F25A/1114E: 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.
Somerville House, Thormanby Road, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13 Y773
DecisionRefuse permission
Decided03 February 2026
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Source documents
Original council portal records and source PDFs where available.- Application fileApplication file on planning.agileapplications.ieSource portal
- Notification Of DecisionSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / F25A.1114E_D.pdf / Document 1160954Source PDF
- Chief Executives OrderSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / F25A.1114E_ce.pdf / Document 1160953Source PDF
- ReportsSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / Planning_statement_of_consistency.pdf / Document 1149456Source PDF
- ReportsSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / Som-met-zz-xx-sch-a-900002.pdf / Document 1149469Source PDF
- ReportsSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / 25144-x-xxx-rp-tnt-ce-0005-operational_waste_management.pdf / Document 1149486Source PDF
- ReportsSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / 25144-x-xxx-rp-tnt-ce-0003-flood_risk_assessment.pdf / Document 1149488Source PDF
- ReportsSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / 25144-x-xxx-rp-tnt-ce-0002-climate_action_energy_statem.pdf / Document 1149490Source PDF
- ReportsSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / 25144-x-xxx-rp-tnt-ce-0001-civil_planning_report.pdf / Document 1149491Source PDF
- ReportsSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / 25144-x-xxx-rp-tnt-ce-0004-mobility_managment_plan.pdf / Document 1149492Source PDF
- ReportsSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / 26041_howth_pdf_lowres.pdf / Document 1149493Source PDF
- ReportsSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / Traffic_and_transport_assessment.pdf / Document 1149495Source PDF
- ReportsSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / Ms_-_landscape_design_report_-_somerville_howth_v21.11..pdf / Document 1149503Source PDF
- ReportsSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / 25144-x-xxx-rp-tnt-ce-0006-outline_construction_managem.pdf / Document 1149504Source PDF
- ReportsSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / Appropriate_assessment_screening_report.pdf / Document 1149512Source PDF
- ReportsSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / Ecological_impact_assessment.pdf / Document 1149513Source PDF
- ReportsSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / Arch_Report_F25A1114E_Somerville_Howth.docx / Document 1156432Source PDF
- ReportsSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / Arch_Report_F25A1114E_Somerville_Howth.docx / Document 1156433Source PDF
- ReportsSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / F25A1114E_Depwrtment_of_Housing_Local_Government_and_Heritage_.pdf / Document 1156567Source PDF
- ReportsSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / F25A1114E.docx / Document 1156723Source PDF
- ReportsSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / F25A1114E_Uisce_Eireann__.pdf / Document 1157198Source PDF
- ReportsSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / F25A-1114E.pdf / Document 1157416Source PDF
- ReportsSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / F25A_1114E_.docx / Document 1161114Source PDF
- AppealSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / F25A_1114E_Appeal_Documents_1_of_5.pdf / Document 1165190Source PDF
- AppealSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / F25A_1114E_Appeal_Documents_2_of_5.pdf / Document 1165191Source PDF
- AppealSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / F25A_1114E_Appeal_Documents_3_of_5.pdf / Document 1165192Source PDF
- AppealSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / F25A_1114E_Appeal_Documents_4_of_5.pdf / Document 1165194Source PDF
- AppealSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / F25A_1114E_Appeal_Documents_5_of_5.pdf / Document 1165195Source PDF
- AppealSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / F25A_1114E_Appeal_Response.pdf / Document 1169819Source PDF
- AppealSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / F25A_1114E_Appeal_Decision.pdf / Document 1187245Source PDF
- AppealSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / F25A_1114E_Commission_Direction.pdf / Document 1187247Source PDF
Nearby precedent
Similar nearby applications linked to this planning decision.- F24A/0794E(i) demolition of existing two-storey five-bedroom dwelling and removal of existing vehicular entrance from Thormanby Road; (ii) construction of a residential development of 41 no. own-door family homes (including 1 no. two-storey three-bedroom house, 28 no. three-storey three-bedroom houses, and 6 no. three-bedroom duplex apartments atop 6 no. two-bedroom ground floor apartments) each served by vehicular parking and private amenity space; (iii) provision of a new vehicular entrance via Thormanby Road, internal access road, 55 no. vehicular parking spaces (inclusive of accessible/visitor spaces) and 5 no. motorcycle parking spaces; and, (iv) all ancillary site and infrastructural works, inclusive of landscaped public open space (1,531sq.m), 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. / 0.0 km away / 24 October 2024Refused
- F20B/0220Permission for development consisting of upgrading of existing roof and upgrading of existing dormers to each side of roof, for new entrance to ground floor and for internal alterations all to existing two storey house. / 0.2 km away / 05 November 2020Refused
- F26A/0065Outline Permission for a Dwelling on the site adjacent to existing dwelling, with access from existing entrance. / 0.2 km away / 27 March 2026Refused
- F18A/0622(i) The construction of a two-storey, four bedroom detached dwelling / 0.2 km away / 18 October 2019Refused
- F24A/0500E7no. 3 Bedroom two and three storey (part single storey) dwellings with green roofs and solar panels arranged in one stepped terrace of six dwellings and one detached single and two storey dwelling facing Thormanby Road, with balconies at second floor level facing north and east to dwellings No.s 2-6, with pedestrian access from Thormanby Road ( to Unit No.s 1-6) and vehicular and pedestrian access to all units from shared surface laneway with automatic vehicular gate from Thormanby Road, returning to the rear of Dwelling No.s 1-6 at a lower ground level (with stone gabion retaining structure to western boundary and part southern boundary) also providing access to semi- basement / lower level rear garages with car parking and landscaped roof terraces over and access to dwelling No.s 1-7, off street parking for 2no. car parking spaces to dwelling No. 7 and provision of 3 no. visitor car parking space on Thormanby Road, located to the eastern side of ‘Glenview’ dwelling including relocating entrance piers and automatic gates and part eastern boundary to ‘Glenview’ with footpath, landscaped incidental areas of open space, including all associated siteworks (including demolition of 3 no. small outbuildings to ‘Glenview’), boundaries, landscaping, front and side screen walls, raised planters, access steps, concealed integrated refuse, parcel post stores and pedestrian gates. On a site (circa 2238m2 / 0.2238 Hectares) located on Thormanby Road, Howth, D13, Co. Dublin, to the rear/ north of ‘Glenview’ dwelling D13 HX28, east of ‘Burford’ dwelling D13 X229 on Dungriffin Road and the Hazelhatch (Nos. 1-7) residential estate on Thormanby Road. / 0.3 km away / 22 July 2024Refused
- F15A/0605Retention for the change of use of a former single storey stable build / 0.3 km away / 24 February 2016Refused
- F19A/0185Construction of 3 dwelling to Thormanby Road, two storey to rear with / 0.4 km away / 24 June 2019Refused
- F20B/0202Retention permission for existing Garage conversion and renovation to games room, additional height to existing shed walls with the addition of new flat roof to facilitate replacement of existing dilapidated roof and garage conversion with ancillary works. / 0.4 km away / 20 October 2020Refused