Swords
Mountgorry · Swords · Fingal
Publicly owned land. Held by The Industrial Development Authority
- Site area
- 3.53 ha (8.73 acres)
- Townland
- Mountgorry
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Why this site
- Publicly owned land
Planning on this site
- LRD0025/S3E · refuse permission · lodged 26 Sept 2024
- F22A/0365 · grant permission · lodged 29 Nov 2022
- F21A/0551 · grant permission · lodged 13 Oct 2021
- F21A/0414 · grant permission · lodged 30 Jul 2021
- F20A/0532 · grant permission · lodged 27 Oct 2020
- F19A/0521 · grant permission · lodged 12 May 2020
- F17A/0714 · grant permission · lodged 19 Jun 2018
- F14A/0317 · grant permission · lodged 8 Aug 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 53.45582, -6.20546 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
- 11
Appeals
- Total
- 7
- Tagged
- 5
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
- 1
Clocks (1)
| Kind | Entity type | Occurred at | Deadline at | Deadline kind | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| appeal_decided | appeal | 7 Aug 2026 | 2 Oct 2026 | jr | ACP 501329: Grant permission |
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 (8)
| Objective text | Plan id | Fetched at | Code | Label | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RD - Road: N/A | FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| ME - Metro Economic Corridor: Provide for an area of compact, high intensity/density, employment generating activity with associated commercial and residenti… | 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: Provide recreational and amenity resources for urban and rural populations subject to strict development controls. Only community facilities… | 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. |
| MRE - Metro and Rail Economic Corridor: Facilitate opportunities for high-density mixed-use employment generating activity and commercial development and sup… | Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 11 Sept 2026 | M1 | Metro / rail economic corridor | A high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area here. |
| 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, 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 (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.flood_cfram, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Totals
- Sites
- 3
- Homes
- 700
- Started
- 16
- Sites started
- 1
- Unbuilt
- 530
- Sites unbuilt
- 1
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Lapsed
- 154
- Sites lapsed
- 1
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 2
- Not started
- 530
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-09-19T06:05:22+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,168
Sites (3)
| Source | Application id | Council | Ref | Name | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| application | 58,578 | FINGAL | LRD0055/S3E | Barrysparks and Crowscastle (lands generally bound by the R1 | Barrysparks and Crowscastle (lands generally bound by the R132 to the |
| application | 53,615 | FINGAL | F18A/0350 | Block 5 | Block 5, Waterside, Swords Road, Malahide, Co Dublin |
| application | 56,755 | FINGAL | F19A/0521 | Swords to Malahide Road | Swords to Malahide Road (R106), An area known as Mountgorry, Swords, C |
Applicants (1)
| Name | Sites | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Bovale Developments Unlimited Company | 1 | 530 |
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 The Industrial Development Authority | 1 Apr 2023 |
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 25
- Facility count
- 3
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8240DB001050 | Seamount Vw | 244.5 |
| nta | 8240DB001039 | Seamount Vw | 254 |
| nta | 8240DB001041 | Ashley Drive | 462.6 |
| nta | 8240DB007116 | Swords Park | 478.6 |
| nta | 8240DB001040 | Ashley Drive | 481.8 |
| nta | 8240B136121 | Malahide Road | 483.2 |
| nta | 8240DB003654 | Feltrim Retail Park | 535.4 |
| nta | 8240DB005084 | Drynam Court | 556.6 |
| nta | 8240DB006010 | Waterside | 573.6 |
| nta | 8240DB005086 | Milesian Court | 594.6 |
Schools (3)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_primary | 18977B | S N CHOLMCILLE C | FINGAL | 627.1 |
| school_primary | 18976W | S N CHOLMILLE B | FINGAL | 686.2 |
| school_postprimary | 70121H | Fingal Community College | FINGAL | 927.5 |
Other sites nearby
- Mixed-use land at Mountgorry · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Swords · Publicly owned land
- Swords · Publicly owned land
- Swords · Publicly owned land
- Swords · Publicly owned land
- Swords to Malahide Road · Permission expired unbuilt
Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (24 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.flood_cfram (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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