The Children's Sunshine Home, Leopardstown Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18.
Make a temporary childcare extension permanent and retain elevation changes, a pitched roof, and an access road.
D09A/0024 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 15 January 2009
- Reference
- D09A/0024
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 15 January 2009
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to change a previously approved temporary single-storey extension into a permanent building. It also requests the retention of elevation changes, a 3.7m high pitched roof, and a fire brigade access road.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 310 m²
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Official record
Development description
Change from previously approved permission for; temporary single storey extension to existing building (310sq. M in area and 3 metres in height) providing bedrooms, shower room and associated storage space to support existing child care facilities; (reg. Ref. D06a/1655) to permanent building and for retention of elevation changes, pitched roof (3.7 metres in height) and fire brigade access road at leopardstown 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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 1 March 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 4 May 2022.
Notified floor area: 90 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Tudor Lawns, Foxrock, Dublin 18 | Mar 2026 | €885,000 | 133 m |
| 23 Silver Pines, Brewery Rd, Stillorgan | Mar 2026 | €745,000 | 172 m |
| Londolozi, Torquay Rd, Foxrock Dublin 18 | Mar 2026 | €1,780,000 | 229 m |
| 114 Tudor Lawns, Foxrock, Dublin 18 | Nov 2025 | €890,000 | 237 m |
| St Josephs, Leopardstown Rd, Dublin 18 | Jun 2026 | €925,000 | 237 m |
| 113 Tudor Lawns, Foxrock, Dublin 18 | Jul 2025 | €670,000 | 243 m |
| 14 Silver Pines, Brewery Rd, Leopardstown | Aug 2025 | €715,000 | 245 m |
| 103 Tudor Lawns, Foxrock, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €755,000 | 246 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 received15 January 2009
- Decision issued9 March 2009
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