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Public land at Howth

Howth-Malahide · Fingal

Publicly owned land. Held by Fingal County Council

Site area
0.48 ha (1.19 acres)
Zoning
G3
Townland
Howth
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Why this site

  • Publicly owned land
    Publicly owned land · Held by Fingal County Council · 1 Apr 2023 · source

Planning on this site

  • F26A/0268 · lodged 2 Apr 2026
  • F24A/0572 · grant permission for retention · lodged 27 Jun 2024
  • F24A/0554 · invalid application · lodged 20 Jun 2024
  • F19A/0031 · grant permission · lodged 28 Jan 2019

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 53.38641, -6.07223 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

Total
29
Years
5

Appeals

Total
7
Tagged
5

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

Count
0
Radius m
250

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

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

Zones (13)

Plan idFetched atObjective textCodeLabelMeaning
FINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026OS - Open Space: Provide recreational and amenity resources for urban and rural populations subject to strict development controls. Only community facilities…———
FINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity.———
FINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity.———
FINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026OS - Open Space: Provide recreational and amenity resources for urban and rural populations subject to strict development controls. Only community facilities…———
FINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026TC - Town and District Centre: Maintain and build on the accessibility, vitality and viability of the existing Urban Centres in the County. Develop and conso…———
FINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026RD - Road: N/A———
FINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026HA - High Amenity: Protect these highly sensitive and scenic locations from inappropriate development and reinforce their character, distinctiveness and sens…———
Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 Sept 2026HA - High Amenity: Protect and enhance high amenity areasG3High amenityProtected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.
Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 Sept 2026OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenitiesG4Open spaceOpen space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.
Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 Sept 2026OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenitiesG4Open spaceOpen space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.
Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 Sept 2026TC - Town and District Centre: Protect and enhance the special physical and social character of town and district centres and provide and/ or improve urban f…M2Major town centreThe main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.
Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 Sept 2026RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenityR2Existing residentialAn established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…
Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 Sept 2026RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenityR2Existing 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

Buffer m
50
Available
Yes
Opw flood extent nearby
No

Kinds (4)

KindCountLabel
aca1Architectural Conservation Area
niah2NIAH-recorded building
radon1Radon risk area
smr2Recorded monument

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.aca, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.niah, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.smr, 11 Sept 2026

Homes planned nearby

Radius m
1,000

As of

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

Totals

Homes
890
Sites
4
Lapsed
162
Started
692
Unbuilt
36
Not started
36
Started pct
78
Sites lapsed
1
Sites lapsing
0
Sites started
2
Sites unbuilt
1
Sites appealed
0

Sites (4)

CouncilLatLEALonRefName
FINGAL53.39Howth-Malahide-6.06F22A/047760 Main Street
FINGAL53.39Howth-Malahide-6.08ABP-306102Techrete Site
FINGAL53.39Howth-Malahide-6.06ABP-313133Balscadden Road and Former Bailey Court Hotel
FINGAL53.39Howth-Malahide-6.08ABP-310413Deer Park

Applicants (2)

NameHomesSites
GLL PRS Holdco Limited1621
JM Dunluce Limited361

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 Fingal County Council1 Apr 2023

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

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
14
Facility count
1

Stops (10)

NameAgencyStop idDistance m
Howth Harbournta8240DB000577239
Howth Harbournta8240DB000558253.7
Howth Stationnta8240DB000557277.6
Howth Stationnta8240DB000579285.7
Howthnta8240IR0017306.4
Howth Abbeynta8240DB000576418.5
Main Street Howthnta8240DB000575455.7
Main Street Howthnta8240DB000560476.8
Abbey Street Howthnta8240DB000559522.2
Howth Castlenta8240DB000555556.2

Schools (1)

CouncilRefKindNameDistance m
FINGAL18080Aschool_primarySCOIL MHUIRE MXD313.9

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.aca (11 Sept 2026); constraints.niah (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); constraints.smr (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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