Swords
Forrestfields · Swords · Fingal
Publicly owned land. Held by Fingal County Council
- Site area
- 0.19 ha (0.47 acres)
- Zoning
- G4
- Townland
- Forrestfields
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Why this site
- Publicly owned land
Planning on this site
- LRD0059/S3E · request additional information · lodged 8 Jun 2026
- SHD/022/19 · grant permission · lodged 8 Oct 2020
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 53.45137, -6.23033 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
- Total
- 9
- Years
- 5
Appeals
- Total
- 8
- Tagged
- 7
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, 26 Sept 2026; acp, 25 Sept 2026; bcms, 26 Sept 2026
Deadlines running
- Count
- 0
- Radius m
- 250
Deadlines are computed once, by the connector that saw the event, from the statutory rule; never estimated here. Sources: acp, 25 Sept 2026; consult, 26 Sept 2026; moderngov, 26 Sept 2026; npad, 26 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026
Zoning and the RZLT map
Rzlt
- On site
- No
- Available
- Yes
Zones (3)
| Plan id | Fetched at | Objective text | Code | Label | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | RD - Road: N/A | — | — | — |
| FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | OS - Open Space: Provide recreational and amenity resources for urban and rural populations subject to strict development controls. Only community facilities… | — | — | — |
| Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 11 Sept 2026 | OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities | G4 | Open space | Open space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such. |
Objective text is quoted from the development plan as published on MyPlan (GZT). The plain-English line is our gloss. Sources: zoning, 26 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026
Constraints
- Buffer m
- 50
- Available
- Yes
- Opw flood extent nearby
- No
Kinds (1)
| Kind | Count | Label |
|---|---|---|
| radon | 1 | Radon risk area |
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
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-09-26T06:08:07+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,173
Totals
- Homes
- 1,405
- Sites
- 7
- Lapsed
- 278
- Started
- 512
- Unbuilt
- 615
- Not started
- 615
- Started pct
- 36
- Sites lapsed
- 1
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Sites started
- 4
- Sites unbuilt
- 2
- Sites appealed
- 0
Sites (7)
| Council | Lat | LEA | Lon | Ref | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINGAL | 53.45 | Swords | -6.22 | LRD0055/S3E | Barrysparks and Crowscastle (lands generally bound by the R1 |
| FINGAL | 53.44 | Swords | -6.23 | F22A/0687 | Hollytree House |
| FINGAL | 53.45 | Swords | -6.23 | ABP-314253 | Pinnock Hill |
| FINGAL | 53.46 | Swords | -6.22 | ABP-313223 | Main Street |
| FINGAL | 53.45 | Swords | -6.23 | SHD/018/21 | Fosterstown North |
| FINGAL | 53.44 | Swords | -6.23 | F18A/0306 | Fosterstown North |
| FINGAL | 53.45 | Swords | -6.23 | ABP-308366 | Fosterstown North and Cremona |
Applicants (3)
| Name | Homes | Sites |
|---|---|---|
| Bovale Developments Unlimited Company | 530 | 1 |
| MKN Developments Limited | 278 | 1 |
| Clondev Properties Limited | 85 | 1 |
Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 26 Sept 2026; npad, 26 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
- 43
- Facility count
- 7
Stops (10)
| Name | Agency | Stop id | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Vlly Dr | nta | 8240DB003710 | 97.2 |
| River Vlly Dr | nta | 8240DB003702 | 144.5 |
| Ballintrane Wd | nta | 8240DB004925 | 145 |
| Ballintrane Wd | nta | 8240DB003701 | 248.7 |
| Pinnock Hill | nta | 8240DB003694 | 356 |
| Colaiste Choilm | nta | 8240DB003677 | 375.6 |
| River Vlly Heights | nta | 8240DB003709 | 409.1 |
| Pinnockhill | nta | 8240DB005073 | 457.9 |
| River Vlly Heights | nta | 8240DB003088 | 474.6 |
| Carlton Court | nta | 8240DB003692 | 490.6 |
Schools (7)
| Council | Ref | Kind | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINGAL | 60383I | school_postprimary | Coláiste Choilm | 343.9 |
| FINGAL | 20528H | school_primary | River Valley CNS | 679.4 |
| FINGAL | 19877C | school_primary | HOLY FAMILY SENIOR N S | 743.4 |
| FINGAL | 19721R | school_primary | HOLY FAMILY JUNIOR N S | 779.8 |
| FINGAL | 12358M | school_primary | SWORDS BOROUGH N S | 829.2 |
| FINGAL | 19535U | school_primary | BRACKENSTOWN SENIOR N S | 905.6 |
| FINGAL | 19456B | school_primary | ST CRONANS JUNIOR NATIONAL SCHOOL | 951.4 |
Other sites nearby
- Fosterstown North and Cremona · Permission expired unbuilt
- Mixed-use land off Dublin Road, Swords · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off Hawthorn Park, Forrest Road · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off Hawthorn Park, Forrest Road · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off River Valley Grove, Swords · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off Hawthorn Park, Forrest Road · On the RZLT map, no permission
Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (26 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); consult (26 Sept 2026); gtfs (25 Sept 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (26 Sept 2026); npad (26 Sept 2026); parcels (11 Sept 2026); places (11 Sept 2026); rzlt (25 Sept 2026); schools (11 Sept 2026); zoning (26 Sept 2026).
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