Planning report · Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 2 Nov 2026, 18:10

Gordon Avenue, Foxrock

53.26607, -6.17367

Homes here mostly date from the 1950s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (94%). 3 applications nearby open for comments.

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Time

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94%of home extensions approved nearbyn=287 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs 51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–54 3open for comments nearbyclose 2 Nov–10 Nov

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years

1ApplySite notice up, plans online
2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 51 days
4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
5AppealHere about 5 months
6PermissionLasts 5 years
7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 months after
8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out

Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 1946–60, before planning permission was needed.

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

On this site

Zoning · Existing residential

Protected or listed · on the council's list

Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it

1 in 5

Radon (EPA) · homes with high radon

Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

ZoningR2 · Existing residential

What it says

Objective A: A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

county development plan 2022 2028 · 1 Apr 2022 – 1 Apr 2028

ZoningR2 · Existing residential

What it says

Objective A: A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities

d n laoghaire rathdown county development plan 2022 2028 variation no 1 · 21 Apr 2022 – 20 Apr 2028

Radon1 in 5 homes have high radon (EPA)

Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it

Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m

Within 500 m	Count	For example
Conservation areas	1	Foxrock
Heritage inventory buildings	11	Mangerton; Alton Grange
Radon grid squares	9
Protected buildings	12	Alton Grange; Kilteragh
Monuments	1	R149362

How we work this out

'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The council's map for the vacant land tax shows this spot inside an area of existing homes. Homes people live in, and their gardens, don't pay the tax. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only.

Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Architectural Conservation Areas, National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Records of Protected Structures, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 23:58

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Development plan zoning (councils)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 23:13	open
EPA radon map	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:36	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 23:58	open
Constraint layers (bundle)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open
Architectural Conservation Areas	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:36	open
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:35	open
Records of Protected Structures	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:36	open
Sites and Monuments Record	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:29	open

How we work this out

Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.

Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 2 Nov 2026, 05:03

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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	2 Nov 2026, 03:19	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	2 Nov 2026, 05:03	open

Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions are almost always approved here: 91–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 54% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear57 decided · more info asked 11%

98% · council 96%

Two-storey rear17 decided · more info asked 0%

94% · council 92%

Two-storey side12 decided · more info asked 8%

92% · council 95%

Single-storey side12 decided · more info asked 17%

100% · council 96%

Attic or dormer101 decided · more info asked 9%

91% · council 94%

First-floor18 decided · more info asked 11%

94% · council 90%

Garage conversion15 decided · more info asked 7%

100% · council 99%

New house in a garden or site26 decided · more info asked 35%

54% · council 63%

Approved nearbyDún Laoghaire-Rathdown overall

Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.

CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 258 nearby, 3,750 council-wide

Figure 3

Gordon Avenue, file by file since 2022

8 of 8 decided extensions on the road were approved.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

14 files with "Gordon Avenue" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2022–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 11 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 11 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

7 of 8 approved (88%) · most common: dormer or attic

7 approved1 refused3 no decision or withdrawn

Kind	Applied	Approved	Refused
Dormer or attic	3	1	1
Single-storey rear	3	1	—
Other	2	2	—
First-floor	1	1	—
Garage conversion	1	1	—
Rear	1	1	—

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

How we work this out

Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.

Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 2 Nov 2026, 05:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	2 Nov 2026, 05:03	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 2 Nov 2026, 05:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	2 Nov 2026, 03:19	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	2 Nov 2026, 05:03	open

Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 4

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 51 days. 1 in 9 is asked for more information, which adds about 74 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.

Calculated287 decided home extensions, 135 start notices, 63 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 5

What appeals changed

15 of 32 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 32 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed32 decided

15 became permissions

Approvals appealed32 decided

1 reversed

Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.

CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

Appeals nearby 3 in the last 12 months

None of 3 changed the council's decision

501291 Granted with conditions · Spanish Point, Mart Lane, Dublin 18, D18K5X2 · 465 m report
501106 Refused · Ashley, Hainault Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18T2N4 · 268 m report
500705 Granted with conditions · 42, Joyce Avenue, Kerrymount, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18N2E4 · 322 m report

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 2 Nov 2026, 05:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)	© the publisher	1 Nov 2026, 23:13	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	2 Nov 2026, 05:03	open

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Gordon Avenue, Foxrock with 15 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingRefusedBuilding startedApprovedOther

13 Kilteragh Drive, Foxrock D26B/0520/WEBNo decision yet · 16 m
2Avon Cottage, 11 Hainault Park D26A/0741No decision yet · 108 m
3Glenvale, 2 Hainault Park D26A/0723/WEBNo decision yet · 204 m
41, Kerrymount Green D26A/0256/WEBApproved · 480 m
56 Hainault Lawn, Foxrock D26B/0405/WEBRefused · 165 m
6Gordon Avenue, Dublin 18 D25A/0843/WEBBuilding started · 65 m
7Gordon Avenue, Dublin 18 D25B/0564Building started · 147 m
81 Kilteragh Drive, Foxrock D26A/0266/WEBApproved · 18 m
9Pendennis, Gordon Avenue D25A/0843/WEBApproved · 49 m
1010, Kilteragh Drive D25A/0896/WEBApproved · 75 m
11Sheil Cottage, Gordon Avenue D25B/0712/WEBApproved · 86 m
126 Joyce Avenue, Foxrock REF9026Section 5: exempt · 187 m
13Craiglea, Gordon Avenue D26B/0178/WEBApproved · 218 m
142 Hainault Park, Foxrock V/022/26Section 5: exempt · 226 m
1549, Joyce Avenue D25B/0637/WEBApproved · 248 m

Figure 6

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 92 permissions since 2016, 39 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.

Measured123 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 7

The next 30 days

4 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 2 Nov 2026.

Comments closeTime to appeal ends

Comments close 2 Nov 2026closes today
1D26B/0520/WEB · application received — A) The partial demolition Of the existing single-storey side and rear extension
€20 to the council · 16 m away
Comments close 2 Nov 2026closes today
3D26A/0723/WEB · application received — The development will consist of planning permission for proposed works at No. 2
€20 to the council · 204 m away
Time to appeal ends 3 Nov 20261 day left
4D26A/0256/WEB · GRANT PERMISSION — Sub division of garden to form an additional house plot, construction of a two-s
€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 480 m away
Comments close 10 Nov 20268 days left
2D26A/0741 · application received — Retention of the following alterations as changes to the design previously grant
€20 to the council · 108 m away

Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file

Figure 8

Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

BusConnects Core Bus Corridors is planned 671 m away.

Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast.

Measuredcouncil registers, BCMS, derelict sites registers, development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)

Figure 9

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 10 and 36 a year; busiest 2025. 85% of decisions were approvals.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

Open for comments €20 to comment

13 Kilteragh Drive, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18 P8X7 comments close 2 Nov 2026
A) The partial demolition of the existing single-storey side and rear extensions
D26B/0520/WEB28 Sept 202616 m
3Glenvale, 2 Hainault Park, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18 A4W6 and Garavogue, 4 Hainault Park, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18 T9Y6 comments close 2 Nov 2026
Proposed works at No. 2 and No. 4 Hainault Park and alterations to the developm
D26A/0723/WEB28 Sept 2026204 m
2Avon Cottage, 11 Hainault Park, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18V1H1 comments close 10 Nov 2026
Retention of the following alterations as changes to the design previously grant
D26A/07416 Oct 2026108 m

Every application within 500 m 34 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

Ashley, Hainault Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18T2N4 No decision yet
Permission for the development at this site: Ashley. The development will consis
D26A/0714/WEB23 Sept 2026268 m
Patina, Mart Lane, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18K8Y7 No decision yet
Permission is sought for the demolition of ground floor rear and side single sto
D26B/0506/WEB21 Sept 2026333 m
Sandwood, Gordon Avenue, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18KH50 No decision yet
Alterations and Extension of an existing dwelling including a replacement roof c
D26B/0508/WEB18 Sept 2026279 m
24, Joyce Avenue, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18P2C8 Approved
(i) Construction of single storey rear extension to existing single storey detac
D26B/0483/WEB7 Sept 2026293 m
34, Kilteragh Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18X8C2 Approved
The development seeking retention permission consists of the construction of a
D26B/0458/WEB9 Oct 2026276 m
46 Joyce Avenue, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18W1W0 Approved
Alterations/extensions to the existing two storey detached house comprising demo
D26B/0447/WEB30 Sept 2026274 m
Glenvale, 2 Hainault Park, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18A4W6 and Garavogue, 4 Hainault Park, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18T9Y6 Withdrawn or not valid
Alterations to the development approved under Reg. Ref. D26A/0230/WEB including:
D26A/0582/WEB21 Sept 2026204 m
46, Joyce Avenue, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18W1W0 Withdrawn or not valid
Alterations/extensions to the existing two storey detached house, comprising dem
D26B/0439/WEB10 Aug 2026274 m
Glenvale, 2 Hainault Park, Foxrock, Dublin 18 (D18 A4W6), and, Garavogue, 4 Hainault Park, Foxrock, Dublin 18 (D18 T9Y6) Withdrawn or not valid
Alterations to the development approved under Reg. Ref. D26A/0230/WEB including:
D26A/0574/WEB30 Jul 2026204 m
10, The Coppins, Brighton Road, Dublin, D18T3C1 Approved
alterations to the existing house to include a single storey flat roof extensio
D26B/0432/WEB18 Sept 2026339 m
56 Hainault Lawn, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18 F5A2 Refused
1. Increasing the height of the approved East side dormer to provide a 2,400mm i
D26B/0405/WEB8 Sept 2026165 m
6, Hainault Lawn, Foxrock, Dublin, D18F5A2 Withdrawn or not valid
The proposed modifications consist of:1.Increasing the height of the approved Ea
D26B/0398/WEB15 Jul 2026165 m
126 Joyce Avenue, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18 K3V7 Section 5: exempt
A 40 sqm extension to the rear of the existing single story dwelling. Insulatio
REF90269 Jul 2026187 m
56 Hainault Road & Arabella, Claremont Road, Dublin 18, D18W7W8 & D18A090 Approved
The development will consist of the removal of the existing dividing rear bounda
D26A/0440/WEB29 Jul 2026448 m
56 Hainault Road & Arabella, Claremont Road, Dublin 18, D18W7W8 & D18A090 Withdrawn or not valid
The removal of the existing dividing rear boundary wall between no. 56 Hainault
D26A/0413/WEB10 Jun 2026448 m
Alton Grange, Westminster Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18 (A Protected Structure) Section 5: exempt
Roof and chimney repairs, as outlined in attached Architectural Heritage Impact
REF782618 Jun 2026330 m
Thornfield, Westminster Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18E2N1 Approved
Provision of pitched roof, single storey, glazed green house to the front; provi
D26B/0308/WEB17 Jul 2026498 m
4, The Thicket, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18W2X4 Approved
An extension of 13 Sq M to existing garage conversion to provide a playroom and
D26B/027429 Jun 2026357 m
81 Kilteragh Drive, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18XD00 Approved
The development will consist of Double storey front extension with central porc
D26A/0266/WEB25 May 202618 m
41, Kerrymount Green, Cornelscourt, Dublin 18, D18N8X3 Approved
Sub division of garden to form an additional house plot, construction of a two-s
D26A/0256/WEB6 Oct 2026480 m
1 Kerrymount Green, Cornelscourt, Dublin 18, D18 N8X3 Section 5: exempt
1 Unit
V/023/2624 Apr 2026480 m
142 Hainault Park, Foxrock, DUBLIN, D18A4W6 Section 5: exempt
2
V/022/2622 Apr 2026226 m
Glenvale, 2 Hainault Park, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18A4W6 Approved
(i) partial demolition of existing two-storey dwelling at ground and first floo
D26A/0230/WEB20 May 2026226 m
13Craiglea, Gordon Avenue, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18N6P6 Approved
Construction of a first floor extension within the roof envelope to the rear; Al
D26B/0178/WEB20 May 2026218 m
Ashley, Hainault Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18T2N4 Refused
•The demolition of existing residential dwelling, Ashley, and replacing it with
D26A/0012/WEB9 Mar 2026268 m
11Sheil Cottage, Gordon Avenue, Foxrock, D18X0N8 Approved
Permission for development consisting of conversion of existing single storey ga
D25B/0712/WEB12 Feb 202686 m
"Hy Brasil", Hainault Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18F3A3 Approved
Demolition of existing single storey extensions front and side and the construc
D25A/0957/WEB11 Feb 2026287 m
1010, Kilteragh Drive, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18W8N1 Approved
Alterations to previously approved planning permission Reg Ref: D25A/0667/WEB co
D25A/0896/WEB16 Jan 202675 m
1549, Joyce Avenue, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18C1P0 Approved
(i) The demolition of the side south-east single storey garage to facilitate the
D25B/0637/WEB13 Jan 2026248 m
42, Joyce Avenue, Kerrymount, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18N2E4 Approved
Ruslan and Antonia Sandulescu are applying for planning permission for modificat
D25A/0854/WEB13 Jan 2026322 m
9Pendennis, Gordon Avenue, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18P7K3 Approved
Construction of a new two-storey pitched roof extension to the south-west and a
D25A/0843/WEB12 Dec 202549 m

How we work this out

Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.

Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 2 Nov 2026, 05:03

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National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	2 Nov 2026, 05:03	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	2 Nov 2026, 03:19	open

Building work nearby 11 in the last 12 months

1 not signed off10 no sign-off needed

Hainault Road, Dublin 18, Dublin, D18F3A3 · 26 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D25A/0957/WEB · 309 m
7Gordon Avenue, Dublin 18, Dublin, D18EY65 · 4 Sept 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · D25B/0564 · 147 m
2 Hainault Park, Dublin 18, Dublin, D18 A4W6 · 2 Sept 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · D26A/0230/WEB · 245 m
4 The Thicket, Dublin 18, Dublin, D18 W2X4 · 26 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · D26B/0274 · 379 m
Kewarra, Plunkett Avenue, Westminster Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18T0X6, Dublin 18, Dublin, D18T0X6 · 12 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D25B/0565/WEB · 293 m
49 Joyce Avenue, Dublin 18, Dublin, D18 C1P0 · 9 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D25B/0637/WEB · 266 m
6Gordon Avenue, Dublin 18, Dublin, D18 P7K3 · 17 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D25A/0843/WEB · 65 m
42 Joyce Avenue, Foxrock, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D18 N2E4 · 6 May 2026 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D25A/0854/WEB · 338 m
11 Hainault Park, Dublin 18, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D18 V1H1 · 6 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D25A/0164 · 128 m
53 Hainault Road, Foxrock, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D18 F7K8 · 28 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D25A/0303 · 469 m
11 Hainault Park, Foxrock, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D18 V1H1 · 17 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D25A/0164 · 128 m

How we work this out

Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.

Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 2 Nov 2026, 03:19

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	2 Nov 2026, 03:19	open

Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Developments within 1.0 km

Scheme	Homes	Progress	Distance
Overall site of c.1.14ha at Weavers Hall	51	51 not started (2026-Q2)	133 m
The Grove, Mart Lane	21	no activity on site reported (2026-Q2)	304 m
Gortanore	51	— (2026-Q2)	505 m
c.0.246ga at	20	20 not started (2026-Q2)	553 m
Old Bray Road	—	—	567 m
Rockall, The Birches	24	24 not started (2026-Q2)	600 m
Brighton Road Development	57	7 built · 50 being built (2026-Q2)	601 m
Rockall	28	28 not started (2026-Q2)	602 m

Crèches and schools inspected

Name	Latest inspection	Distance
Cocobee Childcare · Crèche	28 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	602 m
Libby McGuire Montessori School · Crèche	15 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	650 m
Links Childcare Foxrock · Crèche	2 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	782 m
Little Star Preschool · Crèche	13 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	828 m
Tiny Tots Playschool & Montessori · Crèche	29 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	923 m
The Park Academy Cabinteely · Crèche	1 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	937 m

How we work this out

Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.

Sources: Dublin housing delivery pipeline, National Planning Application Database, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 2 Nov 2026, 05:03

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Dublin housing delivery pipeline	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 23:00	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	2 Nov 2026, 05:03	open
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 23:04	open
Tusla early years register	Public register	28 Oct 2026, 23:19	open

How busy is this area Busier than most of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.

Homes approved

Here111

Council middle44

Homes started

Here493

Council middle92

How we work this out

Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 2 Nov 2026, 05:03

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An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	2 Nov 2026, 03:19	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	2 Nov 2026, 05:03	open

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 10

This street block against the council

61% of homes built before 1971 (council 38%). 92% owner-occupied (council 68%).

Homes built before 1971

61% · council 38%

Homes built since 2001

18% · council 25%

Owner-occupied

92% · council 68%

Rented

6% · council 29%

Children under 15

18% · council 18%

Aged 65 and over

29% · council 17%

Households with 2+ cars

77% · council 39%

Work mainly from home

24% · council 19%

This small area (372 people)Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267088012

Bus

435 m

Sycamore Drive · L26, L27 · busiest stop within 500 m: 4 an hour at peak

Planned

671 m

BusConnects Core Bus Corridors, City to Bray

Radon

1 in 5

homes here likely high (EPA). Test it

Nearest school

430 m

St Brigids Boys NS, 406 pupils

Homes sold nearby

in 3 years, 44 new (Property Price Register)

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

St Brigids Boys NS · primary · 406 pupils · 430 m
Loreto College Foxrock · postprimary · 660 pupils · 778 m
St Brigids Girls NS · primary · 499 pupils · 949 m

Stops 18

Sycamore Drive · L26, L27 · 4/hour at peak · 435 m
Sycamore Drive · 46n, L26, L27 · 4/hour at peak · 456 m
Kerrymount Green · L26, L27 · 4/hour at peak · 479 m
Hainault Road · L26, L27 · 4/hour at peak · 523 m
Kerrymount Green · 46n, L26, L27 · 4/hour at peak · 528 m
Hainault Road · 46n, L26, L27 · 4/hour at peak · 542 m
Old Bray Road · E1 · 11/hour at peak · 668 m
Cornelscourt SC · 46n, L26, L27 · 4/hour at peak · 700 m

Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year

St Brigids Boys NS · 430 m-0.7% pupils (406)
Loreto College Foxrock · 778 m+3.6% pupils (660)
St Brigids Girls NS · 949 m-2% pupils (499)

Council meetings 2 items

7 Sept 2026 · Tree Pruning in Foxrock
11 May 2026 · Taking in Charge at Oatlands Manor, Mount Merrion, Blackrock, Co. Dublin

Public land

Dublin City Council · 1.02 ha · 187 m
Dublin City Council · 1.18 ha · 359 m
Dublin City Council · 0.29 ha · 425 m
Dublin City Council · 0.13 ha · 426 m
Dublin City Council · 0.1 ha · 451 m
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 0.25 ha · 486 m

Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 2 Nov 2026, 05:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 23:05	open
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 23:04	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	2 Nov 2026, 05:03	open
Council consultation portals	Public	2 Nov 2026, 01:11	open
Council meetings (ModernGov)	Public	2 Nov 2026, 02:27	open
Land Development Agency public land register	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026, 16:43	open
cso_saps_2022	CC BY 4.0	—	open
National Transport Authority	CC BY 4.0	—	—
Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)	CC BY 4.0	—	—
dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)	CC BY 4.0	—	—
EPA strategic noise maps	CC BY 4.0	—	—
Fingal County Council	CC BY 4.0	—	—

Question 6

What to ask, and who

High radon area (1 in 5 homes): has it been tested?
Ask for: Radon test results.
Seller
Application 16 m away open for comments until 2 Nov 2026: comment?
Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
Council
Building work started 65 m away: for how long?
Ask for: The planning conditions for D25A/0843/WEB.
Agent · council
Any work done without planning permission?
Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Seller · solicitor

Reference

Where this is, the terms, the sources

Townland: Foxrock
Electoral division: Foxrock-Carrickmines
Electoral area: Stillorgan
Council: Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

Everything we found, as a list 8 lines

Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
Nothing nearby looks set to change.
3 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 2 Nov 2026.
Sycamore Drive (bus L26, L27) 435 m away: 4 an hour at morning peak; 12 from all stops within 500 m. Planned: BusConnects Core Bus Corridors 671 m away, core bus corridor (DLR County Development Plan 2022-2028).
Here (2022 census): 92% owner-occupied (council 68%); 8% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 1946–1960; 66% drive to work (council 43%); population up 6% since 2016.
11 home extensions within 250 m since 2025: 7 approved (88%). Most were dormers or attic conversions. 1 dormer or attic conversion refused.
Around here the council decides in a median 53 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 8 is asked for more information.
3 appeals nearby decided in the last 12 months; none changed the council's decision.

What the terms mean 7 terms

Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.

Sources and licences 31

Source	Publisher	Licence	Fetched
EPA strategic noise maps	—	CC BY 4.0	—
Fingal County Council	—	CC BY 4.0	—
Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)	—	CC BY 4.0	—
National Transport Authority	—	CC BY 4.0	—
services-eu1.arcgis.com	An Coimisiún Pleanála	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ie	National Building Control Office (BCMS)	CC BY 4.0	2 Nov 2026
data.gov.ie	Various (see each layer)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities (ACAs)	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
gis.epa.ie	Environmental Protection Agency	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities (Record of Protected Structures)	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Monuments Service (SMR)	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
dlrcoco.citizenspace.com	Local authorities (consultation portals)	Public	2 Nov 2026
www2.courts.ie	—	© the publisher	1 Nov 2026
cso.ie	—	CC BY 4.0	—
dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)	—	CC BY 4.0	—
services-eu1.arcgis.com	Local authorities (derelict sites registers)	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Dublin local authorities (housing delivery pipeline)	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026
esbnetworks.ie	—	© the publisher · flag only	11 Sept 2026
transportforireland.ie	National Transport Authority	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026
lda.ie	Land Development Agency	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026
meetings.fingal.ie	Local authorities (council meetings)	Public	2 Nov 2026
services.arcgis.com	Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database)	CC BY 4.0	2 Nov 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	Tailte Éireann	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors	CC BY 4.0	4 Oct 2026
propertypriceregister.ie	Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)	© PSRA, PSI licence	2 Nov 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities (RZLT maps)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026
gov.ie	Department of Education	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026
gov.ie	Department of Housing	CC BY-SA 4.0	23 Oct 2026
tusla.ie	Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate)	Public register	28 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026

Measured

counted from a public register

Calculated

a rate or median we worked out from those counts

Our classification

we sorted it by reading each description

Estimate

inferred from another source (census, map data)

Rule summary

the law, simplified: check before relying on it

How we work this out

Generated 2 Nov 2026, 18:10 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. Not a legal search: the council's planning file is the record. Deadlines come from published dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000: confirm with the council before relying on them. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors; building outlines © Overture Maps Foundation. The text version carries every figure with its source, for an AI assistant.

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