Swords
Windmill Lands · Swords · Fingal
Publicly owned land. Held by Fingal County Council
- Site area
- 0.77 ha (1.89 acres)
- Zoning
- G3
- Townland
- Windmill Lands
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Why this site
- Publicly owned land
Planning nearby
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 53.45604, -6.22549 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
- 24
Appeals
- Total
- 9
- 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, 25 Sept 2026
Deadlines running
- Radius m
- 250
- Count
- 1
Clocks (1)
| Kind | Entity type | Occurred at | Deadline at | Deadline kind | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| application_received | application | 25 Aug 2026 | 29 Sept 2026 | observation | F26A/0771E: application received — Planning Permission is sought for the construction of 14 no. apartment |
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 (5)
| Objective text | Plan id | Fetched at | Code | Label | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HA - High Amenity: Protect these highly sensitive and scenic locations from inappropriate development and reinforce their character, distinctiveness and sens… | FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| RD - Road: N/A | 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 | — | — | — |
| HA - High Amenity: Protect and enhance high amenity areas | Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 11 Sept 2026 | G3 | High amenity | Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area. |
| 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 (3)
| Kind | Label | Count |
|---|---|---|
| niah | NIAH-recorded building | 1 |
| radon | Radon risk area | 3 |
| smr | Recorded monument | 3 |
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.niah, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.smr, 11 Sept 2026
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Totals
- Sites
- 3
- Homes
- 954
- Started
- 146
- Sites started
- 1
- Unbuilt
- 530
- Sites unbuilt
- 1
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Lapsed
- 278
- Sites lapsed
- 1
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 15
- Not started
- 530
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-09-19T06:05:22+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,168
Sites (3)
Applicants (2)
| Name | Sites | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Bovale Developments Unlimited Company | 1 | 530 |
| MKN Developments Limited | 1 | 278 |
Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 25 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
- 39
- Facility count
- 8
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8240DB004926 | Highfield Grn | 188 |
| nta | 8240DB003572 | Highfield Grn | 204.7 |
| nta | 8240DB003678 | Swords Village | 218.7 |
| nta | 8240000352 | Dublin Street | 247.6 |
| nta | 8240DB003691 | Swords Village | 252.4 |
| nta | 8240DB003692 | Carlton Court | 309.6 |
| nta | 8240DB003690 | Swords Village | 311.1 |
| nta | 8240DB003701 | Ballintrane Wd | 398.3 |
| nta | 8240DB003677 | Colaiste Choilm | 412.9 |
| nta | 8240DB005075 | Saint Columbas Rise | 422.3 |
Schools (8)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_primary | 12358M | SWORDS BOROUGH N S | FINGAL | 221.9 |
| school_primary | 20528H | River Valley CNS | FINGAL | 240.7 |
| school_postprimary | 60383I | Coláiste Choilm | FINGAL | 393.8 |
| school_primary | 19535U | BRACKENSTOWN SENIOR N S | FINGAL | 736 |
| school_primary | 18977B | S N CHOLMCILLE C | FINGAL | 760.7 |
| school_primary | 18976W | S N CHOLMILLE B | FINGAL | 762.2 |
| school_postprimary | 70121H | Fingal Community College | FINGAL | 776.8 |
| school_primary | 19456B | ST CRONANS JUNIOR NATIONAL SCHOOL | FINGAL | 803.1 |
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- Residential land at Windmill Lands · On the RZLT map, no permission
Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (25 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.flood_cfram (11 Sept 2026); constraints.niah (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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