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Public land at Howth

Howth-Malahide · Fingal

Publicly owned land. Held by Dublin City Council

Site area
0.36 ha (0.88 acres)
Townland
Howth
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Why this site

  • Publicly owned land
    Publicly owned land · Held by Dublin City Council · 1 Apr 2023 · source
  • Underused site
    Underused site · No buildings on 0.36 ha · 26 Sept 2026 · source

Planning on this site

  • F26A/0520E · grant permission & grant retention · lodged 18 Jun 2026
  • F25A/0688 · refuse outline permission · lodged 29 Jul 2025
  • F25A/0565E · grant permission · lodged 25 Jun 2025
  • F24A/0611E · grant permission · lodged 8 Jul 2024
  • F23A/0223 · grant permission · lodged 4 May 2023
  • F17A/0320 · grant permission · lodged 4 Oct 2017

Planning applications within 500 m (on Planning Register)

Who owns it

The registered owner is on the Land Registry folio. Search the map on landdirect.ie at 53.38132, -6.07038 and buy a copy of the folio: €5 online, and it names the owner and any charge on the land. Most Dublin land is registered; older unregistered titles are in the Registry of Deeds.

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Planning on and around the site

Radius m
250

Near

Years
5
Total
25

Appeals

Total
3
Tagged
3

Inspector recommendations are shown only where the inspector's report has been read and tagged; "not extracted" is not the same as "no recommendation". Sources: npad, 25 Sept 2026; acp, 25 Sept 2026; bcms, 25 Sept 2026

Deadlines running

Radius m
250
Count
0

Deadlines are computed once, by the connector that saw the event, from the statutory rule; never estimated here. Sources: acp, 25 Sept 2026; consult, 25 Sept 2026; moderngov, 25 Sept 2026; npad, 25 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Available
Yes
On site
Yes
Note
This land is on an RZLT map — the owner is liable for an annual 3 % tax.

Zones (7)

Objective textPlan idFetched atCodeLabelMeaning
OS - Open Space: Provide recreational and amenity resources for urban and rural populations subject to strict development controls. Only community facilities…FINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity.FINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
HA - High Amenity: Protect these highly sensitive and scenic locations from inappropriate development and reinforce their character, distinctiveness and sens…FINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
RD - Road: N/AFINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
HA - High Amenity: Protect and enhance high amenity areasFl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 Sept 2026G3High amenityProtected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.
OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenitiesFl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 Sept 2026G4Open spaceOpen space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.
RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenityFl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 Sept 2026R2Existing residentialAn established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…

Objective text is quoted from the development plan as published on MyPlan (GZT). The plain-English line is our gloss. Sources: zoning, 26 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026

Constraints

Available
Yes
Buffer m
50
Opw flood extent nearby
No

Kinds (1)

KindLabelCount
radonRadon risk area2

Flood extents are OPW data we may not redistribute: shown as a yes/no and a link to floodinfo.ie. Sources: constraints, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026

Homes planned nearby

Radius m
1,000

Totals

Sites
3
Homes
248
Started
212
Sites started
2
Unbuilt
36
Sites unbuilt
1
Sites lapsing
0
Sites lapsed
0
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
85
Not started
36

As of

Computed at
2026-09-26T06:08:07+00:00
Sites in table
4,173

Applicants (1)

NameSitesHomes
JM Dunluce Limited136

Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 25 Sept 2026; npad, 25 Sept 2026

Public land nearby

Radius m
1,000

On site (1)

CodeLabelDetailObserved at
public_landPublic land (LDA register)Held by Dublin City Council1 Apr 2023

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 25 Sept 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
16
Facility count
1

Stops (10)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8240DB000574Howth Church547.8
nta8240DB000575Main Street Howth614.8
nta8240DB000560Main Street Howth624.2
nta8240DB000573Thormanby Lawns716.2
nta8240DB000562Thormanby Lawns749.7
nta8240DB000577Howth Harbour761.3
nta8240DB000576Howth Abbey764.7
nta8240DB000558Howth Harbour789.7
nta8240DB000572Upper Cliff Road846.8
nta8240DB000557Howth Station856.6

Schools (1)

KindRefNameCouncilDistance m
school_primary18080ASCOIL MHUIRE MXDFINGAL355.1

Sources: gtfs, 25 Sept 2026; schools, 11 Sept 2026

Other sites nearby

Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (25 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); consult (25 Sept 2026); gtfs (25 Sept 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (25 Sept 2026); npad (25 Sept 2026); parcels (11 Sept 2026); places (11 Sept 2026); rzlt (25 Sept 2026); schools (11 Sept 2026); zoning (26 Sept 2026).

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