Swords
Oldtown · Swords · Fingal
Publicly owned land. Held by The Minister for Education and Skills
- Site area
- 0.23 ha (0.58 acres)
- Zoning
- S3
- Townland
- Oldtown
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Why this site
- Publicly owned land
Planning on this site
- F11A/0436/E1 · grant extension of duration of perm. · lodged 7 Mar 2017
- 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 53.47113, -6.24611 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
- 5
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, 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 (4)
| 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 | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — |
| RD - Road: N/A | FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| 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 (2)
| Kind | Label | Count |
|---|---|---|
| radon | Radon risk area | 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.radon, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.smr, 11 Sept 2026
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Totals
- Sites
- 14
- Homes
- 1,853
- Started
- 1,665
- Sites started
- 13
- Sites unbuilt
- 0
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Lapsed
- 188
- Sites lapsed
- 1
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 90
- Not started
- 0
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-09-19T06:05:22+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,168
Sites (14)
| Source | Council | Ref | Name | Address | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shd | FINGAL | ABP-313362 | Main Street | Lands to the south of Rathbeale Road and to the north and south of Main Street, Mooretown Distributor Road, Celestica/Motorola site, Swords, Co. Dublin. (www… | 650 |
| shd | FINGAL | ABP-313302 | Miller?s Avenue and Glen Ellan Road | Lands to the north of Rathbeale Road and to the west of and north of Miller?s Avenue and Glen Ellan Road, Oldtown, Swords, Co. Dublin. (www.oldtownshd.ie) | 377 |
| application | FINGAL | F17A/0735 | Glen Ellan Road | Lands north of the Glen Ellan Road, accessed from the Glen Ellan Road | 98 |
| application | FINGAL | F23A/0504 | Main Stree | On Lands to the South of Rathbeale Road and to the North of Main Stree | 96 |
| application | FINGAL | F18A/0751 | Rathbeale Road | Lands south of the Rathbeale Road, And east of the Swords Western Dist | 77 |
| application | FINGAL | F19A/0029 | Rathbeale Road | Lands south of the Rathbeale Road, And east of the Swords Western Dist | 69 |
| application | FINGAL | F18A/0412 | Miller's Avenue | Lands north of the Glen Ellan Road and east of Miller's Avenue, Miller | 66 |
| application | FINGAL | F19A/0101 | Glen Ellan Road | Lands south of the Glen Ellan Road, east of Miller's Avenue and north | 57 |
| application | FINGAL | F17A/0666 | Glen Ellan Road | Lands north of the Glen Ellan Road, accessed from the Glen Ellan Road | 54 |
| application | FINGAL | F18A/0410 | Park Avenue | Lands north of the Glen Ellan Road and west of Park Avenue, Millers Gl | 45 |
| application | FINGAL | F18A/0701 | Rathbeale Road | Lands south of the Rathbeale Road, And east of the Swords Western Dist | 43 |
| application | FINGAL | F18A/0750 | Park Avenue and Meadowbank Road | Lands at Park Avenue and Meadowbank Road, Millers Glen, Oldtown, Sword | 17 |
| application | FINGAL | F17A/0216 | Oldtown | Lands at Oldtown, Swords, Co Dublin | 16 |
| application | FINGAL | F16A/0505 | Three parcels of land adjacent to the approved Watermill Par | Three parcels of land adjacent to the approved Watermill Park, at land | 188 |
Applicants (1)
| Name | Sites | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Gannon Properties | 1 | 188 |
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 Minister for Education and Skills | 1 Jul 2023 |
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 19
- Facility count
- 5
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8240DB010377 | Cronan's Well Ave | 63.3 |
| nta | 8240DB010380 | Cronan's Well Ave | 88.2 |
| nta | 8240DB007145 | Rathbeale Cottages | 376.6 |
| nta | 8240DB007134 | Rathbeale Cottages | 398.9 |
| nta | 8240000034 | Miller's Glen | 468.2 |
| nta | 8240DB005096 | Ligonier House | 521.6 |
| nta | 8240DB010381 | Holymount | 527.6 |
| nta | 8240DB007133 | Holymount | 528 |
| nta | 8240DB004910 | Ardcian Park | 679.6 |
| nta | 8240DB004921 | Laurelton | 694.5 |
Schools (5)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_primary | 20145O | Swords Educate Together NS | FINGAL | 66.7 |
| school_primary | 20095C | GAELSCOIL BHRIAN BÓROIMHE | FINGAL | 77.8 |
| school_postprimary | 76475D | Swords Community College | FINGAL | 563.5 |
| school_primary | 20529J | Broadmeadow Community National School | FINGAL | 620.5 |
| school_primary | 20302E | Thornleigh Educate Together National School | FINGAL | 832.1 |
Other sites nearby
- Swords · Publicly owned land
- Residential land at Mooretown · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Rathbeal · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Oldtown Phase 2C · Stalled build
- Residential land at Mooretown · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land at Mooretown · 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); 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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