6, The Birches, Torquay Road, Westminster Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18
Construction of a new two-storey detached house with a new driveway entrance.
D05A/1567 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 6 December 2005
- Reference
- D05A/1567
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 6 December 2005
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to build a new two-storey detached house. The development will include associated site works and a new driveway entrance off the by-way at the rear of the property.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storeys
- 2
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
For construction of a new two storey detached house and associated site works with driveway entrance off the by-way at the rear of 6 the birches, and fronting onto the by-way westminster road
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities”
Objective set by the COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Kinvara, Fey Yerra, Foxrockprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €837,004 | 89 m |
| 12 The Birches, Torquay Rd, Foxrock Dublin 18 | Mar 2025 | €2,000,000 | 150 m |
| 7 The Terrace, Torquay Road, Foxrock | Mar 2026 | €2,075,000 | 161 m |
| 7 The Terrace, Torquay Road, Foxrock | May 2025 | €2,075,000 | 161 m |
| 4 The Terrace, Torquay Road, Foxrockprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €1,951,541 | 168 m |
| 18 The Hedgerows, Foxrock, Dublin 18 | Jan 2025 | €755,000 | 212 m |
| 22 The Hedgerows, Foxrock Village, Dublin 18not full market price | May 2026 | €400,000 | 215 m |
| Gortanore, Brighton Road, Dublin 18 | Jun 2025 | €5,525,000 | 245 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received6 December 2005
- Decision issued8 February 2006
In the area
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