How many development sites are there in Swords?
Buildable tracks 684 development sites in Swords, as of 25 Sep 2026: every site with a public reason it could be built on or sold, from the councils' and national registers. They include 3 permitted schemes not started, 14 derelict sites, 13 council land sales and 24 stalled builds.
From public registers, checked 25 Sep 2026. Updated nightly.
- 414On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
- 397On the RZLT map, no permission
- 224Publicly owned land
- 24Stalled build
- 14Derelict site
- 13Council selling land
- 3Permitted, not started
- 3Permission expired
Sites in Swords, the soonest to move first
70 Main Street, Swords, Co Dublin
Swords · Fingal · source
Council selling land
Notice dated 8 Dec 2025
70 Main Street, Swords, Co Dublin
Swords · Fingal · source
Council selling land
Notice dated 7 Jul 2025
70 Main Street, Swords, Co Dublin
Swords · Fingal · source
Council selling land
Notice dated 12 May 2025
Land in Swords
Swords · Fingal · source
Council selling land
Notice dated 14 Oct 2024
70 Main Street, Swords, Co Dublin
Swords · Fingal · source
Council selling land
Notice dated 13 Apr 2026
70 Main Street, Swords, Co Dublin
Swords · Fingal · source
Council selling land
Notice dated 12 Feb 2026
Land in Swords
Swords · Fingal · source
Council selling land
Notice dated 14 Apr 2025
70 Main Street, Swords, Co Dublin
Swords · Fingal · source
Council selling land
Notice dated 8 May 2025
70 Main Street, Swords, Co Dublin
Swords · Fingal · source
Council selling land
Notice dated 12 Jun 2025
70 Main Street, Swords, Co Dublin
Swords · Fingal · source
Council selling land
Notice dated 12 Feb 2026
70 Main Street, Swords, Co Dublin
Swords · Fingal · source
Council selling land
Notice dated 13 Nov 2023
70 Main Street, Swords, Co Dublin
Swords · Fingal · source
Council selling land
Notice dated 9 Dec 2024
70 Main Street, Swords, Co Dublin
Swords · Fingal · source
Council selling land
Notice dated 11 Nov 2024
Fosterstown North and Cremona
Swords · Fingal · 2.66 ha · source
Permission expired
278 homes, expired 3 Feb 2026
Off Northwood Avenue
Swords · Fingal · 2.12 ha · source
Permission expired
331 homes, expired 24 Mar 2025
Swords to Malahide Road
Swords · Fingal · 0.82 ha · source
Permission expired
154 homes, expired 17 Nov 2025
Site adjacent to 31 Carlton Court, Swords, Co Dublin
Swords · Fingal · source
Derelict site
Register ref DS 14.20A, entered 17 May 2024, market value €2,100
Site at Innisfree, Jugback Lane, Swords, Co Dublin
Swords · Fingal · source
Derelict site
Register ref DS 19.16, entered 25 May 2021
70 Main Street, Swords, Co Dublin
Swords · Fingal · source
Derelict site
Register ref DS 20.03, entered 19 Apr 2024, market value €450,000
Church Road and Rowlestown Drive, Rolestown, Fingal
Swords · Fingal · 8.33 ha · source
Stalled build
41 homes; commenced 01 Nov 2021, no completion certificate, planned end Apr 2025
Internal re-fit of existing H&M Store
Swords · Fingal · 6.83 ha · source
Stalled build
commenced 28 Feb 2022, no completion certificate, planned end Apr 2022
New warehouse extension & Workshop -Dixon Transport
Swords · Fingal · 3.47 ha · source
Stalled build
commenced 31 Aug 2023, no completion certificate, planned end May 2024
Oldtown, Swords - Blocks A&B Apartments
Swords · Fingal · 3.3 ha · source
Stalled build
39 homes; commenced 31 Mar 2023, no completion certificate, planned end Mar 2025
Oldtown, Swords - Block C Apartments
Swords · Fingal · 3.3 ha · source
Stalled build
15 homes; commenced 31 Mar 2023, no completion certificate, planned end Mar 2025
Oldtown, Swords - Block D Apartments
Swords · Fingal · 3.3 ha · source
Stalled build
15 homes; commenced 20 Sep 2022, no completion certificate, planned end Mar 2024
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More about Swords
- Is there development land for sale in Swords?
- Buildable found 30 sites in Swords with a public sign they could come to market, as of 25 Sep 2026: 8 council sites proposed for sale, 3 sites with planning permission running out or recently expired, 3 derelict sites on the register and 24 stalled builds. These come from public registers, not agents' listings, so many are not advertised yet.
- What are the largest development sites in Swords?
- 204 development sites in Swords are a hectare or larger, as of 25 Sep 2026. The largest is land in Swords, at 47.4 ha (on the rzlt map (3% land tax)).
- Where are the derelict sites in Swords?
- Swords has 3 sites on the council's derelict sites register, as of 25 Sep 2026. 2 of them list a market value, €452,100 in total. The owner of a registered site pays a levy of 7% of its market value a year.
- How much land in Swords is on the RZLT map?
- 542 ha of land in Swords is on the Residential Zoned Land Tax map, across 414 parcels (2027 draft RZLT map), as of 25 Sep 2026. 442 ha of it has no live permission for 10 or more homes. The tax is 3% of market value a year, collected by Revenue on maps the councils make.
Data as of 25 Sep 2026. Sources: Planning applications (Department of Housing national planning data); Council derelict sites registers (Derelict Sites Act 1990); Council meeting agendas (s.183 disposal notices); Council Residential Zoned Land Tax maps; Land Development Agency, Register of Relevant Lands.
Cite this: How many development sites are there in Swords? Buildable, data as of 25 Sep 2026. https://buildable.ie/q/how-many-development-sites-swords
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