Swords
Townparks · Swords · Fingal
Publicly owned land. Held by Fingal County Council
- Site area
- 0.38 ha (0.93 acres)
- Zoning
- G4
- Townland
- Townparks
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Why this site
- Publicly owned land
Planning on this site
- F18A/0432 · grant permission · lodged 24 Jul 2018
- F15A/0467 · grant permission · lodged 22 Apr 2016
- F15A/0277 · grant permission · lodged 11 Jun 2015
- F13A/0179 · grant permission · lodged 10 Jan 2014
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 53.45965, -6.22287 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 around the site, deadlines, zoning and constraints in full
Planning on and around the site
- Radius m
- 250
Near
- Years
- 5
- Total
- 27
Appeals
- Total
- 8
- Tagged
- 4
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
- No
Zones (5)
| Objective text | Plan id | Fetched at | Code | Label | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RD - Road: N/A | FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| GE - General Employment: Facilitate opportunities for compatible industry and general employment uses, logistics and warehousing activity in a good quality p… | 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 | — | — | — |
| GE - General Employment: Provide opportunities for general enterprise and employment | Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 11 Sept 2026 | C2.1 | Economic development and employment | Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here. |
| 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. |
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
- Yes
- Opw flood map url
- https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/
Kinds (5)
| Kind | Label | Count |
|---|---|---|
| epa_licence | EPA-licensed facility | 2 |
| niah | NIAH-recorded building | 2 |
| radon | Radon risk area | 3 |
| rps | Record of Protected Structures | 1 |
| smr | Recorded monument | 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.epa_licence, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.flood_cfram, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.niah, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.rps, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.smr, 11 Sept 2026
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Totals
- Sites
- 1
- Homes
- 146
- Started
- 146
- 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 | Council | Ref | Name | Address | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shd | FINGAL | ABP-313223 | Main Street | The Lord Mayor?s Public House, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. (www.lordmayorshd.ie) | 146 |
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 Fingal County Council | 1 Apr 2023 |
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 42
- Facility count
- 9
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8240DB005075 | Saint Columbas Rise | 48 |
| nta | 8240DB005078 | Saint Columbas Rise | 58.2 |
| nta | 8240DB003679 | Swords Castle | 192.1 |
| nta | 8240DB003689 | Swords Castle | 205.9 |
| nta | 8240DB003751 | North Street | 313 |
| nta | 8240DB003690 | Swords Village | 322.5 |
| nta | 8240DB003711 | North Street | 326.3 |
| nta | 8240DB005077 | Brackenstown Ave | 332.6 |
| nta | 8240DB005076 | Brackenstown Ave | 407 |
| nta | 8240DB003691 | Swords Village | 415.8 |
Schools (9)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_primary | 12358M | SWORDS BOROUGH N S | FINGAL | 244.9 |
| school_postprimary | 70121H | Fingal Community College | FINGAL | 421.1 |
| school_primary | 20528H | River Valley CNS | FINGAL | 508.1 |
| school_primary | 18976W | S N CHOLMILLE B | FINGAL | 553.2 |
| school_primary | 18977B | S N CHOLMCILLE C | FINGAL | 605.7 |
| school_postprimary | 70120F | St Finians Community College | FINGAL | 632.3 |
| school_postprimary | 60383I | Coláiste Choilm | FINGAL | 814.1 |
| school_primary | 19535U | BRACKENSTOWN SENIOR N S | FINGAL | 842.4 |
| school_primary | 19456B | ST CRONANS JUNIOR NATIONAL SCHOOL | FINGAL | 904.2 |
Other sites nearby
- Residential land at Townparks · On the RZLT map, no permission
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- Mixed-use land at Swords Glebe · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Swords · Publicly owned land
Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (24 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.epa_licence (11 Sept 2026); constraints.flood_cfram (11 Sept 2026); constraints.niah (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); constraints.rps (11 Sept 2026); constraints.smr (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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