11, The Birches, Torquay Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18E2W5
First-floor front extension, removal of a sunroom, and alterations to the dormer roofs.
D25B/0643/WEB · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 14 November 2025
- Reference
- D25B/0643/WEB
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 14 November 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves removing an existing side sunroom, front bays, and front dormer roofs. It includes constructing a 10 square metre first-floor front extension, altering dormer roofs, and widening selected doors and windows.
- Floor area
- 10 m²
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
A) removal of existing sun room to (south) side, bays/open porch to front, and, existing dormer roofs to front; b) construction of (10.0 m. Sq. ) first floor extension to front (over single storey element to existing house); c) provision of 2no. Raised/altered dormer roofs to front (and altered first floor window opes in connection with same), and, altered first floor window ope to front (in connection with removal of dormer roof and bay to/over staircase); d) widening of existing external door ope to front (providing canopy over), and, widening of (selected) existing external door/windows opes to (south and north) sides, 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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 The Birches, Torquay Rd, Foxrock Dublin 18 | Mar 2025 | €2,000,000 | 25 m |
| 14 Kinvara, Fey Yerra, Foxrockprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €837,004 | 219 m |
| 22 The Hedgerows, Foxrock Village, Dublin 18not full market price | May 2026 | €400,000 | 253 m |
| 7 The Terrace, Torquay Road, Foxrock | Mar 2026 | €2,075,000 | 261 m |
| 7 The Terrace, Torquay Road, Foxrock | May 2025 | €2,075,000 | 261 m |
| 18 The Hedgerows, Foxrock, Dublin 18 | Jan 2025 | €755,000 | 270 m |
| 4 The Terrace, Torquay Road, Foxrockprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €1,951,541 | 274 m |
| Carrigmore, Golf Lane, Foxrock Dublin 18 | May 2025 | €1,800,000 | 278 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 received14 November 2025
- Decision due16 January 2026
- Decision issued16 January 2026
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Refused50 m away
Permission for development at this site on lands measuring approximately 0.84ha. The proposed development…
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- Refused60 m away
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- Granted60 m away
Permission for the demolition of the existing Rockall dwelling house (c.215 sqm) and single storey…
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D15A/0839Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 22 Dec 2015Apartments
- Granted80 m away
Construction of a two storey extension to the side and rear of the existing property, providing a dining area…
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D02B/0314Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 16 May 2002Extension
- Granted80 m away
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- Granted80 m away
Permission for single storey house extensions to front and sides of dwelling
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D14B/0047Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 13 May 2014Extension
- Granted80 m away
Permission for development including infrastructural works. Total gross floor area of 3,046 sqm, will consist…
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D23A/0641Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 23 May 2024Housing estate
- Granted90 m away
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15, The Birches, Foxrock, Dublin 18.
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