Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedHousing estateDecided 2 September 2025

0.48 Ha site located off Hearse Road, Donabate, Co. Dublin

Construction of two houses in place of a permitted childcare facility and roof modifications in Donabate.

F25A/0618E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 9 July 2025

Reference
F25A/0618E
Authority
Fingal County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
9 July 2025

Summary

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The applicant seeks amendments to a permitted residential development at Semple Woods. The changes include building two two-storey, three-bedroom houses instead of a childcare facility, alongside roof modifications to several other units.

Housing estateamendmentresidential
Residential units
2
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

The site is generally bound to the south and east by an existing residential development at semple woods, to the west by agricultural land with single dwellings located along hearse road beyond, and to the north by agricultural land with dwellings within semple woods beyond. The development will consist of: amendments to the residential development permitted under fingal county council reg. Ref. F24a/0644e. The amendments principally comprise: the omission of condition nos. 4 and 5 to facilitate the construction of 2 no. Two storey three bedroom houses in lieu of a childcare facility; modifications to the roof profile of unit nos. 006, 010, 011, 015, 016 and 020; and all associated site and development works above and below ground.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RA - Residential AreaR1
Provide for new residential communities subject to the provision of the necessary social and physical infrastructure

National zoning type: New/proposed 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

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
6 The Boulevard, Semple Woods, DonabateMay 2025€542,00053 m
1 2 And 56 The Crescent, Semple Woods, Donabateprice excludes VATJun 2025€672,65655 m
52 The Close, Balmonston, Donabateprice excludes VATJul 2025€462,55576 m
32 The Close, Balmoston, Donabateprice excludes VATAug 2025€462,55576 m
45 The Close, Balmoston, Donabateprice excludes VATAug 2025€462,55576 m
5 The Close, Semple Woods, DonabateNov 2025€510,00077 m
25 The Boulevard Redrock Field, Balmoston, Donabateprice excludes VATJun 2026€374,44979 m
29 The Boulevard, Semple Woods, DonabateMay 2025€480,00082 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

  1. Application received9 July 2025
  2. Decision due2 September 2025
  3. Decision issued2 September 2025
  4. Appeal submitted26 September 2025
  5. Appeal decided9 February 2026

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