The Office Building, The Gables, Westminster Court and Torquay Road, Foxrock Village, Dublin 18
Demolition of an office extension to build a larger structure for restaurant and office use in Foxrock.
D17A/1084 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 8 May 2018
- Reference
- D17A/1084
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 8 May 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of a two-storey office extension and its replacement with a new structure of up to three storeys. This will allow for the expansion of the existing bar and restaurant on the ground floor, with offices on the upper floors.
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development at this site. The development will consist of: the demolition of the existing integrated, two-storey office extension located to the west of the gables and its replacement with a structure consisting of two full storeys a ground and first floor and a partial, set back second storey. It includes the expansion of the existing bar and licensed restaurant into the ground floor of the new extension, with offices at first floor and partial second floor. The development...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“NC To protect, provide for and-or improve mixed-use neighbourhood centre facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 The Terrace, Torquay Road, Foxrockprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €1,951,541 | 41 m |
| 7 The Terrace, Torquay Road, Foxrock | Mar 2026 | €2,075,000 | 53 m |
| 7 The Terrace, Torquay Road, Foxrock | May 2025 | €2,075,000 | 53 m |
| 18 The Hedgerows, Foxrock, Dublin 18 | Jan 2025 | €755,000 | 114 m |
| 5 Brighton Lodge, Foxrock, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €515,000 | 144 m |
| 7 Brighton Lodge, Brighton Rd, Foxrock Dublin 18 | Jan 2025 | €425,000 | 145 m |
| 22 The Hedgerows, Foxrock Village, Dublin 18not full market price | May 2026 | €400,000 | 154 m |
| Gortanore, Brighton Road, Dublin 18 | Jun 2025 | €5,525,000 | 163 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received8 May 2018
- Decision issued31 May 2018
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