1, Fosterbrook, Booterstown, Blackrock, A94 VK23
Section 5 declaration to determine if inserting a ground-floor side window is exempted development.
REF5325 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 27 March 2025
- Reference
- REF5325
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Section 5
- Received
- 27 March 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis is a Section 5 application to determine whether the insertion of a top-hung, permanently obscured glass window into the side of an existing domestic house at ground floor level is considered exempted development.
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Official record
Development description
Section 5 application to determine whether the insertion of a top hung, permanently obscured glass window into the side of a domestic house at ground floor level is exempted development. Window measurements: 705mm high x 1350mm wide gill height @ 900mm above ground floor level head height @ 1605mm above ground floor level distance from exterior of wall to inside of boundary fence exceeds 1000mm
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.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown, Rathbride, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €360,000 | 7 m |
| 25 Fosterbrook, Booterstown, Blackrock | Jan 2025 | €940,000 | 75 m |
| 55 Seafield Crescent, Blackrock, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €950,000 | 124 m |
| 148 Seamount Apts, Stillorgan Rd, Booterstown | Jun 2025 | €606,000 | 140 m |
| Apt 157, Seamount, Stillorgan Rd | Jul 2025 | €660,000 | 140 m |
| 61 Seafield Crescent, Blackrock, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €730,000 | 148 m |
| 24 Mountbrook, Stillorgan Rd, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €375,000 | 156 m |
| 26 Mountbrook, Stillorgan Rd, Blackrock | Apr 2025 | €531,000 | 156 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 received27 March 2025
- Decision due23 April 2025
- Decision issued16 April 2025
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