Material change of use at the Former Lifeboat House from storage use to seafood
No. 5 West Pier, Howth, Co. Dublin (A Protected Structure)
0.007 ha · Granted · permission to Jan 2031 (estimate)
Planning application F26A/0008E to Fingal County Council: Material change of use at the Former Lifeboat House from storage use to seafood processing use with ancillary dispatch and café, at No. 5 West Pier, Howth, Co. Dublin (A Protected Structure). Granted by the council on 26 January 2026. The permission normally runs to January 2031 (an estimate: the grant plus five years).
Timeline
- Application lodged
- Council granted
- Permission normally ends (estimate)
The end date is an estimate: the grant plus five years, the normal life of a permission. An extension or a commencement changes it.
Key facts
Proposed development
Material change of use at the Former Lifeboat House from storage use to seafood processing use with ancillary dispatch and café with eat-in seating. Refurbishment of existing building fabric, fitout for food preparation and packaging and serving area, replacement of doors, relaying of existing floor to allow for servicing, restoration or repair works on exterior of building, repair and replacement of doors, new signage and all associated site development works.
Planning status
Permission was granted on 26 Jan 2026. The four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded, so the permission is final. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the permission normally runs to Jan 2031 (estimate).
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