Swords
Balheary Demesne · Swords · Fingal
Publicly owned land. Held by Dublin City Council
- Site area
- 0.49 ha (1.21 acres)
- Zoning
- G3
- Townland
- Balheary Demesne
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Why this site
- Publicly owned land
Planning on this site
- F25A/0456E · grant permission · lodged 22 May 2025
Planning applications within 500 m (on Planning Register)
Who owns it
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Planning on and around the site
- Radius m
- 250
Near
- Years
- 5
- Total
- 11
Appeals
- Total
- 1
- 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 (2)
| 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 | — | — | — |
| 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. |
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 | 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.flood_cfram, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 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, 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 Dublin City Council | 1 Apr 2023 |
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 12
- Facility count
- 1
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8240DB003749 | Broad Meadow Bridge | 323.8 |
| nta | 8240DB003714 | Broad Meadow Bridge | 329.9 |
| nta | 8240DB003713 | Balheary Park | 333.5 |
| nta | 8240DB003750 | Balheary Park | 363.4 |
| nta | 8240DB004924 | St Colmcille GAA | 474.7 |
| nta | 8240DB004917 | St Colmcille GAA | 546.9 |
| nta | 8240DB004958 | North Street Park | 716.7 |
| nta | 8240DB004916 | North Street Park | 728.1 |
| nta | 8240DB003712 | Seatown West | 865.6 |
| nta | 8240DB004923 | Jugback Terrace | 872.6 |
Schools (1)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_postprimary | 70120F | St Finians Community College | FINGAL | 904.2 |
Other sites nearby
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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