60 Main Street, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13 N8K3.
Demolition of a function room to build 32 apartments, and conversion of an office building into 4 apartments.
F22A/0477 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 24 February 2023
- Reference
- F22A/0477
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 24 February 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves the demolition of an existing single-storey function room to build a 3 to 4-storey over-basement apartment building containing 32 units. It also includes the change of use of an existing two-storey office building on Main Street into 4 apartments. The scheme will provide 37 car parking spaces and 68 bicycle spaces.
- Residential units
- 36
- Storeys
- 4
- Floor area
- 376 m²
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
The development will consist of: (i) demolition of the existing single-storey function room currently in office use (376sq. M) to the rear of the site; (ii) development of a residential scheme, totalling 36 no. Residential units (comprising 14 no. 1 bed units and 22 no. 2 bed units). The scheme will consist of: (a) the construction of a 3 to 4 storeys (over-basement) building, consisting of 32 no. Residential apartments, comprising 12 no. 1 bed unlts and 20 no. 2-bed units. Each unit will be provided with private open space in the form of a balcony or terrace. The structure will be provided with solar panels at rooftop level. {b) the change of use of the existing 2-storey office building fronting onto main street to residential use consisting of 2 no. 1-bed apartments and 2 no. 2 bed apartments. (c) the development will be served by a total of 68 no. Bicycle parking spaces, consisting of 56 no. Internal bicycle parking spaces to be provided at basement level and 12 no. Bicycle parklng spaces to be provided at surface level. The development will provide for a total of 37 no. Car parking spaces (including 2 no. Mobllity impaired user parking spaces). (d) a communal landscaped area for all apartments at ground floor level. (iii) associated site and infrastructural works are also proposed, which include: foul and surface water drainage, landscaping, boundary treatments, and all associated site development works necessary to facilitate the development. Ai received 24/02/2023
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 4, Emo House, 69 Main St Dublin 13 | Feb 2025 | €405,000 | 94 m |
| 3 Asgard Park, Howth, Dublin 13 | Mar 2026 | €1,100,000 | 123 m |
| 5 St Marys Place, Howth, Dublin | May 2025 | €667,000 | 160 m |
| 21 Church Street, Howth, Co Dublin | Aug 2025 | €650,000 | 172 m |
| 4 Garland Court, Abbey Street, Howth | Jan 2026 | €500,000 | 175 m |
| 28 Abbey Street, Dublin 1, 109 Marlborough Street | Jul 2025 | €440,000 | 186 m |
| St Anthony, Nashville Rd, Howth | Feb 2026 | €1,850,000 | 186 m |
| 18 St Laurences Terrace, Howth, Dublin 13 | Oct 2025 | €610,000 | 204 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 received24 February 2023
- Decision due23 March 2023
- Decision issued22 March 2023
- Appeal submitted18 April 2023
- Appeal decided9 August 2024
In the area
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- Granted30 m away
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F26A/0395EFingalLodged 15 May 2026Extension
- Granted40 m away
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- Granted40 m away
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F20A/0355FingalLodged 20 Jul 2020Infrastructure
- Granted50 m away
Extension and alterations to detached dwelling consisting of a single
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F20A/0387FingalLodged 10 Aug 2020Extension
- Granted50 m away
To demolish the existing three storey hotel and all associated buildin
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F13A/0110FingalLodged 27 Aug 2013Demolition
- Granted50 m away
Amendments to a previously permitted development (Reg. Ref. F13A/0110
The Former Baily Court Hotel, Main Street, Howth, Co Dublin
F15A/0072FingalLodged 25 Feb 2015Alterations
- Granted70 m away
Change of use of the existing ground floor café and wine bar
7 Main Street, Howth, Co. Dublin
F19A/0245FingalLodged 10 Jun 2019Change of use
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