5, The Birches, Torquay Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18
Construction of a rear sun room extension and widening of the existing vehicular entrance.
D08A/0059 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 23 January 2008
- Reference
- D08A/0059
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 23 January 2008
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a proposed sun room extension to the rear of the existing house. It also includes plans to widen the existing vehicular entrance.
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
The development consists of (a) a proposed sun room extension to the rear of the existing house (b) existing vehicular entrance to be widened.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 The Birches, Torquay Rd, Foxrock Dublin 18 | Mar 2025 | €2,000,000 | 110 m |
| 14 Kinvara, Fey Yerra, Foxrockprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €837,004 | 135 m |
| 7 The Terrace, Torquay Road, Foxrock | Mar 2026 | €2,075,000 | 166 m |
| 7 The Terrace, Torquay Road, Foxrock | May 2025 | €2,075,000 | 166 m |
| 4 The Terrace, Torquay Road, Foxrockprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €1,951,541 | 178 m |
| 22 The Hedgerows, Foxrock Village, Dublin 18not full market price | May 2026 | €400,000 | 185 m |
| 18 The Hedgerows, Foxrock, Dublin 18 | Jan 2025 | €755,000 | 191 m |
| Gortanore, Brighton Road, Dublin 18 | Jun 2025 | €5,525,000 | 284 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 received23 January 2008
- Decision issued18 March 2008
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