Swords

Swords · FingalNew

29WeakPublicly owned land

Public land held by Dublin City Council (LDA register, 1 Apr 2023)

1 more reason

0.12 ha zoned G3 (HA - High Amenity: Protect and enhance high amenity areas) · source, 5 Apr 2023

Area: 0.12 ha
Zoning: G3
F26A/0771E: application received — Planning Permission is sought for the construction of 14 no. apartment: 29 Sept 2026

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Who to contact: Land Development Agency: Dublin City Council · Public land held by Dublin City Council. Ask the owner body, or the Land Development Agency, about its plans for the land.

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: 20

Appeals

Total: 8
Tagged: 5

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, 25 Sept 2026

Deadlines running

Radius m: 250
Count: 1

Clocks (1)

Kind	Entity type	Occurred at	Deadline at	Deadline kind	Summary
application_received	application	25 Aug 2026	29 Sept 2026	observation	F26A/0771E: application received — Planning Permission is sought for the construction of 14 no. apartment

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; moderngov, 25 Sept 2026; npad, 25 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026

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

Observations close (s.34, 5 weeks) ends 29 Sept 2026 3 days
F26A/0771E: Planning Permission is sought for the construction of 14 no. apartment
source

28 Sept 2026 Commencement notice · 232 m
Work commenced at 70 Saint Columba's Rise, Swords, Dublin, K67 K6C3 under F25A/1099E (1 dwelling unit)
source
24 Sept 2026 Public land (LDA register)
Held by Dublin City Council
source
2 Sept 2026 Further information requested · 220 m
F26A/0602E: further information requested — Rivergate Property Swords Limited intend to apply for permission for d
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25 Aug 2026 New application · 205 m
F26A/0771E: application received — Planning Permission is sought for the construction of 14 no. apartment
source
24 Aug 2026 Decision · 205 m
F26A/0738E: Invalid Application — The construction of 14 no. apartments (6 no. 2-Bed units and 8 no. 1-B
source
15 Aug 2026 New application · 205 m
F26A/0738E: application received — The construction of 14 no. apartments (6 no. 2-Bed units and 8 no. 1-B

Zoning, services and constraints

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Available: Yes
On site: Yes
Note: This land is on an RZLT map — the owner is liable for an annual 3 % tax.

Zones (9)

Objective text	Plan id	Fetched at	Code	Label	Meaning
OS - Open Space: Provide recreational and amenity resources for urban and rural populations subject to strict development controls. Only community facilities…	FINGAL_DP_OWN	11 Sept 2026	—	—	—
HA - High Amenity: Protect these highly sensitive and scenic locations from inappropriate development and reinforce their character, distinctiveness and sens…	FINGAL_DP_OWN	11 Sept 2026	—	—	—
RD - Road: N/A	FINGAL_DP_OWN	11 Sept 2026	—	—	—
MC - Major Town Centre: Consolidate the existing Major Towns in the County, (Blanchardstown, Swords and Balbriggan). The aim is to further develop these cent…	FINGAL_DP_OWN	11 Sept 2026	—	—	—
RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity.	FINGAL_DP_OWN	11 Sept 2026	—	—	—
HA - High Amenity: Protect and enhance high amenity areas	Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029	11 Sept 2026	G3	High amenity	Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.
OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities

More detail

On the market

Radius m: 1,000
Years: 3

All sales

Count: 1,278
Median price: 426,000
First sale: 2023-09-26
Last sale: 2026-09-18

New build

Count: 200
Median price: 440,529
Min price: 325,991
Max price: 687,225

Sales are from the Property Price Register (new dwellings, VAT-exclusive where flagged). Positions are geocoded from addresses, not surveyed. Source: ppr, 25 Sept 2026

Sources

Site record (land_public) · as of 26 Sept 2026
Public land (LDA register) · as of 1 Apr 2023
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 25 Sept 2026
rzlt · as of 25 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 26 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.

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Kind

Entity type

Occurred at

Deadline at

Deadline kind

Summary

application_received

application

25 Aug 2026

29 Sept 2026

observation

F26A/0771E: application received — Planning Permission is sought for the construction of 14 no. apartment

Label

Text

Applications for 10+ homes granted

0 of 0 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted

Appealed schemes granted by the Commission

0 of 0 of those schemes that were appealed ended with a grant

Objective text

Plan id

Fetched at

Code

Label

Meaning

OS - Open Space: Provide recreational and amenity resources for urban and rural populations subject to strict development controls. Only community facilities…

FINGAL_DP_OWN

11 Sept 2026

—

HA - High Amenity: Protect these highly sensitive and scenic locations from inappropriate development and reinforce their character, distinctiveness and sens…

FINGAL_DP_OWN

11 Sept 2026

—

RD - Road: N/A

FINGAL_DP_OWN

11 Sept 2026

—

MC - Major Town Centre: Consolidate the existing Major Towns in the County, (Blanchardstown, Swords and Balbriggan). The aim is to further develop these cent…

FINGAL_DP_OWN

11 Sept 2026

—

RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity.

FINGAL_DP_OWN

11 Sept 2026

—

HA - High Amenity: Protect and enhance high amenity areas

Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029

11 Sept 2026

High amenity

Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.

OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities

Source	Council	Ref	Name	Address	Units
application	FINGAL	LRD0055/S3E	Barrysparks and Crowscastle (lands generally bound by the R1	Barrysparks and Crowscastle (lands generally bound by the R132 to the	530
shd	FINGAL	ABP-313223	Main Street	The Lord Mayor?s Public House, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. (www.lordmayorshd.ie)	146
shd	FINGAL	ABP-308366	Fosterstown North and Cremona	Fosterstown North and Cremona, Forest Road, Swords, Co. Dublin (www.fosterstownshd.ie)	278

Name	Sites	Homes
Bovale Developments Unlimited Company	1	530
MKN Developments Limited	1	278

Agency	Stop id	Name	Distance m
nta	8240DB004926	Highfield Grn	44.6
nta	8240DB003572	Highfield Grn	48.2
nta	8240DB003678	Swords Village	132
nta	8240DB003692	Carlton Court	145.5
nta	8240000352	Dublin Street	204.3
nta	8240DB003691	Swords Village	214
nta	8240DB003677	Colaiste Choilm	270.7

Kind	Label	Count
niah	NIAH-recorded building	1
radon	Radon risk area	2
smr	Recorded monument	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.

Kind	Ref	Name	Council	Distance m
school_primary	20528H	River Valley CNS	FINGAL	134
school_postprimary	60383I	Coláiste Choilm	FINGAL	264.4
school_primary	12358M	SWORDS BOROUGH N S	FINGAL	309.7
school_primary	18977B	S N CHOLMCILLE C	FINGAL	727.5
school_primary	18976W	S N CHOLMILLE B	FINGAL	750.1
school_postprimary	70121H	Fingal Community College	FINGAL	824.8
school_primary	19535U	BRACKENSTOWN SENIOR N S	FINGAL	883.4
school_primary	19456B	ST CRONANS JUNIOR NATIONAL SCHOOL	FINGAL	949.4

Swords

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