Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedRetentionDecided 11 May 2023

The Summit Inn, Thormanby Road, Howth, Co. Dublin

Retention of an outdoor seating area, kitchen/servery building, and a bar/servery building at The Summit Inn in Howth.

F23A/0106 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 21 March 2023

Reference
F23A/0106
Authority
Fingal County Council
Register status
Appealed
Type
Retention
Received
21 March 2023

Summary

AI-generated

Retention permission is sought for the partial change of use of the car park to an outdoor seating area. This includes a 16 square metre kitchen and servery building, alongside an 8 square metre bar and servery building serving the existing front terrace.

Retentionpuboutdoor seatingretention
Floor area
24 m²

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Official record

Development description

  • Partial change of use of car parking to outdoor seating area with a kitchen & servery building of 16m2; and
  • A bar & servery building of 8m2 to the front of the main building and serving the existing terrace

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

LC - Local CentreDC
Protect, provide for and/or improve local centre facilities

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
2 Thormanby Rd, Howth, DublinDec 2025€540,00097 m
East House, Windgate Rise, Howthprice excludes VATDec 2025€1,475,000259 m
4 Thormanby Hill, Howth, Co. DublinFeb 2025€1,800,000335 m
Holly Cottage, Balkill Rd, Howth Dublin 13Sept 2025€1,407,000381 m
Pine Lodge, Howth Summit, HowthJun 2025€1,750,000405 m
13a Thormanby Hill, Thormanby Road, HowthJul 2026€2,000,000412 m

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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

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  1. Application received21 March 2023
  2. Decision due15 May 2023
  3. Decision issued11 May 2023
  4. Appeal submitted7 June 2023
  5. Appeal decided29 May 2024

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