Harbour House, Harbour Road, Howth, Co Dublin, D13 E9H9
Retention of restaurant use at ground floor level in Howth.
F21A/0385 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 15 July 2021
- Reference
- F21A/0385
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission and Retention
- Received
- 15 July 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for the existing restaurant use on the ground floor of Harbour House on Harbour Road.
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
- Retention of restaurant use at ground floor level
- Planning perm
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 2 March 2022.
Notified floor area: 133 m²
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 received15 July 2021
- Decision due8 September 2021
- Decision issued23 August 2021
- Grant issued29 September 2021
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
Permission to increase the premises by amalgamating a separate 99 sqm
Harbour House, Harbour Road, Howth, Co Dublin, D13 E9H9
F21A/0262FingalLodged 7 May 2021Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
Change of use and conversion of existing office to one-bedroomed apart
First Floor, Harbour House, Harbour Road, Howth, Co. Dublin.
F15A/0355FingalLodged 31 Jul 2015Change of use
- InvalidAt this site
Retention permission to maintain for a perod of three years a 10.53 s
Harbour House, Harbour Road, Howth, Co Dublin, D13 E9H9
F21A/0018FingalLodged 20 Jan 2021Retention
- GrantedAt this site
Development to consist of upgrading to provide a 3 bedroom (as exist)
46 Church Street, Howth, Co. Dublin.
F15A/0555FingalLodged 17 Feb 2016Alterations
- Granted30 m away
Alterations and additions to a previously granted planning permission
45 Church Street, Howth, Co. Dublin.
F16B/0177FingalLodged 6 Jul 2016Alterations
- Granted30 m away
Retain change of use of part of ground floor from retail to residentia
48 Church Street, Howth, Dublin 13.
F13A/0251FingalLodged 5 Jul 2013Retention
- Refused30 m away
Replacement of existing shop front with new shopfront and signage, light box and retractable awning,…
No.2 Islandview House, Harbour Road, Howth, County Dublin
F24A/0290FingalLodged 28 Mar 2024Alterations
- Granted30 m away
Converting & extending the original attic space to the rear of the bui
45 Church Street, Howth, Dublin 13
F16B/0081FingalLodged 30 Mar 2016Extension
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