The Copse, Millers Glen, Swords, Dublin
Oldtown · Swords · Fingal
Stalled build. 35 homes; commenced 28 Apr 2015, no completion certificate, planned end Nov 2015
- Site area
- 1.46 ha (3.60 acres)
- Zoning
- R2
- Townland
- Oldtown
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Why this site
- Stalled build· started, no progress
Planning on this site
- F23A/0724 · grant permission & refuse permission · lodged 28 Nov 2023
- F11A/0436/E1 · grant extension of duration of perm. · lodged 7 Mar 2017
- F15A/0390 · grant permission · lodged 2 Feb 2016
- F14A/0486 · grant permission · lodged 1 Dec 2014
- F14A/0130 · grant permission · lodged 2 Apr 2014
- F13A/0185 · grant permission · lodged 26 Aug 2013
- F11A/0436 · grant permission · lodged 3 Jul 2012
Planning applications within 500 m (on Planning Register)
Who owns it
The registered owner is on the Land Registry folio. Search the map on landdirect.ie at 53.47415, -6.23989 and buy a copy of the folio: €5 online, and it names the owner and any charge on the land. Most Dublin land is registered; older unregistered titles are in the Registry of Deeds.
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Planning on and around the site
- Radius m
- 250
Near
- Years
- 5
- Total
- 13
Appeals
- Total
- 0
- Tagged
- 0
Inspector recommendations are shown only where the inspector's report has been read and tagged; "not extracted" is not the same as "no recommendation". Sources: npad, 26 Sept 2026; acp, 25 Sept 2026; bcms, 26 Sept 2026
Deadlines running
- Radius m
- 250
- Count
- 0
Deadlines are computed once, by the connector that saw the event, from the statutory rule; never estimated here. Sources: acp, 25 Sept 2026; consult, 26 Sept 2026; moderngov, 26 Sept 2026; npad, 26 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026
Zoning and the RZLT map
Rzlt
- Available
- Yes
- On site
- Yes
- Note
- This land is on an RZLT map — the owner is liable for an annual 3 % tax.
Zones (8)
| Objective text | Plan id | Fetched at | Code | Label | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RA - Residential Area: Ensure the provision of high quality new residential environments with good layout and design, with adequate public transport and cycl… | FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity. | FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| RD - Road: N/A | FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities | Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 11 Sept 2026 | G4 | Open space | Open space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such. |
| OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities | Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 11 Sept 2026 | G4 | Open space | Open space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such. |
| OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities | Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 11 Sept 2026 | G4 | Open space | Open space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such. |
| RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity | Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 11 Sept 2026 | R2 | Existing residential | An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'… |
| RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity | Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 11 Sept 2026 | R2 | Existing residential | An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'… |
Objective text is quoted from the development plan as published on MyPlan (GZT). The plain-English line is our gloss. Sources: zoning, 26 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026
Constraints
- Available
- Yes
- Buffer m
- 50
- Opw flood extent nearby
- Yes
- Opw flood map url
- https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/
Kinds (1)
| Kind | Label | Count |
|---|---|---|
| radon | Radon risk area | 2 |
Flood extents are OPW data we may not redistribute: shown as a yes/no and a link to floodinfo.ie. Sources: constraints, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.flood_cfram, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Totals
- Sites
- 13
- Homes
- 1,655
- Started
- 1,655
- Sites started
- 13
- Sites unbuilt
- 0
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Sites lapsed
- 0
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 100
- Not started
- 0
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-09-26T06:08:07+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,173
Sites (13)
Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 26 Sept 2026; npad, 26 Sept 2026
Public land nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 18
- Facility count
- 3
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8240000034 | Miller's Glen | 335.6 |
| nta | 8240DB010380 | Cronan's Well Ave | 569.2 |
| nta | 8240DB010377 | Cronan's Well Ave | 592.5 |
| nta | 8240DB010381 | Holymount | 676.6 |
| nta | 8240DB007133 | Holymount | 685.5 |
| nta | 8240DB004920 | Laurelton | 685.9 |
| nta | 8240DB004921 | Laurelton | 686.6 |
| nta | 8240DB004919 | Applewood | 737 |
| nta | 8240DB004922 | Applewood | 799.3 |
| nta | 8240DB007145 | Rathbeale Cottages | 802 |
Schools (3)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_primary | 20302E | Thornleigh Educate Together National School | FINGAL | 459.5 |
| school_primary | 20095C | GAELSCOIL BHRIAN BÓROIMHE | FINGAL | 493.8 |
| school_primary | 20145O | Swords Educate Together NS | FINGAL | 565 |
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Figures as of 25 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (26 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.flood_cfram (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); consult (26 Sept 2026); gtfs (25 Sept 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (26 Sept 2026); npad (26 Sept 2026); parcels (11 Sept 2026); places (11 Sept 2026); rzlt (25 Sept 2026); schools (11 Sept 2026); zoning (26 Sept 2026).
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