The Waterside Bar, Harbour Road and 50 Church Street, Howth, D13 C9V4
Demolition of a building in Howth to construct a new hotel, pub, and restaurant.
F24A/0188E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 4 March 2024
- Reference
- F24A/0188E
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 4 March 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of an existing part four-storey, part two-storey building. It will be replaced with a new part five-storey, part four-storey building containing a ground-floor public house, a first-floor restaurant, and boutique hotel bedrooms on the upper floors.
- Storeys
- 5
- Floor area
- 2,201 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
A) the demolition of part four-storey and part two-storey building (1325 sqm); b) the construction of a part five-storey and part four-storey terraced building (2201 sqm), containing public house and restaurant on ground floor and first floor respectively, with primary access from harbour rd. , boutique hotel bedrooms on second, third and fourth floors with primary access from church st. And a residents' terrace area (122 sqm) containing an enclosed fire escape. Ancillary services to include storage rooms at ground floor level and kitchen at first floor, connected by service lift and plant room on second floor; c) enclosed outdoor waste storage (8 sqm) facing south (church st); d) alterations and rebuilding of the existing boundary wall facing south (church st); e) associated hard and soft landscaping, including drainage connection to public sewer and 14 no. Cycle parking spaces.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment No. 3, 53 Church Street, Harbour Road | Sept 2025 | €600,000 | 28 m |
| 3 St Laurence Quay, Harbour Road, Howth | Aug 2025 | €400,000 | 30 m |
| Flat 1, 55 Church Street, Howth | May 2026 | €1,050,000 | 45 m |
| Dunora, Dunbo Hill Howth, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €750,000 | 79 m |
| 3a Dunbo Hill, Howth, Dublin 13 | May 2026 | €550,000 | 90 m |
| 31 Harbour View, Howth, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €600,000 | 135 m |
| 13 Church St, Howth, Co Dublin | Feb 2026 | €400,000 | 139 m |
| 1 Thulla, Dunbo Hill, Howth | Apr 2026 | €4,650,000 | 141 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 received4 March 2024
- Decision due26 April 2024
- Decision issued25 April 2024
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