78, Fosters Avenue, Mount Merrion, Dublin, A94EN26
Demolition of a garage to build a side extension, a part-single/part-two-storey rear extension, a front porch, and a garden room.
D23B/0533 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 20 November 2023
- Reference
- D23B/0533
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 20 November 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe application details the demolition of an existing single-storey converted garage to the side of the house. It proposes a new single-storey side extension, a part-single/part-two-storey rear extension, a front porch, and a remote garden room/store in the rear garden.
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Official record
Development description
A) demolition of existing single storey (converted) garage to side; b) construction of single storey extension to side; c) construction of part single/part two storey extension to rear; d) construction of single storey porch extension to front; e) minor alteration to existing first floor window ope to front; and, f) construction of (remote) garden room/store to rear garden, all to existing (detached) house.
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 7 February 2025.
Notified floor area: 256 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91 Foster'S Avenue, Mount Merrion, Co Dublin | Jun 2026 | €1,495,000 | 84 m |
| 14 Mather Rd North, Mount Merrion, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €1,845,000 | 138 m |
| 6 Owenstown Lodge, Fosters Avenue, Owenstown Park | Apr 2026 | €470,622 | 152 m |
| 13 Roebuck Hill, Mountmerrion, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €525,000 | 212 m |
| 6 Roebuck Hill, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14 | Dec 2025 | €370,000 | 222 m |
| 8 Wilson Road, Mount Merrion, Co Dublin | Nov 2025 | €900,000 | 222 m |
| 9 Cypress Road, Mount Merrion, Co Dublin | Jun 2026 | €1,230,000 | 223 m |
| 22 Roebuck Hill, Roebuck Rd, Clonskeagh Dublin 14 | May 2025 | €525,000 | 239 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 received20 November 2023
- Decision due23 January 2024
- Decision issued22 January 2024
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