InvalidHousing estateDecided 29 May 2024

Thormanby Road, Howth, Dublin 3, To the rear/north of 'Glenview' dwelling D13 HX28, east of 'Burford' dwelling, Howth, D13 HX28

Construction of seven three-bedroom homes with green roofs and solar panels in Howth.

F24A/0480E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 24 May 2024

Reference: F24A/0480E
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: Permission
Received: 24 May 2024

Summary

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The development consists of seven 3-bedroom dwellings, arranged as a stepped terrace of six homes (two and three storeys) and one detached home. The project features green roofs, solar panels, balconies, and a shared surface laneway leading to semi-basement garages.

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Residential units: 7

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Official record

Development description

7no. 3 bedroom two and three storey (part single storey) dwellings with green roofs and solar panels arranged in one stepped terrace of six dwellings and one detached single and two storey dwelling facing thormanby road, with balconies at second floor level facing north and east to dwellings no. S 2-6, with pedestrian access from thormanby road ( to unit no. S 1-6) and vehicular and pedestrian access to all units from shared surface laneway with automatic vehicular gate from thormanby road, returning to the rear of dwelling no. S 1-6 at a lower ground level (with stone gabion retaining structure to western boundary and part southern boundary) also providing access to semi- basement / lower level rear garages with car parking and landscaped roof terraces over and access to dwelling no. S 1-7, off street parking for 2no. Car parking spaces to dwelling no. 7 and provision of 3 no. Visitor car parking space on thormanby road, located to the eastern side of ‘glenview’ dwelling including relocating entrance piers and automatic gates and part eastern boundary to ‘glenview’ with footpath, landscaped incidental areas of open space, including all associated siteworks (including demolition of 3 no. Small outbuildings to ‘glenview’), boundaries, landscaping, front and side screen walls, raised planters, access steps, concealed integrated refuse, parcel post stores and pedestrian gates. On a site (circa 2238m2 / 0.2238 hectares) located on thormanby road, howth, d13, co. Dublin, to the rear/ north of ‘glenview’ dwelling d13 hx28, east of ‘burford’ dwelling d13 x229 on dungriffin road and the hazelhatch (nos. 1-7) residential estate on thormanby road.

The historical record

How housing estates have been decided in Fingal County Council

63% granted

of 335 housing estates granted, refused or part-granted by Fingal County Council, 2016–2026.

The same category nationally: 78%7,719
All categories in Fingal County Council: 83%12,342

These are historical figures for this category in this council area, counted from the statutory register over the last 10 years. They are not an assessment of this application and say nothing about how it will be decided.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RS - ResidentialRS

“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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Built & sold

What happened next

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
5 Hazelhatch, Thormanby Rd, Howth Dublin 13	Oct 2025	€885,000	41 m
4 Hazelhatch, Thormanby Rd, Howth	Jan 2025	€880,000	48 m
Dungriffin House, Dungriffin Road, Howth	Mar 2025	€2,000,000	102 m
Boreen House, Thormanby Rd, Howthnot full market price	Jul 2025	€750,000	113 m
8 Cannon Rock View, Thormanby Rd, Howth	Feb 2025	€850,000	115 m
1 Cannon Rock View, Howth, Dublin 13	Mar 2025	€1,020,000	123 m
3 Cannon Rock Cottages, Upper Cliff Rd, Howth	Mar 2025	€825,000	156 m
72 Thormanby Road, Howth, Co Dublin	Jan 2026	€2,300,000	181 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 May 2024
Decision due18 July 2024
Decision issued29 May 2024

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