74 Thormanby Road, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13XA03
Removal of a front viewing turret and minor cosmetic alterations to a house in Howth.
F25A/0281E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 3 April 2025
- Reference
- F25A/0281E
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 3 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of removing an existing viewing podium/turret to the front of the house. It also includes converting the existing garage into a habitable space, adding new windows and doors, and making minor alterations to the front, rear, and side elevations.
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
The development consists of the removal of an existing viewing podium/turret to the front of the existing house and for minor cosmetic alterations to the existing front elevation to include a new opening to the existing sitting room at ground level, conversion of the existing garage area to a habitable space to include new windows and doors to the north east elevation and for 1no. Door and 3no. Windows to the south east elevation at basement floor level and to increase the size of an existing window to the existing utility room at ground level to the south east elevation and for minor alteration to the ground floor rear elevation and for 1no. Roof window on the north west roof plain and for all associated site works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 Thormanby Road, Howth, Co Dublin | Jan 2026 | €2,300,000 | 32 m |
| Boreen House, Thormanby Rd, Howthnot full market price | Jul 2025 | €750,000 | 46 m |
| 69 Thormanby Lawns, Howth, Dublin | May 2026 | €1,220,000 | 65 m |
| 64 Thormanby Lawns, Howth, Dublin 13 | Jun 2025 | €1,265,000 | 116 m |
| 5 Hazelhatch, Thormanby Rd, Howth Dublin 13 | Oct 2025 | €885,000 | 139 m |
| 4 Hazelhatch, Thormanby Rd, Howth | Jan 2025 | €880,000 | 139 m |
| 40 Thormanby Lawns, Howth, Dublin 13 | Jan 2025 | €430,000 | 162 m |
| 58 Thormanby Lawns, Howth, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €1,280,000 | 172 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 received3 April 2025
- Decision due28 May 2025
- Decision issued27 May 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Refused40 m away
The construction of 2 no. two-storey, three bedroom contemporary style
Site to the front of Boreen House, Thormanby Road, Howth, Co. Dublin.
F17A/0470FingalLodged 8 Aug 2017New dwelling
- Granted40 m away
Construction of 1 no. two-storey, three bedroom contemporary style det
Site to the front of Boreen House, Thormanby Road, Howth, Co. Dublin.
F18A/0162FingalLodged 17 Jul 2018New dwelling
- Refused40 m away
Amendments to previously approved planning application Reg. Ref. F18/0
Site to the front of Boreen House, Thormanby Road, Howth, Co. Dublin.
F19A/0376FingalLodged 19 Aug 2019Alterations
- Granted50 m away
New single storey utility room to rear with internal alterations on gr
Boreen House, Thormanby Road, Howth, Co Dublin
F20B/0257FingalLodged 16 Oct 2020Extension
- Invalid50 m away
Planning permission to construction of single dwelling, single storey to Thormanby Road, three storey to rear…
Site adjacent to Bodeen, Thormanby Road, Howth, Co. Dublin
F23A/0514FingalLodged 31 Aug 2023New dwelling
- Withdrawn50 m away
Planning permission for construction of single dwelling, single storey to Thormanby Road, three storey to…
Site adjacent to Bodeen, Thormanby Road, Howth, Co. Dublin
F23A/0568FingalLodged 20 Sept 2023New dwelling
- Refused60 m away
2 storey detached dwelling, 170 sq m total floor area, 6.5m high from
Site adjacent to Bodeen, Thormanby road, Howth, Co Dublin
F14A/0235FingalLodged 11 Jun 2014New dwelling
- Refused70 m away
Construction of 3 dwelling to Thormanby Road, two storey to rear with
Site adjacent to Bodeen, Thormanby Road, Howth, Dublin 13
F19A/0185FingalLodged 1 May 2019Housing estate
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