Swords
Fosterstown North · Swords · Fingal
Publicly owned land. Held by Fingal County Council
- Site area
- 0.21 ha (0.51 acres)
- Townland
- Fosterstown North
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Why this site
- Publicly owned land
- Underused site
Planning on this site
- SHD/002/20 · refuse permission · lodged 14 Apr 2022
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 53.44737, -6.22811 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
- 13
Appeals
- Total
- 16
- Tagged
- 9
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, 25 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 | — | — | — |
| RA - Residential Area: Ensure the provision of high quality new residential environments with good layout and design, with adequate public transport and cycl… | FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| RA - Residential Area: Provide for new residential communities subject to the provision of the necessary social and physical infrastructure | Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 11 Sept 2026 | R1 | New residential | Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving wit… |
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
- Available
- Yes
- Buffer m
- 50
- Opw flood extent nearby
- No
Kinds (2)
| Kind | Label | Count |
|---|---|---|
| radon | Radon risk area | 1 |
| 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.radon, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.smr, 11 Sept 2026
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Totals
- Sites
- 7
- Homes
- 1,405
- Started
- 512
- Sites started
- 4
- Unbuilt
- 615
- Sites unbuilt
- 2
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Lapsed
- 278
- Sites lapsed
- 1
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 36
- Not started
- 615
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-09-19T06:05:22+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,168
Sites (7)
Applicants (3)
| Name | Sites | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Bovale Developments Unlimited Company | 1 | 530 |
| MKN Developments Limited | 1 | 278 |
| Clondev Properties Limited | 1 | 85 |
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 Fingal County Council | 1 Apr 2023 |
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 35
- Facility count
- 2
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8240DB003695 | Airside | 35.8 |
| nta | 8240DB003676 | Airside | 67.7 |
| nta | 8240DB003694 | Pinnock Hill | 202.7 |
| nta | 8240DB007115 | Nevinstown Lane | 274.4 |
| nta | 8240000023 | Premier Inn Swords | 274.8 |
| nta | 8240DB007002 | Airside | 297.6 |
| nta | 8240DB005028 | Boroimhe Maples | 361.3 |
| nta | 8240DB007210 | Airside | 377.6 |
| nta | 8240DB005030 | Boroimhe Maples | 384.3 |
| nta | 8240DB003675 | N1 Business Park | 449 |
Schools (2)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_postprimary | 60383I | Coláiste Choilm | FINGAL | 596.7 |
| school_primary | 20528H | River Valley CNS | FINGAL | 944.2 |
Other sites nearby
- Residential land at Fosterstown North · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
- Residential land at Fosterstown North · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
- Residential land at Fosterstown North · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Swords · Publicly owned land
- Residential land at Fosterstown North · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
- Residential land at Fosterstown North · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (25 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); constraints.smr (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 (25 Sept 2026); schools (11 Sept 2026); zoning (26 Sept 2026).
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