Swords
Castlefarm · Swords · Fingal
Publicly owned land. Held by Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board
- Site area
- 1.48 ha (3.65 acres)
- Zoning
- S3
- Townland
- Castlefarm
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Why this site
- Publicly owned land
Planning on this site
- F25A/1041E · grant permission for retention · lodged 11 Nov 2025
- F25A/1027E · invalid application · lodged 6 Nov 2025
- F15A/0463 · grant permission · lodged 6 Oct 2015
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 53.46533, -6.22457 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
- 6
Appeals
- Total
- 2
- 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, 25 Sept 2026; acp, 25 Sept 2026; bcms, 24 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, 25 Sept 2026; moderngov, 24 Sept 2026; npad, 25 Sept 2026; rzlt, 18 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 (7)
| Objective text | Plan id | Fetched at | Code | Label | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — |
| OS - Open Space: Provide recreational and amenity resources for urban and rural populations subject to strict development controls. Only community facilities… | FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| RD - Road: N/A | FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| CI - Community Infrastructure: Protect and promote an inclusive county, accessible to all members of the community, facilitating the sustainable development … | 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. |
| 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'… |
| CI - Community Infrastructure: Provide for and protect civic, religious, community, education, health care and social infrastructure | Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 11 Sept 2026 | S3 | Community infrastructure | Reserved for civic, religious, community, education, health-care and social infrastructure. |
Objective text is quoted from the development plan as published on MyPlan (GZT). The plain-English line is our gloss. Sources: zoning, 19 Sept 2026; rzlt, 18 Sept 2026
Constraints
- Available
- Yes
- Buffer m
- 50
- Opw flood extent nearby
- No
Kinds (1)
| Kind | Label | Count |
|---|---|---|
| radon | Radon risk area | 1 |
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.radon, 11 Sept 2026
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Totals
- Sites
- 1
- Homes
- 640
- Started
- 640
- Sites started
- 1
- Sites unbuilt
- 0
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Sites lapsed
- 0
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 100
- Not started
- 0
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-09-19T06:05:22+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,168
Sites (1)
| Source | Application id | Council | Ref | Name | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| application | 58,400 | FINGAL | LRD0018/S3E | Estuary West Lands at Holybanks | Estuary West Lands at Holybanks, Swords, Co Dublin |
Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 24 Sept 2026; npad, 25 Sept 2026
Public land nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
On site (1)
| Code | Label | Detail | Observed at |
|---|---|---|---|
| public_land | Public land (LDA register) | Held by Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board | 1 Apr 2023 |
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 32
- Facility count
- 4
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8240DB004917 | St Colmcille GAA | 357.2 |
| nta | 8240DB004924 | St Colmcille GAA | 419.9 |
| nta | 8240DB004923 | Jugback Terrace | 438.7 |
| nta | 8240DB004918 | Glen Ellan Pines | 472.5 |
| nta | 8240DB004958 | North Street Park | 490.2 |
| nta | 8240DB004916 | North Street Park | 495.9 |
| nta | 8240DB005077 | Brackenstown Ave | 506.8 |
| nta | 8240DB005076 | Brackenstown Ave | 519.9 |
| nta | 8240DB003712 | Seatown West | 522.8 |
| nta | 8240DB003686 | Glasmore Pk | 533.2 |
Schools (4)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_postprimary | 70120F | St Finians Community College | FINGAL | 11.5 |
| school_postprimary | 70121H | Fingal Community College | FINGAL | 730.7 |
| school_primary | 12358M | SWORDS BOROUGH N S | FINGAL | 882.4 |
| school_primary | 20302E | Thornleigh Educate Together National School | FINGAL | 983 |
Other sites nearby
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- Swords · Publicly owned land
- Residential land at Castlefarm · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Castlefarm · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Glebe · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Castlefarm · On the RZLT map, no permission
Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (24 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); consult (25 Sept 2026); gtfs (25 Sept 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (24 Sept 2026); npad (25 Sept 2026); parcels (11 Sept 2026); places (11 Sept 2026); rzlt (18 Sept 2026); schools (11 Sept 2026); zoning (19 Sept 2026).
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