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Swords

Swords Demesne · Swords · Fingal

Publicly owned land. Held by Dublin City Council

Site area
0.48 ha (1.18 acres)
Townland
Swords Demesne
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Why this site

  • Publicly owned land
    Publicly owned land · Held by Dublin City Council · 1 Apr 2023 · source
  • Underused site
    Underused site · No buildings on 0.48 ha · 25 Sept 2026 · source

Planning on this site

  • LRD0055/S3E · grant permission · lodged 15 Sept 2025
  • F23A/0727 · grant permission · lodged 28 Nov 2023
  • F22A/0415 · withdraw application · lodged 17 Jul 2023

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 53.45363, -6.21414 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
21

Appeals

Total
9
Tagged
6

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)

KindEntity typeOccurred atDeadline atDeadline kindSummary
decisionapplication3 Sept 20261 Oct 2026appealF26A/0624E: GRANT PERMISSION — Hammerson ICAV intends to apply for Temporary Permission for a period
appeal_decidedappeal24 Aug 202619 Oct 2026jrACP 324331: Contribution Appeal Decided

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 (5)

Objective textPlan idFetched atCodeLabelMeaning
RD - Road: N/AFINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
OS - Open Space: Provide recreational and amenity resources for urban and rural populations subject to strict development controls. Only community facilities…FINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
OS - Open Space: Provide recreational and amenity resources for urban and rural populations subject to strict development controls. Only community facilities…FINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenitiesFl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 Sept 2026G4Open spaceOpen space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.
OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenitiesFl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 Sept 2026G4Open spaceOpen 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, 19 Sept 2026; rzlt, 18 Sept 2026

Constraints

Available
Yes
Buffer m
50
Opw flood extent nearby
No

Kinds (1)

KindLabelCount
radonRadon risk area1

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

Totals

Sites
4
Homes
846
Started
162
Sites started
2
Unbuilt
530
Sites unbuilt
1
Sites lapsing
0
Lapsed
154
Sites lapsed
1
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
19
Not started
530

As of

Computed at
2026-09-19T06:05:22+00:00
Sites in table
4,168

Sites (4)

SourceCouncilRefNameAddressUnits
applicationFINGALLRD0055/S3EBarrysparks and Crowscastle (lands generally bound by the R1Barrysparks and Crowscastle (lands generally bound by the R132 to the530
shdFINGALABP-313223Main StreetThe Lord Mayor?s Public House, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. (www.lordmayorshd.ie)146
applicationFINGALF18A/0350Block 5Block 5, Waterside, Swords Road, Malahide, Co Dublin16
applicationFINGALF19A/0521Swords to Malahide RoadSwords to Malahide Road (R106), An area known as Mountgorry, Swords, C154

Applicants (1)

NameSitesHomes
Bovale Developments Unlimited Company1530

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)

CodeLabelDetailObserved at
public_landPublic land (LDA register)Held by Dublin City Council1 Apr 2023

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 24 Sept 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
42
Facility count
6

Stops (10)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8240DB003655Drynam Road109.9
nta8240DB005079Swords Pavilions118.8
nta8240DB005074Swords Pavilions133.1
nta8240DB006054Malahide Rd Rnbt134.8
nta8240DB006117Swords Pavilions142.3
nta8240DB001040Ashley Drive144.9
nta8240DB001041Ashley Drive164.7
nta8240DB005084Drynam Court284.2
nta8240DB004330Swords Pavilions308.3
nta8240DB007116Swords Park372.7

Schools (6)

KindRefNameCouncilDistance m
school_primary18977BS N CHOLMCILLE CFINGAL449.6
school_primary18976WS N CHOLMILLE BFINGAL541.5
school_primary20528HRiver Valley CNSFINGAL562
school_primary12358MSWORDS BOROUGH N SFINGAL733.2
school_postprimary60383IColáiste ChoilmFINGAL766.3
school_postprimary70121HFingal Community CollegeFINGAL805.6

Sources: gtfs, 18 Sept 2026; schools, 11 Sept 2026

Other sites nearby

Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (24 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (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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