Swords
Castlefarm · Swords · Fingal
Publicly owned land. Held by Dublin City Council
- Site area
- 1.53 ha (3.77 acres)
- Zoning
- M1
- Townland
- Castlefarm
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Why this site
- Publicly owned land
- Underused site
Planning nearby
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 53.46337, -6.22333 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
- 8
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, 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, 25 Sept 2026; npad, 25 Sept 2026; rzlt, 18 Sept 2026
Zoning and the RZLT map
Rzlt
- Available
- Yes
- On site
- No
Zones (3)
| 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 | — | — | — |
| 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
- No
Kinds (2)
| Kind | Label | Count |
|---|---|---|
| epa_licence | EPA-licensed facility | 1 |
| radon | Radon risk area | 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.epa_licence, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Totals
- Sites
- 2
- Homes
- 786
- Started
- 786
- Sites started
- 2
- 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 (2)
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 Dublin City Council | 1 Apr 2023 |
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 32
- Facility count
- 8
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8240DB003752 | Seatown West | 360.2 |
| nta | 8240DB005077 | Brackenstown Ave | 365.5 |
| nta | 8240DB003711 | North Street | 391.7 |
| nta | 8240DB005078 | Saint Columbas Rise | 391.8 |
| nta | 8240DB003712 | Seatown West | 406.8 |
| nta | 8240DB005076 | Brackenstown Ave | 409.6 |
| nta | 8240DB005075 | Saint Columbas Rise | 412.7 |
| nta | 8240DB003751 | North Street | 415.4 |
| nta | 8240DB004916 | North Street Park | 444.5 |
| nta | 8240DB004958 | North Street Park | 445 |
Schools (8)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_postprimary | 70120F | St Finians Community College | FINGAL | 224.2 |
| school_postprimary | 70121H | Fingal Community College | FINGAL | 526.7 |
| school_primary | 12358M | SWORDS BOROUGH N S | FINGAL | 658.5 |
| school_primary | 18976W | S N CHOLMILLE B | FINGAL | 786.3 |
| school_primary | 18977B | S N CHOLMCILLE C | FINGAL | 869.3 |
| school_primary | 20528H | River Valley CNS | FINGAL | 923.3 |
| school_primary | 19535U | BRACKENSTOWN SENIOR N S | FINGAL | 948.8 |
| school_primary | 19456B | ST CRONANS JUNIOR NATIONAL SCHOOL | FINGAL | 993 |
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Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (25 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.epa_licence (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); consult (25 Sept 2026); gtfs (25 Sept 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (25 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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