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Planning application · Fingal County Council

Demolition of two houses, “Balford” & “Dubhlaoch” - and associated sheds

Baldford D13X17 & Dubhlaoch D13YW9, Drumnigh Road, Portmarnock, Co.Dub

F24A/0781E · FingalOn SiteGranted on appeal

up to 2 storeys · 0.477 ha · Granted on appeal, March 2025

Planning application F24A/0781E to Fingal County Council: Demolition of two houses, “Balford” & “Dubhlaoch” - and associated sheds, at Baldford D13X17 & Dubhlaoch D13YW9, Drumnigh Road, Portmarnock. Granted by the council on 23 October 2024; granted on appeal by An Coimisiún Pleanála on 18 March 2025. Work commenced on 22 April 2025.

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Council granted
  3. Appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála
  4. Granted on appeal
  5. Work commenced

Key facts

Reference
F24A/0781E
Planning authority
Fingal County Council
Received
30 Aug 2024
Decided
23 Oct 2024
Status
On Site
Use
Residential
Dwellings (estimated)
13
Read from the description, not stated on the register.
Site area
0.477 ha
Commenced
22 Apr 2025
Appeal
ABP-321274-24 · Granted on appeal

Homes and mix

4-bed9
5-bed4
Total homes13

Read from the description, not stated on the register. Shown only where the parts add up to the total.

Proposed development

(i) Demolition of two houses – “Balford” & “Dubhlaoch” - and associated sheds; (ii) Construction of 13 no. two storey dormer houses in the following format:- (a) 8 no. semi detached four bedroom dwellings; (b) 2 no. semi detached five bedroom houses; (c) 1 no. detached four bedroom house; (d) 2 no. detached five bedroom houses; (iii) Replacement of two existing site entrances with one vehicular site entrance from R124 and 5.5m wide access road to serve the development; (iv) SUDs, Open Spaces, Car and Bicycle parking spaces, drainage, boundary treatments, services provision, and all site works associated with same.

Planning status

Permission was granted on appeal by An Coimisiún Pleanála on 18 Mar 2025, and a commencement notice has been lodged: works are under way or about to start.

Appeal ABP-321274-24 on the An Coimisiún Pleanála website ↗

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