Swords
Balheary Demesne · Swords · Fingal
Publicly owned land. Held by Fingal County Council
- Site area
- 3.56 ha (8.79 acres)
- Zoning
- M1
- Townland
- Balheary Demesne
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Why this site
- Publicly owned land
Planning on this site
- F25A/0549E · grant permission for retention · lodged 18 Jun 2025
- F25A/0456E · grant permission · lodged 22 May 2025
- F24A/0732E · grant permission · lodged 13 Aug 2024
- F24A/0427E · invalid application due to site notice · lodged 13 May 2024
- F24A/0395E · invalid application · lodged 1 May 2024
- F22A/0365 · grant permission · lodged 29 Nov 2022
- F21A/0476 · grant permission · lodged 29 Apr 2022
- SHD/008/19 · lodged 14 Apr 2022
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 53.47083, -6.21847 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
- 19
Appeals
- Total
- 7
- Tagged
- 2
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
- 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 (5)
| 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 | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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 | 2 |
| rps | Record of Protected Structures | 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.niah, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.rps, 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, 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
- 15
- Facility count
- 1
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8240DB004924 | St Colmcille GAA | 318.9 |
| nta | 8240DB004917 | St Colmcille GAA | 377.6 |
| nta | 8240DB003713 | Balheary Park | 409.6 |
| nta | 8240DB003750 | Balheary Park | 441.3 |
| nta | 8240DB003749 | Broad Meadow Bridge | 514.9 |
| nta | 8240DB003714 | Broad Meadow Bridge | 524 |
| nta | 8240DB004958 | North Street Park | 654.9 |
| nta | 8240DB004916 | North Street Park | 667.5 |
| nta | 8240DB004923 | Jugback Terrace | 678.6 |
| nta | 8240DB004918 | Glen Ellan Pines | 730.5 |
Schools (1)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_postprimary | 70120F | St Finians Community College | FINGAL | 744.6 |
Other sites nearby
- Mixed-use land at Balheary Demesne · On the RZLT map, no permission
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- Mixed-use land at Newtown · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
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.rps (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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