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Swords · FingalNew
Public land held by An Post (LDA register, 1 Apr 2023)
2 more reasons
- Built far below what the zoning allows: About 2,367 m² of buildings on 0.68 ha (plot ratio 0.35, 2 storeys max) · source, 25 Sept 2026
- 0.68 ha zoned M1 (MRE - Metro and Rail Economic Corridor: Facilitate opportunities for high-densit) · source, 5 Apr 2023
Underused site
- Area
- 0.68 ha
- Zoning
- M1
- Homes
- 18–54 homes (indicative density 35 100dph)
- ACP 501329: Grant permission
- 2 Oct 2026
Who to contact: Land Development Agency: An Post · Public land held by An Post. Ask the owner body, or the Land Development Agency, about its plans for the land.
What could be built
18–54 homes (indicative density 35 100dph)
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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
- 11
Appeals
- Total
- 7
- Tagged
- 4
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
- 1
Clocks (1)
| Kind | Entity type | Occurred at | Deadline at | Deadline kind | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| appeal_decided | appeal | 7 Aug 2026 | 2 Oct 2026 | jr | ACP 501329: Grant permission |
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
What's happening nearby
100 recent events
Recent activity within 250 m
- Judicial review window closes (s.50, 8 weeks) ends 2 Oct 2026 7 days
- 24 Sept 2026 Public land (LDA register)
- 24 Sept 2026 Built far below what the zoning allows
- 7 Aug 2026 Appeal decided · 175 m
- 30 Jul 2026 Commencement notice · 151 m
- 18 Jun 2026 Commencement notice · 225 m
- 13 May 2026 Appeal received by the Commission · 175 m
- 13 May 2026 Appeal lodged · 175 m
Zoning, services and constraints
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 | — | — | — |
| ME - Metro Economic Corridor: Provide for an area of compact, high intensity/density, employment generating activity with associated commercial and residenti… | FINGAL_DP_OWN | 11 Sept 2026 | — | — | — |
| MRE - Metro and Rail Economic Corridor: Facilitate opportunities for high-density mixed-use employment generating activity and commercial development and sup… | Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 11 Sept 2026 | M1 | Metro / rail economic corridor | A high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area here. |
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 (1)
More detail
On the market
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Years
- 3
All sales
- Count
- 177
- Median price
- 376,000
- First sale
- 2023-09-28
- Last sale
- 2026-06-12
New build
- Count
- 21
- Median price
- 428,175
- Min price
- 415,200
- Max price
- 853,658
Sales are from the Property Price Register (new dwellings, VAT-exclusive where flagged). Positions are geocoded from addresses, not surveyed. Source: ppr, 24 Sept 2026
Sources
- Site record (land_public) · as of 25 Sept 2026
- Public land (LDA register) · as of 1 Apr 2023
- Built well below what the zoning allows · as of 25 Sept 2026
- Zoning · as of 5 Apr 2023
- npad · as of 25 Sept 2026
- acp · as of 25 Sept 2026
- lda_lands · as of 11 Sept 2026
- consult · as of 25 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.
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