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Residential land at Howth

Howth-Malahide · Fingal

On the RZLT map, no permission. RZLT-liable and no live permission for 10+ homes on it

Site area
0.46 ha (1.14 acres)
Zoning
R2
Townland
Howth
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Why this site

  • On the RZLT map, no permission· Residential Zoned Land Tax
    On the RZLT map, no permission · RZLT-liable and no live permission for 10+ homes on it · 1 Jan 2027 · source
  • On the RZLT map (3% land tax)· Residential Zoned Land Tax
    On the RZLT map (3% land tax) · On the 2027 draft RZLT map · 1 Jan 2027 · source
  • Underused site
    Underused site · About 1,299 m² of buildings on 0.46 ha (plot ratio 0.28, 2 storeys max) · 25 Sept 2026 · source

Planning on this site

  • F24A/0943E · grant permission · lodged 24 Oct 2024
  • F24A/0942E · grant permission · lodged 24 Oct 2024
  • F24A/0815E · invalid application · lodged 10 Sept 2024
  • F24A/0818E · invalid application · lodged 10 Sept 2024
  • F24A/0321 · refuse permission · lodged 10 Apr 2024
  • F23B/0106 · grant permission · lodged 15 Sept 2023
  • F20B/0160 · grant permission · lodged 27 Jan 2021
  • F18A/0122 · grant permission · lodged 6 Jul 2018

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 53.38531, -6.06664 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
51

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, 24 Sept 2026

Deadlines running

Radius m
250
Count
1

Clocks (1)

KindEntity typeOccurred atDeadline atDeadline kindSummary
decisionapplication31 Aug 202628 Sept 2026appealF26A/0609E: REFUSE PERMISSION — (i) partial change of use, with associated internal reconfiguration, o

Deadlines are computed once, by the connector that saw the event, from the statutory rule; never estimated here. Sources: acp, 25 Sept 2026; consult, 24 Sept 2026; moderngov, 24 Sept 2026; npad, 25 Sept 2026; rzlt, 18 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 (3)

Objective textPlan idFetched atCodeLabelMeaning
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———
RD - Road: N/AFINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
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, 19 Sept 2026; rzlt, 18 Sept 2026

Constraints

Available
Yes
Buffer m
50
Opw flood extent nearby
No

Kinds (4)

KindLabelCount
acaArchitectural Conservation Area2
niahNIAH-recorded building2
radonRadon risk area1
rpsRecord of Protected Structures1

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.rps, 11 Sept 2026

Homes planned nearby

Radius m
1,000

Totals

Sites
4
Homes
760
Started
724
Sites started
3
Unbuilt
36
Sites unbuilt
1
Sites lapsing
0
Sites lapsed
0
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
95
Not started
36

As of

Computed at
2026-09-19T06:05:22+00:00
Sites in table
4,168

Sites (4)

SourceCouncilRefNameAddressUnits
applicationFINGALF22A/047760 Main Street60 Main Street, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13 N8K3.36
shdFINGALABP-306102Techrete SiteFormer Techrete Site, Beshoff Motors amd Garden Centre, Howth Road, Howth, Dublin 13. (https://claremontshd.ie)512
shdFINGALABP-313133Balscadden Road and Former Bailey Court HotelSite at Balscadden Road and Former Bailey Court Hotel, Main St, Howth, Co. Dublin. (www.balscaddenshd2022.ie)180
applicationFINGALF21A/0386GraymountGraymount, Dungriffin Road, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13 FW2032

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, 24 Sept 2026; npad, 25 Sept 2026

Public land nearby

Radius m
1,000

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 24 Sept 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
17
Facility count
1

Stops (10)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8240DB000575Main Street Howth110.3
nta8240DB000560Main Street Howth125
nta8240DB000574Howth Church175.9
nta8240DB000576Howth Abbey273.3
nta8240DB000559Abbey Street Howth353.8
nta8240DB000577Howth Harbour394.7
nta8240DB000558Howth Harbour428.4
nta8240DB000573Thormanby Lawns574.1
nta8240DB000557Howth Station587.5
nta8240DB000562Thormanby Lawns627.2

Schools (1)

KindRefNameCouncilDistance m
school_primary18080ASCOIL MHUIRE MXDFINGAL183.4

Sources: gtfs, 18 Sept 2026; schools, 11 Sept 2026

Other sites nearby

Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (24 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.aca (11 Sept 2026); constraints.niah (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); constraints.rps (11 Sept 2026); consult (24 Sept 2026); gtfs (18 Sept 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (24 Sept 2026); npad (25 Sept 2026); parcels (11 Sept 2026); places (11 Sept 2026); rzlt (18 Sept 2026); schools (11 Sept 2026); zoning (19 Sept 2026).

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