Brymore, Thormandy Road, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13 VK82
Change of use from a nursing home to student accommodation in Howth.
F26A/0066 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 4 February 2026
- Reference
- F26A/0066
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 4 February 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will consist of a change of use of the Brymore property on Thormandy Road. The existing nursing home will be converted into third-level student accommodation.
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 will consist of a change of use from nursing home to third level student accommodation.
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 Thormanby Road, Howth, Co Dublin | Jan 2026 | €2,300,000 | 59 m |
| 69 Thormanby Lawns, Howth, Dublin | May 2026 | €1,220,000 | 77 m |
| Boreen House, Thormanby Rd, Howthnot full market price | Jul 2025 | €750,000 | 117 m |
| 64 Thormanby Lawns, Howth, Dublin 13 | Jun 2025 | €1,265,000 | 146 m |
| 5 Hazelhatch, Thormanby Rd, Howth Dublin 13 | Oct 2025 | €885,000 | 197 m |
| 4 Hazelhatch, Thormanby Rd, Howth | Jan 2025 | €880,000 | 199 m |
| 58 Thormanby Lawns, Howth, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €1,280,000 | 219 m |
| 40 Thormanby Lawns, Howth, Dublin 13 | Jan 2025 | €430,000 | 224 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 received4 February 2026
- Decision due31 March 2026
- Decision issued27 March 2026
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Single storey utility building area of 29.6m² and 3.6 metres high with
Brymore House, Thormanby Road, Howth, Co. Dublin.
F13A/0225FingalLodged 21 Jun 2013Alterations
- Withdrawn60 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
- Invalid60 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
- 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
- Granted70 m away
The development consists of the removal of an existing viewing podium/turret to the front of the existing…
74 Thormanby Road, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13XA03
F25A/0281EFingalLodged 3 Apr 2025Alterations
- Granted80 m away
The development will consist of: (i) the partial demolition (35sq.m) of the existing residential property…
Montebello, Thormanby Road, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13 EV29
F24A/1025EFingalLodged 20 Nov 2024New dwelling
- Refused80 m away
Construction (to the side of existing dwelling), of a two storey, flat
Montebello House, Thormanby Road, Howth, Co. Dublin., (with frontage t
F15A/0107FingalLodged 16 Mar 2015New dwelling
- Granted80 m away
(i) Partial demolition (6.9 sq.m.) of the existing single storey side
Montebello, Asgard Road, Corner site with Thormanby Road, Howth, Count
F20A/0135FingalLodged 24 Mar 2020Extension
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