353
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention
- Received
- 22 June 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks planning retention for an existing front porch and an enlarged vehicular entrance at the property.
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Official record
Development description
Retention porch and enlarged vehiciular entrance.
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.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Downside, Skerries, Co Dublin | Mar 2026 | €615,000 | 64 m |
| 59 Downside Heights, Skerries, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €685,000 | 66 m |
| 47 Downside Heights, Skerries, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €820,000 | 81 m |
| 26 Downside Heights, Skerries, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €635,000 | 98 m |
| 39 Downside, Holmpatrick Estate, Skerries | Jun 2026 | €622,500 | 100 m |
| 40 Shenick Rd, Skerries, Dublin | May 2025 | €535,000 | 104 m |
| 46 Shenick Rd, Skerries, Dublin | Feb 2026 | €745,000 | 121 m |
| 19 Ballygossan Park, Golf Links Road, Skerries | Feb 2025 | €500,000 | 156 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received22 June 2018
- Decision due16 August 2018
- Decision issued15 August 2018
- Grant issued17 September 2018
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- WithdrawnAt this site
Retention permission for existing porch
68 Downside Heights, Holmpatrick, Skerries, Co Dublin
F18B/0144FingalLodged 6 Jun 2018Retention
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for partial demolition of the ground floor and the construc
67 Downside Heights, Skerries, Co Dublin
F21B/0162FingalLodged 30 Apr 2021Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
Planning permission is sought for partial demolition of the ground floor and the construction of a single…
67 Downside Heights, Skerries, Co. Dublin
F23A/0408FingalLodged 7 Jul 2023Extension
- Granted50 m away
Planning permission for a new single storey ground floor extension to
No. 63 Downside Heights, Skerries, Co. Dublin, K34 W891
F21B/0405FingalLodged 17 Dec 2021Extension
- Granted60 m away
The development will consist of — Retention of the 3sqm porch to the
15, Downside Heights, Skerries, Fingal, K34 D529
F21B/0272FingalLodged 19 Jul 2021Retention
- Granted60 m away
Permission for 1 no. roof window to the front elevation of the propose
15, Downside Heights, Skerries, Fingal, K34 D529
F21B/0333FingalLodged 29 Sept 2021Alterations
- Granted60 m away
Retention is sought for (i) front porch & (ii) widening of vehicular e
19 Downside Heights, Skerries, Co. Dublin.
F17A/0154FingalLodged 15 Mar 2017Retention
- Granted80 m away
Retention of front porch
77 Downside Heights, Skerries, Co. Dublin.
F15B/0215FingalLodged 7 Sept 2015Retention
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
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SD07B/0224South DublinLodged 20 Mar 2007
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- GrantedRetention
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S01B/0161South DublinLodged 28 Mar 2001
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SD08B/0778South DublinLodged 4 Dec 2008
- GrantedRetention
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SD19B/0170South DublinLodged 26 Apr 2019
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