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Planning permission in Howth-Malahide

Planning permission in Howth-Malahide is decided by Fingal County Council. Search Howth-Malahide planning applications, see recent decisions and notices, and check how often projects are granted. Here is how planning applications have gone in Howth-Malahide over the last 5 years.

Granted in Howth-Malahide

688 granted, 160 refused in the last 5 years. That is the same as the Fingal average.

Applications
1,054

Received in the last 5 years

Decided
848

Granted or refused

Typical wait
8weeks

Without a request for more information

More info asked
23%

Of decided applications

Recent planning decisions in Howth-Malahide

The latest granted and refused applications decided by Fingal County Council. Wording is trimmed and never includes applicant names.

Howth-Malahide planning applications per year

Applications received each year. The coloured part of each bar is the share granted. The outlined bar is the year so far.

Howth-Malahide approval rates by project type

How often each kind of project was granted in Howth-Malahide over the last 5 years. Types with fewer than 15 decisions are left out.

House extension153 decided
92%
Attic conversion40 decided
90%
Shed or garage24 decided
71%
Change of use20 decided
65%

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Common questions about Howth-Malahide planning

Do I need planning permission in Howth-Malahide?

The rules are national, so the same exemptions apply in Howth-Malahide as everywhere else. Many small projects, such as some single-storey rear extensions, are exempt under S.I. 600/2001. Fingal County Council decides applications here, and a site in a protected area or a protected structure has fewer exemptions.

Who decides planning applications in Howth-Malahide?

Fingal County Council is the planning authority for Howth-Malahide. It must decide within eight weeks of a valid application, unless it asks for further information.

How many planning applications are granted in Howth-Malahide?

81 in 100 decided applications in Howth-Malahide were granted over the last 5 years, from 848 decisions.

Source: National Planning Application Database and council planning registers, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data is a guide and may be out of date, so check with the council. Applicant names are never published.