Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedExtensionDecided 23 September 2025

Glenlion Pines, Thormanby Road, Howth, D13 WY16

Partial demolition, reconfiguration, and extension of a house in Howth to create a large seven-bedroom home.

F24A/0886E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 3 October 2024

Reference
F24A/0886E
Authority
Fingal County Council
Register status
Appealed
Type
Permission
Received
3 October 2024

Summary

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The project involves the partial demolition and extension of an existing dwelling to create a part two, part three-storey home. It will feature seven bedrooms, an indoor swimming pool, steam room, changing rooms, balconies, and a green roof.

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Development description

(i) partial demolition, reconfiguration and extension of existing dwelling to provide for a part two, part three-storey 7-bedroom flat-roofed dwelling; (ii) reconfiguration of the dwelling at lower ground, ground and first floor levels to provide additional living accommodation, plant room, entrance hall, utility, w/c, kitchen and indoor swimming pool with associated steam room and changing rooms; (iii) alterations to the exterior of the dwelling to provide private amenity space in the form of balconies along the northeast, southeast and southwest elevations, provision of new external entrance to dwelling at ground floor level along the front/rear/side (northern) elevation and façade changes inclusive of fenestration revisions to all principal elevations; (iv) increase in eaves/parapet height of dwelling; and, (v) all ancillary work, inclusive of boundary treatments, landscaping, green/sedum roofing and suds, necessary to facilitate the development. Additional information received 29/08/25

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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Key dates

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  1. Application received3 October 2024
  2. Decision due25 September 2025
  3. Decision issued23 September 2025
  4. Appeal submitted20 October 2025

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