BuildableFree beta

Where are the stalled building sites in Swords?

24 building sites in Swords started work but have no completion certificate, 684 homes in all, as of 25 Sep 2026. Each has a commencement notice with the National Building Control Office and is past its planned finish date.

From public registers, checked 25 Sep 2026. Updated nightly.

Stalled builds in Swords, largest first

  1. Northwood Avenue, Dublin, Fingal

    Swords · Fingal · 0.77 ha · source

    Stalled build

    198 homes; commenced 23 May 2022, no completion certificate, planned end Dec 2023

  2. Oldtown Phase 2C

    Swords · Fingal · 1.35 ha · source

    Stalled build

    55 homes; commenced 30 Mar 2023, no completion certificate, planned end Dec 2023

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Oldtown, Swords - Blocks A&B Apartments

    Swords · Fingal · 2.79 ha · source

    Stalled build

    39 homes; commenced 20 Sep 2022, no completion certificate, planned end Sep 2024

  6. The Copse, Millers Glen, Swords, Dublin

    Swords · Fingal · 1.46 ha · source

    Stalled build

    35 homes; commenced 02 Apr 2015, no completion certificate, planned end Sep 2015

  7. The Copse, Millers Glen, Swords, Dublin

    Swords · Fingal · 1.46 ha · source

    Stalled build

    35 homes; commenced 20 Apr 2015, no completion certificate, planned end Nov 2015

  8. The Copse, Millers Glen, Swords, Dublin

    Swords · Fingal · 1.46 ha · source

    Stalled build

    35 homes; commenced 28 Apr 2015, no completion certificate, planned end Nov 2015

  9. The Copse, Millers Glen, Swords, Dublin

    Swords · Fingal · 1.46 ha · source

    Stalled build

    35 homes; commenced 12 May 2015, no completion certificate, planned end Nov 2015

  10. Housing Development Brackenstown

    Swords · Fingal · 1.55 ha · source

    Stalled build

    26 homes; commenced 05 Aug 2014, no completion certificate, planned end Jul 2015

  11. (Phase 8B) The Elms, Ridgewood, Swords

    Swords · Fingal · 1.36 ha · source

    Stalled build

    26 homes; commenced 22 Oct 2014, no completion certificate, planned end Sep 2019

  12. Oldtown, Swords - Block C Apartments

    Swords · Fingal · 2.79 ha · source

    Stalled build

    15 homes; commenced 20 Sep 2022, no completion certificate, planned end Sep 2024

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. Oldtown, Swords - Block F Apartments

    Swords · Fingal · 3.3 ha · source

    Stalled build

    15 homes; commenced 08 Sep 2022, no completion certificate, planned end Mar 2024

  16. Oldtown, Swords - Block E Apartments

    Swords · Fingal · 3.3 ha · source

    Stalled build

    15 homes; commenced 31 Mar 2023, no completion certificate, planned end Mar 2025

  17. Oldtown, Swords - Block D Apartments

    Swords · Fingal · 3.3 ha · source

    Stalled build

    15 homes; commenced 31 Mar 2023, no completion certificate, planned end Mar 2025

  18. Oldtown, Swords - Block E Apartments

    Swords · Fingal · 3.3 ha · source

    Stalled build

    15 homes; commenced 20 Sep 2022, no completion certificate, planned end Jul 2023

  19. Oldtown, Swords - Block F Apartments

    Swords · Fingal · 3.29 ha · source

    Stalled build

    15 homes; commenced 31 Mar 2023, no completion certificate, planned end Mar 2025

  20. 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

  21. HQ - Hertz Swords

    Swords · Fingal · source

    Stalled build

    commenced 23 Nov 2018, no completion certificate, planned end Jan 2019

  22. Extension and change of use Unit 39 Boeing Road, Dublin

    Swords · Fingal · 0.38 ha · source

    Stalled build

    commenced 15 Apr 2022, no completion certificate, planned end Jul 2022

  23. 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

  24. World Courier, Unit D1

    Swords · Fingal · 0.26 ha · source

    Stalled build

    commenced 12 Sep 2018, no completion certificate, planned end Nov 2018

Go further

New development sites in Fingal, every Monday

The week's new sites: permission running out, council selling land, derelict or stalled. Each with its source. Free while in beta.

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.
How many development sites are there in Swords?
Buildable tracks 683 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.
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.

Data as of 25 Sep 2026. Sources: Commencement and completion notices (National Building Control Office).

Cite this: Where are the stalled building sites in Swords? Buildable, data as of 25 Sep 2026. https://buildable.ie/q/stalled-building-sites-swords

Facts from public registers, not advice. Every question · How it works