Holybanks, Swords
634 homes · Cairn Homes Properties · Being built · Swords · Fingal
Holybanks is Cairn Homes Properties’ scheme of 634 homes at Swords, Fingal, built under planning permission LRD0018/S3E. Building started in Jan 2026.
- 634 homes permitted
- 634 homes started
- Developer
- Cairn Homes Properties Limited
- Planning
- LRD0018/S3E, granted 9 Oct 2025
- Building
- Started 5 Jan 2026
- Where
- Swords, Swords
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Planning permission · 1 · 634 homes
| Permission | Homes | Houses / apartments | Decided | Building |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRD0018/S3E | 634 | 132 / 502 | 9 Oct 2025 | Started 5 Jan 2026 |
LRD0018/S3E on the register: LRD: 7 year permission for 640 dwellings and associated site works. An EIAR and NIS were submitted to the Planning Authority at application stage.
Building progress
Commencement notices filed with Building Control (BCMS) for the scheme’s phases and blocks, newest first.
- 1 Oct 2026 · Holybanks Residential Development, Phase 3 - Houses · 75 homes · phase 3 of 3
- 11 Sept 2026 · Block 11 - Holybanks, Swords · 42 homes · phase 6 of 11
- 26 Jun 2026 · Block 3 - Holybanks, Swords · 52 homes · phase 5 of 11
- 10 Jun 2026 · Block 2 - Holybanks, Swords · 52 homes · phase 4 of 11
- 13 May 2026 · Block 1 - Holybanks, Swords · 38 homes · phase 3 of 11
- 27 Apr 2026 · Block 5 - Holybanks, Swords · 27 homes · phase 11 of 11
- 27 Apr 2026 · Holybanks Residential Development, Phase 2 – Back-to-back Townhouses · 16 homes · phase 2 of 3
- 8 Apr 2026 · Block 4 - Holybanks, Swords · 27 homes · phase 11 of 11
- 5 Jan 2026 · Holybanks Residential Development, Phase 1 - Houses · 75 homes · phase 1 of 3
Development land near Holybanks
Sites within 1 km with a public signal: permission running out or not started, council land for sale, derelict, stalled. Not linked to the scheme.
The Copse, Millers Glen, Swords, Dublin
1.46 ha · 609 m away
Stalled build
The Copse, Millers Glen, Swords, Dublin
1.46 ha · 609 m away
Stalled build
The Copse, Millers Glen, Swords, Dublin
1.46 ha · 609 m away
Stalled build
The Copse, Millers Glen, Swords, Dublin
1.46 ha · 609 m away
Stalled build
Balheary Road, Swords
610 m away
Council selling land
Land adjacent to 2 Abbeylea Avenue, Swords
610 m away
Council selling land
Crowcastle Green, Swords
610 m away
Council selling land
Land at Barrysparks, Swords
610 m away
Council selling land
Other planning applications on the site
Amendments, conditions and later phases lodged on the same ground since the first permission, newest first.
- LRD0080/S3E · lodged 10 Dec 2025 · grant permission
Other housing schemes nearby
Questions about Holybanks
- Who is building Holybanks?
- Cairn Homes Properties Limited applied for planning permission LRD0018/S3E for 634 homes at Holybanks, Swords, Fingal.
- How many homes are in Holybanks?
- 634 homes under planning permission LRD0018/S3E. The council's housing pipeline lists 132 houses and 502 apartments or duplexes.
- Has building started at Holybanks?
- Yes. The first commencement notice was filed with Building Control on 5 Jan 2026, and 9 notices have been filed for its phases and blocks.
- Where is Holybanks?
- Holybanks is at Swords, in the Swords local electoral area of Fingal.
New development land around Swords
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This page is built from public records. We match the name homes are sold under to the planning permission from commencement notices, later applications and the homes sold there.
Sources: council planning registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála; commencement notices (National Building Control Office, BCMS); the Property Price Register (PSRA); the 4Dublin Housing Supply Pipeline (CC BY 4.0). On the register as: Estuary West Lands at Holybanks, Swords, Co Dublin. The scheme on Planning Register · Planning applications within 500 m · All housing schemes · Checked 12 Oct 2026