Four Ferns Nursing Home, & Tall Trees, Brighton Road and Claremont Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18
Demolition of a house and construction of extensions to Four Ferns Nursing Home to add 33 bedrooms.
D21A/0507 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 11 January 2022
- Reference
- D21A/0507
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 11 January 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves the demolition of a dwelling known as Tall Trees to facilitate 1-3 storey extensions to the east and west wings of the nursing home. This will accommodate 33 additional bedrooms, resident amenities, widened vehicular access, and extra parking spaces.
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development. The development will consist of: demolition of dwelling known as tall trees; construction of 1-3 storey extensions to the east and west wings of the nursing home to accommodate an additional 33 no. Bedrooms and associated resident amenities; widened vehicular access from claremont road; 6 no. Car parking spaces at surface level and reconfiguration of part of existing basement to provide 3 no. Additional parking spaces; landscaping, boundary treatments and associate...
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 3 March 2023. A completion certificate was lodged on 25 September 2024.
Notified floor area: 1,455.7 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caelum Claremount Rd, Carrickmines, Dublin 18 | Apr 2025 | €2,275,000 | 177 m |
| Rosbarnagh, Claremont Rd, Carrickmines | Aug 2025 | €3,870,000 | 183 m |
| Ferara, Claremont Pines, Foxrock | Jul 2025 | €2,250,000 | 186 m |
| 10 Carrickmines Little, Foxrock, Dublin 18 | Aug 2025 | €1,475,000 | 190 m |
| Dangan, Glenamuck Rd, Carrickmines Dublin 18 | Apr 2025 | €1,950,000 | 236 m |
| Melrose, Kerrymount Ave, Foxrock Dublin 18 | Oct 2025 | €3,650,000 | 254 m |
| 62 Carrickmines Ave, Carrickmines Wood, Dublin 18 | Jan 2025 | €1,280,000 | 296 m |
| 64 Carrickmines Ave, Carrickmines Wood, Dublin 18 | Jun 2026 | €1,680,000 | 296 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 received11 January 2022
- Decision issued4 February 2022
- Appeal submitted1 March 2022
- Appeal decided19 January 2023
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Compliance submissionAt this site
Compliance with Condition no. 5 of reg ref no. D21A/0507(ABP31297522)
Four Ferns Nursing Home, & Tall Trees, Brighton Road and Claremont Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18
D21A/0507/C7Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 5 Sept 2023Other
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Compliance with Condition no.3 of Reg Ref no. ABP-312975-22 (D21A/0507)
Four Ferns Nursing Home, & Tall Trees, Brighton Road and Claremont Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18
D21A/0507/C1Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 8 Mar 2023Other
- Compliance submissionAt this site
Compliance with Condition no. 13 of reg ref no. D21A/0507
Four Ferns Nursing Home, & Tall Trees, Brighton Road and Claremont Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18
D21A/0507/C5Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 19 May 2023Other
- Compliance submissionAt this site
Compliance with Condition no.13 of Reg Ref no.(ABP-31297522) D21A/0507
Four Ferns Nursing Home, & Tall Trees, Brighton Road and Claremont Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18
D21A/0507/C4Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 8 Mar 2023Other
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Compliance with Condition no.8 of Reg Ref no. ABP-31297522 (D21A/0507)
Four Ferns Nursing Home, & Tall Trees, Brighton Road and Claremont Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18
D21A/0507/C3Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 8 Mar 2023Other
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Compliance with Condition no. 13 of reg ref no. D21A/0507(ABP31297522)
Four Ferns Nursing Home, & Tall Trees, Brighton Road and Claremont Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18
D21A/0507/C6Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 25 Jul 2023Other
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Compliance with Condition no.4 of Reg Ref no. ABP-312975-22 (D21A/0507)
Four Ferns Nursing Home, & Tall Trees, Brighton Road and Claremont Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18
D21A/0507/C2Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 8 Mar 2023Other
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for development. The development will consist of demolition of dwelling known as Tall Trees.…
Tall Trees, Claremont Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18
D21A/0632Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 23 May 2022New dwelling
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