Swords
Swords Demesne · Swords · Fingal
Publicly owned land. Held by Fingal County Council
- Site area
- 0.70 ha (1.72 acres)
- Zoning
- M4
- Townland
- Swords Demesne
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Why this site
- Publicly owned land
Planning nearby
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
- 31
Appeals
- Total
- 5
- 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, 24 Sept 2026
Deadlines running
- Radius m
- 250
- Count
- 2
Clocks (2)
| Kind | Entity type | Occurred at | Deadline at | Deadline kind | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| application_received | application | 27 Aug 2026 | 1 Oct 2026 | observation | F26A/0781E: application received — Alterations to the exterior of front of house including: - Increasing |
| decision | application | 3 Sept 2026 | 1 Oct 2026 | appeal | F26A/0781E: Invalid Application — Alterations to the exterior of front of house including: - Increasing |
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 (3)
| Objective text | Plan id | Fetched at | Code | Label | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RD - Road: N/A | FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| MC - Major Town Centre: Consolidate the existing Major Towns in the County, (Blanchardstown, Swords and Balbriggan). The aim is to further develop these cent… | FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| MC - Major Town Centre: Protect, provide for and/ or improve major town centre facilities | Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 11 Sept 2026 | M4 | Major town centre | The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments. |
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 (3)
| Kind | Label | Count |
|---|---|---|
| niah | NIAH-recorded building | 1 |
| radon | Radon risk area | 2 |
| 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.niah, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.smr, 11 Sept 2026
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Totals
- Sites
- 2
- Homes
- 676
- Started
- 146
- Sites started
- 1
- Unbuilt
- 530
- Sites unbuilt
- 1
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Sites lapsed
- 0
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 22
- Not started
- 530
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-09-19T06:05:22+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,168
Sites (2)
| Source | Council | Ref | Name | Address | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| application | FINGAL | LRD0055/S3E | Barrysparks and Crowscastle (lands generally bound by the R1 | Barrysparks and Crowscastle (lands generally bound by the R132 to the | 530 |
| shd | FINGAL | ABP-313223 | Main Street | The Lord Mayor?s Public House, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. (www.lordmayorshd.ie) | 146 |
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 Fingal County Council | 1 Apr 2023 |
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 40
- Facility count
- 7
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8240DB003689 | Swords Castle | 63.3 |
| nta | 8240DB003679 | Swords Castle | 71.4 |
| nta | 8240DB003751 | North Street | 209.8 |
| nta | 8240DB003711 | North Street | 242.3 |
| nta | 8240DB003690 | Swords Village | 265.9 |
| nta | 8240DB005075 | Saint Columbas Rise | 308.9 |
| nta | 8240DB005078 | Saint Columbas Rise | 319.7 |
| nta | 8240DB003691 | Swords Village | 381.5 |
| nta | 8240DB003752 | Seatown West | 382.1 |
| nta | 8240000352 | Dublin Street | 391.9 |
Schools (7)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_postprimary | 70121H | Fingal Community College | FINGAL | 240.3 |
| school_primary | 18976W | S N CHOLMILLE B | FINGAL | 291.4 |
| school_primary | 12358M | SWORDS BOROUGH N S | FINGAL | 321.8 |
| school_primary | 18977B | S N CHOLMCILLE C | FINGAL | 346.2 |
| school_primary | 20528H | River Valley CNS | FINGAL | 485.2 |
| school_postprimary | 70120F | St Finians Community College | FINGAL | 782.7 |
| school_postprimary | 60383I | Coláiste Choilm | FINGAL | 842.7 |
Other sites nearby
- Land at Balheary Road, Swords · Council selling or leasing the land
- Land adjacent to No 2 Abbeylea Avenue, Swords · Council selling or leasing the land
- Land at Townparks · Council selling or leasing the land
- Land at Townparks · Council selling or leasing the land
- Land at Townparks · Council selling or leasing the land
- Land at Pinnock Hill, Swords · Council selling or leasing the land
Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (24 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.niah (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); constraints.smr (11 Sept 2026); consult (25 Sept 2026); gtfs (18 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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