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Planning report · Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 07:44

The Birches, Foxrock, Foxrock

53.26853, -6.18315

Homes here mostly date from the 1980s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (94%). 14 homes approved 199 m away haven't started.

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Time
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94%of home extensions approved nearbyn=312 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–541open for comments nearbyclose 2 Nov14homes approved nearby, not startednearest 199 m · D23A/0641

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 51 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealHere about 5 months
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 4 months after
  8. 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 1981–90, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992).

Timeline from 1955: planning permission needed from October 1964, building regulations from June 1992, building records online from March 2014, sign-off opt-out from September 2015. Most homes here were built 1981–1990.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of The BirchesBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1981–1990 (census estimate)most built2021: 1 file on The Birches2023: 1 file on The Birches2025: 2 files on The Birches4 files

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
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
Yes
Protected or listed · in a conservation area (Foxrock)
No
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

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.

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

Conservation areaOn this site Foxrock
Radon1 in 5 homes have high radon (EPA)

Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, monument zone, 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 mCountFor example
Conservation areas1Foxrock
Heritage inventory buildings14Glenarm; Ardenza
Radon grid squares9
Protected buildings14Glenarm; Ardenza
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), Architectural Conservation Areas, EPA radon map, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Records of Protected Structures · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
Architectural Conservation AreasCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
EPA radon mapCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Records of Protected StructuresCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:36open
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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
Question 2

Could you extend?

This site is in a conservation area: changes visible from the street usually need permission.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions are almost always approved here: 92–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 56% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear69 decided · more info asked 10%
97% · council 96%
Two-storey rear20 decided · more info asked 5%
95% · council 92%
Two-storey side13 decided · more info asked 8%
100% · council 95%
Attic or dormer119 decided · more info asked 8%
92% · council 94%
First-floor19 decided · more info asked 11%
95% · council 90%
Garage conversion11 decided · more info asked 9%
100% · council 99%
New house in a garden or site27 decided · more info asked 30%
56% · 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 · 278 nearby, 3,602 council-wide

Figure 3

The Birches, file by file since 2021

2 of 3 decided extensions on the road were approved.

4 planning files on The Birches since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2021 · single-storey rear · approved · D21B/0059No number · 2025 · other extension · refused · D25B/0125No. 11 · 2025 · porch / front · approved · D25B/0643/WEBPorches, roofs, otherNo number · 2023 · other work · approved · D23A/0641New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

4 files with "The Birches" 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 · 2021–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 2 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 2 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

2 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Porch11—
Single-storey rear11—

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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    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 73 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 51 days; If more info asked (1 in 9): 136 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; If appealed: +141 days; Building starts: 130 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 51 days, middle half 49–54 (n=277)51 daysIf more info asked (1 in 9)With further information: median 136 days (n=35)136 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksIf appealedAt An Coimisiún Pleanála: median 141 days (n=64, all appeals within 1.5 km)+141 daysBuilding startsStart notice: median 130 days after permission (n=149)130 days after permissionSigned off69% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated312 decided home extensions, 150 start notices, 64 decided appeals · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    17 of 35 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 32 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed35 decided
    17 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 5 in the last 12 months

    1 of 3 changed the council's decision

    • 502056 Pending · Foxrock Service Station, Brighton Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18X2N0 · 254 m
    • 501205 Refused · Kilakee, Torquay Road, Foxrock, Dublin, D18F7K3 - ACA · 167 m report
    • 501106 Refused · Ashley, Hainault Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18T2N4 · 414 m report
    • 500714 Granted · Carrigmore, Golf Lane, Torquay Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18F2Y8 (ACA) · 271 m report
    • 500296 Withdrawn · Killakee, Torquay Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18F7K3 · 167 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher31 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around The Birches, Foxrock, Foxrock with 14 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedRefusedApprovedOtherNo decision yet
    1. 1Glenvale, 2 Hainault Park D26A/0723/WEBNo decision yet · 495 m
    2. 2Rockall, The Birches D23A/0641Approved, no sign building has started · 199 m
    3. 3Kilakee, Torquay Road D26A/0054/WEBRefused · 167 m
    4. 411, The Birches D25B/0643/WEBApproved · 102 m
    5. 5Weston, No. 10 REF15526Section 5: awaiting decision · 134 m
    6. 6Thornfield, Westminster Road D26B/0308/WEBApproved · 183 m
    7. 7The Guinness Gallery, Brighton Road D26A/0685/WEBNo decision yet · 209 m
    8. 8National Mobility Hubs Pilot: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 73 Locations Across the Council's Administrative Area PC/IC/01/26No decision yet · 239 m
    9. 9Gortanore, Brighton Road D25A/0893/WEBApproved · 250 m
    10. 10Foxrock Service Station, Brighton Road D26A/0457/WEBRefused · 254 m
    11. 11Alton Grange, Westminster Road REF7826Section 5: exempt · 265 m
    12. 12Carrigmore, Golf Lane D25A/0841/WEBRefused · 271 m
    13. 13Ashley, Hainault Road D26A/0714/WEBNo decision yet · 414 m
    14. 14Silver Park GAA Grounds, Tudor Lawn D26A/0682/WEBNo decision yet · 461 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 49 permissions since 2016, 23 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate.

    82 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 45 approved, 20 refused. After appeals: 49 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 11 built with the owner's opt-out, 10 started, 25 with no start notice found, 1 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT45: lodged → approved20: lodged → refused12: lodged → withdrawn or invalid5: lodged → undecided44: approved → approved13: refused → refused12: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn5: undecided → undecided1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal5 refused by the council, approved after an appeal1 refused by the council, undecided after an appeal1 refused by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal25: approved → no start notice found11: approved → built, owner opted out10: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → signed off1: approved → ran out82 lodged82 lodged45 approved45 approved20 refused20 refused12 withdrawn or invalid12 withdrawn or invalid5 undecided5 undecided49 approved49 approved14 refused14 refused13 withdrawn13 withdrawn6 undecided6 undecided25 no start notice found25 no start notice found11 built, owner opted out11 built, owner opted out10 started, not signed off10 started, not signed off2 signed off2 signed off1 ran out1 ran out

    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.

    Measured82 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 2 Nov 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-02 D26A/0723/WEB: application received — The development will consist of planning permission for proposed works at No. 2today6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 DecD26A/0723/WEB: application received — The development will consist of planning permission for proposed works at No. 2 · 495 m away · 2026-11-02
    Comments close
    • Comments close 2 Nov 20261 day left
      1D26A/0723/WEB · application received — The development will consist of planning permission for proposed works at No. 2
      €20 to the council · 495 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

    14 homes 199 m away were approved Feb 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Feb 2031. BusConnects Core Bus Corridors is planned 765 m away.

    Rockall, The Birches · 14 homes: 14 homes approved Feb 2026, not started; BusConnects Core Bus…: core bus corridor (DLR County Development Plan 2022-2028)202420252026202720282029203020312032Rockall, The Birches · 14 homes199 m · D23A/064114 homes approved Feb 2026, not started14 homes approved Feb 2026, not startedBusConnects Core Bus…765 m · plannedcore bus corridor (DLR County Development Plan 2022-2028)today

    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)

    Sites that could change 1 within 500 m

    Approved, not started 1

    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, Council meetings (ModernGov), National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 10 and 21 a year; busiest 2025. 69% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 13, 2022: 14, 2023: 12, 2024: 10, 2025: 21, 2026: 1201020302021: 7 approved2021: 5 refused2021: 1 withdrawn or invalid13’21*2022: 9 approved2022: 3 refused2022: 2 withdrawn or invalid14’222023: 11 approved2023: 1 refused12’232024: 4 approved2024: 3 refused2024: 3 withdrawn or invalid10’242025: 13 approved2025: 5 refused2025: 3 withdrawn or invalid21’252026: 1 approved2026: 3 refused2026: 3 withdrawn or invalid2026: 5 undecided12’26*
    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

    Every application within 500 m 17 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Building work nearby 6 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off5 no sign-off needed
    • 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 · 405 m
    • Golf Lane, Torquay Road, Foxrock, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D18F2Y8 · 18 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D25A/0509/WEB · 318 m
    • Torquay Road, Dublin, D18 V3Y1 · 26 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D25A/0573/WEB · 367 m
    • Torquay Road, Galloping Green, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, d18f9x4 · 30 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · D25B/0322/WEB · 427 m
    • Brighton Road, Foxrock,, Dublin 18, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D18 X2N0 · 16 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · D21A/0734 · 234 m
    • Brighton Road, Foxrock, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, D18R8K1 · 11 Feb 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · D25A/0622/WEB · 481 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Homes coming 14 not started
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Developments within 1.0 km

    SchemeHomesProgressDistance
    Rockbrae, Westminster Road2626 being built (2026-Q2)94 m
    Rockall2828 not started (2026-Q2)134 m
    Rockall, The Birches2424 not started (2026-Q2)136 m
    Gortanore51— (2026-Q2)250 m
    Overall site of c.1.14ha at Weavers Hall5151 not started (2026-Q2)416 m
    Brighton Road Development577 built · 50 being built (2026-Q2)552 m
    The Grove, Mart Lane21no activity on site reported (2026-Q2)794 m
    Funchal & Garryknock3636 being built (2026-Q2)833 m

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Libby McGuire Montessori School · Crèche15 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate254 m
    Tiny Tots Playschool & Montessori · Crèche29 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate603 m
    Links Childcare Foxrock · Crèche2 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate828 m
    Giraffe Childcare Central Park · Crèche25 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate960 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Dublin housing delivery pipelineCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here14
    Council middle44
    Homes started
    Here173
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    78% owner-occupied (council 68%).

    Homes built before 1971
    31% · council 38%
    Homes built since 2001
    15% · council 25%
    Owner-occupied
    78% · council 68%
    Rented
    17% · council 29%
    Children under 15
    18% · council 18%
    Aged 65 and over
    27% · council 17%
    Households with 2+ cars
    67% · council 39%
    Work mainly from home
    22% · council 19%
    This small area (254 people)Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 267090005

    Planned
    765 m
    BusConnects Core Bus Corridors, City to Bray
    Radon
    1 in 5
    homes here likely high (EPA). Test it
    Nearest school
    635 m
    Loreto College Foxrock, 660 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    59
    in 3 years, 44 new (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Loreto College Foxrock · postprimary · 660 pupils · 635 m
    • St Brigids Boys NS · primary · 406 pupils · 928 m

    Stops 11

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

      • Loreto College Foxrock · 635 m+3.6% pupils (660)
      • St Brigids Boys NS · 928 m-0.7% pupils (406)

      Council meetings 2 items

      Public land

      • Horse Racing Ireland · 70.15 ha · 168 m
      • Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · 0.4 ha · 224 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
      Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
      Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
      cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
      National Transport AuthorityCC 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 mapsCC BY 4.0——
      Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
      Question 6

      What to ask, and who

      1. In a conservation area: which outside changes need permission?
        Ask for: The council's guidance for the area.
        Council
      2. High radon area (1 in 5 homes): has it been tested?
        Ask for: Radon test results.
        Seller
      3. 14 homes approved 199 m away (Rockall, The Birches), not started: what is planned?
        Ask for: The planning file for D23A/0641.
        Council
      4. Application 495 m away open for comments until 2 Nov 2026: comment?
        Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
        Council
      5. 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-Torquay
      Electoral area
      Stillorgan
      Council
      Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • Zoned R2 (existing residential); in a conservation area; no vacant land tax; high radon area.
      • 1 site nearby could change: 1 approved scheme.
      • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 2 Nov 2026.
      • 14 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 14 at Rockall, The Birches.
      • No scheduled public transport within 800 m. Planned: BusConnects Core Bus Corridors 765 m away, core bus corridor (DLR County Development Plan 2022-2028).
      • Here (2022 census): 78% owner-occupied (council 68%); 13% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 1981–1990; 52% drive to work (council 43%); population up 8% since 2016.
      • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2025.
      • The council decides in a median 52 days (about 7 weeks); 1 in 8 is asked for more information.
      What the terms mean 8 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.
      • Conservation area (Architectural Conservation Area (ACA)): A street or area whose character is protected.
      • 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.
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      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 1 Nov 2026, 07:44 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.