RefusedHousing estateDecided 23 October 2024

Baldford D13X17 & Dubhlaoch D13YW9, Drumnigh Road, Portmarnock, Co.Dublin, D13EX17

Demolition of two houses and construction of 13 new houses in Portmarnock.

F24A/0781E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 30 August 2024

Reference: F24A/0781E
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 30 August 2024

Summary

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The development involves the demolition of two existing houses, 'Balford' and 'Dubhlaoch', and their associated sheds. In their place, 13 two-storey dormer houses will be constructed, served by a single new vehicular entrance from the R124.

Housing estatedemolitionresidentialhousing

Residential units: 13
Storeys: 2

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

(i) demolition of two houses – “balford” & “dubhlaoch” - and associated sheds; (ii) construction of 13 no. Two storey dormer houses in the following format
(a) 8 no. Semi detached four bedroom dwellings; (b) 2 no. Semi detached five bedroom houses; (c) 1 no. Detached four bedroom house; (d) 2 no. Detached five bedroom houses; (iii) replacement of two existing site entrances with one vehicular site entrance from r124 and 5.5m wide access road to serve the development; (iv) suds, open spaces, car and bicycle parking spaces, drainage, boundary treatments, services provision, and all site works associated with same

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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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 22 April 2025.

Notified floor area: 147.5 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Balford House, Drumnigh, Portmarnock	Mar 2025	€999,000	8 m
Dubh Laoch, Drumnigh, Old Portmarnock	Mar 2025	€651,000	21 m
25 Drumnigh Oaks, Drumnigh Road, Portmarnockprice excludes VAT	Oct 2025	€779,735	58 m
30 Drumnigh Oaks, Portmarnock, Co. Dublinprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€762,115	58 m
28 Drumnigh Oaks, Portmarnock, Co. Dublinprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€810,573	65 m
27 Drumnigh Oaks, Portmarnockprice excludes VAT	Jul 2025	€770,925	65 m
26 Drumnigh Oaks, Drumnigh Road, Portmarnockprice excludes VAT	Jul 2025	€814,978	70 m
24 Drumnigh Oaks, Portmarnock, Co. Dublinprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€823,700	79 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

Timeline

Application received30 August 2024
Decision due24 October 2024
Decision issued23 October 2024
Appeal submitted18 November 2024
Appeal decided18 March 2025

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