Somerville House, Thormanby Road, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13 Y773
Construction of 27 new dwellings and refurbishment of an existing house in Howth.
F25A/1114E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 1 December 2025
- Reference
- F25A/1114E
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 1 December 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development on Thormanby Road will consist of 27 new own-door dwellings, comprising 10 apartments and 17 houses. The project also includes the refurbishment of the existing Somerville House and the creation of a new pedestrian access route to the Howth cliff walks.
- Residential units
- 27
- 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
Full planning permission for: (i) construction of 27 no. Own-door dwellings, comprising a mixture of 10 no. Apartments (4 no. 2-beds and 6 no. 1-beds) not exceeding two storeys in height and 17 no. Houses (9 no. 3-beds and 8 no. 4-beds) ranging from two to two-and-a-half storeys in height. (ii) provision of a new vehicular entrance via thormanby road, internal access road, 32 no. Vehicular parking spaces (inclusive of accessible/visitor spaces) and 5 no. Motorcycle parking spaces; (iii) provision of a new site boundary arrangement and refurbishment of the existing detached two-storey five-bedroom dwelling (somerville house), which is to be retained within the overall site. (iv) reuse of the existing vehicular entrance from thormanby road as a pedestrian access route to provide permeability and improved public access to the howth saao area and howth cliff walks. (v) all ancillary site and infrastructural works, inclusive of landscaped public open space (997 m2), 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
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 7 St Nessans, Thormanby Road, Howth | Jun 2026 | €570,000 | 56 m |
| 24 Casana View, Howth, Dublin 13 | Jun 2025 | €850,000 | 113 m |
| Saoirse, Upper Cliff Road, Howth | Jun 2025 | €740,000 | 146 m |
| Arenal, Thormanby Rd, Howth Dublin 13 | Jan 2026 | €1,435,000 | 177 m |
| 3 Cannon Rock Cottages, Upper Cliff Rd, Howth | Mar 2025 | €825,000 | 195 m |
| 10 Woodcliff Heights, Howth, Dublin 13 | Jul 2025 | €890,000 | 209 m |
| 8 Cannon Rock View, Thormanby Rd, Howth | Feb 2025 | €850,000 | 214 m |
| Apt 3, Rookstown, Thormanby Rd | Jan 2025 | €499,000 | 221 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 received1 December 2025
- Decision due3 February 2026
- Decision issued3 February 2026
- Appeal submitted25 February 2026
- Appeal decided23 June 2026
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- RefusedAt this site
(i) demolition of existing two-storey five-bedroom dwelling and removal of existing vehicular entrance from…
Somerville, Thormanby Road, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13Y773
F24A/0794EFingalLodged 5 Sept 2024Housing estate
- Invalid50 m away
Permission for the conversion of the existing attic space into accessi
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F20B/0165FingalLodged 14 Jul 2020Extension
- Granted50 m away
Permission for the conversion of the existing attic space into accessi
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F20B/0247FingalLodged 11 May 2021Extension
- Granted80 m away
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F20B/0022FingalLodged 3 Feb 2020Alterations
- Granted80 m away
Alterations to a previously approved development (Reg. Ref. F10A/0298)
Heath House, Thormanby Road, Howth, Dublin 13
F15A/0029FingalLodged 29 Jan 2015Alterations
- Granted120 m away
The development will consist of extending the existing single-storey g
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F20B/0216FingalLodged 11 Sept 2020Extension
- Granted120 m away
Permission for a proposed single storey extension comprising kitchen
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F20A/0499FingalLodged 7 Oct 2020Extension
- Granted140 m away
Single storey front extension to replace existing conservatory. Exten
St. Gerards, 6 Upper Cliff Road, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13 TX21
F19B/0178FingalLodged 11 Jul 2019Extension
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