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Notice of proposed lease of land at Balheary Road, Swords, Co. Dublin to Swords Celtic Football Club, Balheary Road, Swo

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Council proposed disposing of this land (s.183) at County Council on 8 Dec 2025

2 more reasons

On the council's derelict sites register: Register ref DS 20.03, entered 19 Apr 2024, market value €450,000 · source, 19 Apr 2024
Zoned land (RD - Road: N/A) · source, 11 Sept 2026

Council selling land

Area: —
Zoning: —
F26A/0781E: application received — Alterations to the exterior of front of house including: - Increasing: 1 Oct 2026

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Who to contact: Council (disposal): Fingal County Council · The council proposed disposing of this land (s.183). Contact its property or estates section and cite the council meeting item.

What could be built

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What it might be worth

Indicative, not a valuation

Planning history

Planning on and around the site

Radius m: 250

Near

Years: 5
Total: 25

Appeals

Total: 3
Tagged: 2

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, 24 Sept 2026

Deadlines running

Radius m: 250
Count: 2

Clocks (2)

Kind	Entity type	Occurred at	Deadline at	Deadline kind	Summary
application_received	application	27 Aug 2026	1 Oct 2026	observation	F26A/0781E: application received — Alterations to the exterior of front of house including: - Increasing
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Similar schemes nearby

Base rate from past decisions nearby, not a prediction for this site

Radius m: 2,000
Years: 5
Min units: 10
Homes granted: 0

Base rates (2)

Label	N	Of	Text
Applications for 10+ homes granted	0	0	0 of 0 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted
Appealed schemes granted by the Commission	0	0	0 of 0 of those schemes that were appealed ended with a grant

Base rate from past decisions nearby, not a prediction for this site. Small N means a wide range: treat anything under 10 decisions as anecdote. Sources: acp, 25 Sept 2026; npad, 25 Sept 2026

What's happening nearby

100 recent events

Recent activity within 250 m

Appeal window closes (s.37, 4 weeks) ends 1 Oct 2026 6 days
F26A/0781E: Alterations to the exterior of front of house including: - Increasing
source
Observations close (s.34, 5 weeks) ends 1 Oct 2026 6 days
F26A/0781E: application received — Alterations to the exterior of front of house including: - Increasing
source

24 Sept 2026 On the council's derelict sites register
Register ref DS 20.03, entered 19 Apr 2024, market value €450,000
source
24 Sept 2026 Council proposing to dispose of the land (s.183)
Notice of proposed lease of land at Balheary Road, Swords, Co. Dublin to Swords Celtic Football Club, Balheary Road, Swords, Co. Dublin
source
18 Sept 2026 Consultation closing · 0 m
FINGAL consultation closes 2026-09-20: Fingal Safer Schools - Thornleigh Educate Together National School, Thornleigh Green, Swords
source
18 Sept 2026 Consultation closing · 0 m
FINGAL consultation closes 2026-09-20: Fingal Safer Schools - Swords Educate Together National School & Gaelscoil Bhrian Bóroimhe, Glen Ellan Road, Swords, Co. Dublin
source
3 Sept 2026 Decision · 163 m
F26A/0781E: Invalid Application — Alterations to the exterior of front of house including: - Increasing
source
27 Aug 2026 New application · 163 m
F26A/0781E: application received — Alterations to the exterior of front of house including: - Increasing
source
14 Aug 2026 Decision · 110 m
F26A/0546E: GRANT PERMISSION — 1/ Conversion of existing attic to storage area, with new dormer windo
source
24 Jun 2026 New application · 110 m
F26A/0546E: application received — 1/ Conversion of existing attic to storage area, with new dormer windo
source
21 Apr 2026 Decision · 104 m
F26A/0140E: GRANT PERMISSION — The development will consist of:
source
31 Mar 2026 Decision · 179 m
F26A/0072E: GRANT PERMISSION — Change of use of the existing ground floor retail unit to a takeaway f
source
10 Mar 2026 Decision · 214 m
F26A/0022E: GRANT PERMISSION — The proposed development will comprise; the construction of a single s
source
27 Feb 2026 New application · 104 m
F26A/0140E: application received — The development will consist of:
source
6 Feb 2026 Commencement notice · 189 m
Work commenced at 10 Oaklands Park, Swords, Fingal, K67 H283 under F25A/0831E (1 dwelling unit)
source
5 Feb 2026 New application · 179 m
F26A/0072E: application received — Change of use of the existing ground floor retail unit to a takeaway f
source
16 Jan 2026 Decision · 104 m
F26A/0007E: Invalid Application — The development will consist of:
source
16 Jan 2026 New application · 214 m
F26A/0022E: application received — The proposed development will comprise; the construction of a single s
source
9 Jan 2026 New application · 104 m
F26A/0007E: application received — The development will consist of:
source
5 Jan 2026 Commencement notice · 122 m
Work commenced at 29/31 North Street, Swords, Fingal, K67 XY70 under F25A/0577E
source
18 Dec 2025 Sale recorded (PPR) · 213 m
€400,100 · 2 ST COLIMCILLES CRESCENT, SWORDS, DUBLIN · second-hand
source
8 Dec 2025 Decision · 166 m
F25A/0831E: GRANT PERMISSION & GRANT RETENTION — Planning permission for a 8 sqm front porch, a 20 sqm flat roof on the
source
14 Nov 2025 Further information received · 166 m
F25A/0831E: further information received — Planning permission for a 8 sqm front porch, a 20 sqm flat roof on the
source
3 Nov 2025 Further information requested · 166 m
F25A/0831E: further information requested — Planning permission for a 8 sqm front porch, a 20 sqm flat roof on the
source
29 Sept 2025 Commencement notice · 209 m
Work commenced at River Mall, Swords, Fingal, K67 NN50 under F24A/0340E
source
11 Sept 2025 New application · 166 m
F25A/0831E: application received — Planning permission for a 8 sqm front porch, a 20 sqm flat roof on the
source
28 Aug 2025 Decision · 166 m
F25A/0617E: Invalid Application — planning permission for a 8 sqm front porch, a 20 sqm flat roof on the
source
25 Aug 2025 Commencement notice · 132 m
Work commenced at 32 North Street, Swords, Dublin under F25A/0577E (13 dwelling units)
source
18 Aug 2025 Decision · 108 m
F25A/0577E: GRANT PERMISSION — Planning permission is being sought for development to part of existin
source
21 Jul 2025 Commencement notice · 212 m
Work commenced at 1 Church Road, Swords, Fingal, K67 C3Y2 under F21A/0188
source
9 Jul 2025 New application · 166 m
F25A/0617E: application received — planning permission for a 8 sqm front porch, a 20 sqm flat roof on the
source
8 Jul 2025 Decision · 166 m
F25A/0600E: Invalid Application — planning permission for a 8 sqm front porch, a 20 sqm flat roof on the
source

Events from council registers, the Commission, BCMS, council meetings and the RZLT maps, each with its source link. Open clocks computed with statutory periods (s.34, s.37, s.50 PDA 2000, s.251 Christmas disregard) or as published.

Homes planned nearby

Radius m: 1,000

Totals

Sites: 1
Homes: 146
Started: 146
Sites started: 1
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 (1)

Source	Council	Ref	Name	Address	Units
shd	FINGAL	ABP-313223	Main Street	The Lord Mayor?s Public House, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. (www.lordmayorshd.ie)	146

Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 24 Sept 2026; npad, 25 Sept 2026

Public land nearby

Radius m: 1,000

Zoning, services and constraints

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Available: Yes
On site: No

Zones (1)

Objective text	Plan id	Fetched at
RD - Road: N/A	FINGAL_DP_OWN	11 Sept 2026

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
radon	Radon risk area	1
smr	Recorded monument	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.radon, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.smr, 11 Sept 2026

Water and drainage

Radius m: 2,000

Masked

Count: 227
Reason: source licence forbids redistribution; see the operator's own register

Links (3)

Name	Note
Uisce Éireann wastewater treatment capacity register	Wastewater and water supply headroom per plant; check the plant serving this site.
Uisce Éireann pre-connection enquiry	The formal answer on whether a connection is feasible.
ESB Networks capacity heatmaps	Available demand capacity at the nearest substations.

Water, wastewater and electricity verdicts are in the value section; check them with Uisce Éireann and ESB Networks (links) before relying on them. Sources: esbn, 11 Sept 2026; uisce.wastewater; uisce.water

Sources

Site record (council_item) · as of 25 Sept 2026
On the derelict sites register · as of 19 Apr 2024
Council proposing to dispose of the land (s.183) · as of 8 Dec 2025
Zoning · as of 11 Sept 2026
npad · as of 25 Sept 2026
acp · as of 25 Sept 2026
lda_lands · as of 11 Sept 2026
consult · as of 24 Sept 2026
moderngov · as of 24 Sept 2026
rzlt · as of 18 Sept 2026
Planning applications: as of 22 Sept 2026 — National planning feed (NPAD); descriptions are truncated at source and applicants are organisations only, where a council register publishes them.
Appeals: as of 18 Sept 2026
Permitted, not started: as of 19 Sept 2026 — Grants of 10+ homes since 2017; 'not started' means no matched commencement notice.
RZLT map: as of 11 Sept 2026 — Latest annual RZLT edition per council; parcels under 0.1 ha are left out.
Zoning: as of 11 Sept 2026 — Generalised zoning (MyPlan GZT) and council layers; Dublin councils only for now.
Council land disposals (s.183): as of 18 Sept 2026 — Only disposals the council minutes locate on a map are shown; the last three years.
Public land: as of 11 Sept 2026 — The LDA's register of relevant public land.
Constraints: as of 11 Sept 2026 — OPW flood extents are licensed for internal use only: shown as a yes/no and a link to floodinfo.ie.
Transport stops: as of 18 Sept 2026 — NTA GTFS; rail, Luas and Metro stops used for distance to rail.
Listings: as of 11 Sept 2026 — Daft listings: on-market badge and agent business name only; never exported.
Sites: as of 25 Sept 2026 — Rebuilt nightly from the layers above.
Scores: as of 25 Sept 2026 — Rule score v0: signal weights x recency x size x zoning fit. Not a probability.
Planning applications: as of 30 Jul 2026 — The DCC feed has nothing received after 2026-07-30; newer applications may be missing.
Ownership: date unknown — We do not hold Land Registry ownership. Use the folio link-out on each site (a small fee applies).
Receiverships: date unknown — Not tracked yet.
Servicing (Uisce Éireann, ESB): date unknown — Capacity registers are licensed for internal use only; shown as link-outs.
Area covered: date unknown — The four Dublin councils (DCC, DLR, Fingal, SDCC).

Site pack generated 25 Sept 2026.

Code	Label	Detail	Observed at
s183_disposal	Council proposing to dispose of the land (s.183)	Notice of proposed lease of land at Balheary Road, Swords, Co. Dublin to Swords Celtic Football Club, Balheary Road, Swords, Co. Dublin	8 Dec 2025

Transport and schools

Radius m: 1,000
Stop count: 39
Facility count: 7

Stops (10)

Agency	Stop id	Name	Distance m
nta	8240DB003679	Swords Castle	77.7
nta	8240DB003689	Swords Castle	81.9
nta	8240DB003751	North Street	161.2
nta	8240DB003711	North Street	193
nta	8240DB005075	Saint Columbas Rise	294
nta	8240DB005078	Saint Columbas Rise	301.6
nta	8240DB003690	Swords Village	307.8
nta	8240DB003752	Seatown West	333.5
nta	8240DB003691	Swords Village	424.3
nta	8240000352	Dublin Street	434.6

Schools (7)

Kind	Ref	Name	Council	Distance m
school_postprimary	70121H	Fingal Community College	FINGAL	209
school_primary	18976W	S N CHOLMILLE B	FINGAL	312.8
school_primary	12358M	SWORDS BOROUGH N S	FINGAL	346.4
school_primary	18977B	S N CHOLMCILLE C	FINGAL	377.3
school_primary	20528H	River Valley CNS	FINGAL	528.5
school_postprimary	70120F	St Finians Community College	FINGAL	734.7
school_postprimary	60383I	Coláiste Choilm	FINGAL	883.3

Sources: gtfs, 18 Sept 2026; schools, 11 Sept 2026

Notice of proposed lease of land at Balheary Road, Swords, Co. Dublin to Swords Celtic Football Club, Balheary Road, Swo

What could be built

What it might be worth

Planning history

Planning on and around the site

Near

Appeals

Deadlines running

Clocks (2)

Similar schemes nearby

Base rates (2)

What's happening nearby

Recent activity within 250 m

Homes planned nearby

Totals

As of

Sites (1)

Public land nearby

Zoning, services and constraints

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Zones (1)

Constraints

Kinds (2)

Water and drainage

Masked

Links (3)

More detail

On the market

All sales

New build

Sources

On site (1)

Transport and schools

Stops (10)

Schools (7)