RefusedHousing estateDecided 24 October 2024

Somerville, Thormanby Road, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13Y773

Demolition of a house to build 41 new homes, including houses and duplex apartments, with a new entrance and access to the cliff walk.

F24A/0794E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 5 September 2024

Reference: F24A/0794E
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 5 September 2024

Summary

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The development proposes the demolition of an existing two-storey, five-bedroom house. In its place, 41 new homes will be built, consisting of 29 houses and 12 apartments (6 duplexes over 6 ground-floor units). The project includes 55 parking spaces, public open space, and a new pedestrian access to the cliff walk.

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Residential units: 41
Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

(i) demolition of existing two-storey five-bedroom dwelling and removal of existing vehicular entrance from thormanby road; (ii) construction of a residential development of 41 no. Own-door family homes (including 1 no. Two-storey three-bedroom house, 28 no. Three-storey three-bedroom houses, and 6 no. Three-bedroom duplex apartments atop 6 no. Two-bedroom ground floor apartments) each served by vehicular parking and private amenity space; (iii) provision of a new vehicular entrance via thormanby road, internal access road, 55 no. Vehicular parking spaces (inclusive of accessible/visitor spaces) and 5 no. Motorcycle parking spaces; and, (iv) all ancillary site and infrastructural works, inclusive of landscaped public open space (1,531sq. M), tree removal/planting, general landscaping, boundary treatments, provision of new pedestrian/public access to cliff walk via eastern site boundary, bicycle parking stores, bin stores, esb substation, foul/surface water drainage, suds and attenuation areas necessary to facilitate the proposed development.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

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“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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 7 St Nessans, Thormanby Road, Howth	Jun 2026	€570,000	59 m
24 Casana View, Howth, Dublin 13	Jun 2025	€850,000	115 m
Saoirse, Upper Cliff Road, Howth	Jun 2025	€740,000	142 m
Arenal, Thormanby Rd, Howth Dublin 13	Jan 2026	€1,435,000	183 m
3 Cannon Rock Cottages, Upper Cliff Rd, Howth	Mar 2025	€825,000	193 m
8 Cannon Rock View, Thormanby Rd, Howth	Feb 2025	€850,000	213 m
10 Woodcliff Heights, Howth, Dublin 13	Jul 2025	€890,000	216 m
Apt 3, Rookstown, Thormanby Rd	Jan 2025	€499,000	227 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 received5 September 2024
Decision due30 October 2024
Decision issued24 October 2024
Appeal submitted20 November 2024
Appeal decided3 April 2025

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