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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

1 Oct 2026 Commencement notice · 107 m
Work commenced at Holybanks, Swords, Dublin under LRD0018/S3E (166 dwelling units)
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24 Sept 2026 Public land (LDA register)
Held by Fingal County Council
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24 Sept 2026 Built far below what the zoning allows
At least 19 m² of buildings on 0.13 ha (plot ratio 0.01, 1 storey max)
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11 Sept 2026 Commencement notice · 127 m
Work commenced at Block 11, Holybanks Avenue, Glen Ellan Road, Swords, Dublin under LRD0018/S3E (468 dwelling units)
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14 Aug 2026 Commencement notice · 216 m
Work commenced at 75 Sandford Wood, Swords, Dublin, K67 NN26 under F26A/0197E
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26 Jun 2026 Commencement notice · 127 m
Work commenced at Block 3, Holybanks Place, Glen Ellan Road, Swords, Dublin under LRD0018/S3E (468 dwelling units)
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10 Jun 2026 Commencement notice · 127 m
Work commenced at Block 2, Holybanks Place, Glen Ellan Road, Swords, Dublin under LRD0018/S3E (468 dwelling units)
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1 Jun 2026 Commencement notice · 226 m
Work commenced at 57 Sandford Wood, Swords, Fingal, K67 WK73 under F26A/0062E (1 dwelling unit)
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13 May 2026 Commencement notice · 107 m
Work commenced at Block 1, Holybanks Boulevard, Glen Ellan Road., Swords, Fingal under LRD0018/S3E (468 dwelling units)
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6 May 2026 Decision · 206 m
F26A/0197E: GRANT PERMISSION — The development will consist of a change of roof type from hipped to p
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27 Apr 2026 Commencement notice · 127 m
Work commenced at Between Holybanks Drive and Holybanks Place, Glen Ellan Road, Swords, Fingal under LRD0018/S3E (468 dwelling units)
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27 Apr 2026 Commencement notice · 107 m
Work commenced at Holybanks, Swords, Fingal under LRD0018/S3E (166 dwelling units)
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8 Apr 2026 Commencement notice · 245 m
Work commenced at Block 4 Holybanks, Holybanks Drive and Holybanks Place, Glen Ellan Road, Swords, Fingal under LRD0018/S3E (468 dwelling units)
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25 Mar 2026 Decision · 211 m
F26A/0062E: GRANT PERMISSION — The development will consist of a change of roof type from hipped to p
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17 Mar 2026 New application · 206 m
F26A/0197E: application received — The development will consist of a change of roof type from hipped to p
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12 Feb 2026 Decision · 12 m
LRD0080/S3E: GRANT PERMISSION — We, Cairn Homes Properties Limited, intend to apply to Fingal County C
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2 Feb 2026 New application · 211 m
F26A/0062E: application received — The development will consist of a change of roof type from hipped to p
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27 Jan 2026 Decision · 193 m
F25A/1106E: GRANT PERMISSION — The development will consist of alterations to existing hip roof to si
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10 Dec 2025 New application · 12 m
LRD0080/S3E: application received — We, Cairn Homes Properties Limited, intend to apply to Fingal County C
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28 Nov 2025 New application · 193 m
F25A/1106E: application received — The development will consist of alterations to existing hip roof to si
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10 Nov 2025 Appeal decided · 12 m
ACP 323222: Confirm the determination of the local authority
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6 Nov 2025 Decision · 193 m
F25A/0996: Invalid Application — Permission for conversion of attic space comprising of modifications o
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29 Oct 2025 New application · 193 m
F25A/0996: application received — Permission for conversion of attic space comprising of modifications o
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10 Oct 2025 Sale recorded (PPR) · 100 m
€320,000 · APT 3 BIRCH HOUSE, APPLEWOOD VILLAGE, SWORDS · second-hand
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2 Oct 2025 Sale recorded (PPR) · 69 m
€240,000 · 3 MAPLE HOUSE, APPLEWOOD VILLAGE, DUBLIN · second-hand
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22 Jul 2025 Appeal received by the Commission · 12 m
ACP 323222: Inclusion of the land on the residential zoned land tax final map
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14 Jul 2025 Appeal received by the Commission · 13 m
ACP 323029: LRD: 7 year permission for 640 dwellings and associated site works. An EIAR and NIS were submitted to the Planning Autho
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14 Jul 2025 Appeal lodged · 11 m
LRD0018/S3E: appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála (ACP-323029-25) — We, Cairn Homes Properties Limited, intend to apply to Fingal County C
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7 Jul 2025 Sale recorded (PPR) · 158 m
€428,000 · 7 THORNLEIGH PLACE, SWORDS, DUBLIN · second-hand
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4 Jul 2025 Sale recorded (PPR) · 96 m
€300,000 · APT 8 CEDAR HOUSE, MAIN ST, APPLEWOOD VILLAGE · second-hand
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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: 640
Started: 640
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: 2026-09-26T06:08:07+00:00
Sites in table: 4,173

Sites (1)

Source	Application id	Council	Ref	Name	Address
application	58,400	FINGAL	LRD0018/S3E	Estuary West Lands at Holybanks	Estuary West Lands at Holybanks, Swords, Co Dublin

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

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 (3)

Objective text	Plan id	Fetched at	Code	Label	Meaning
RD - Road: N/A	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	—	—	—
RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity	Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029	11 Sept 2026	R2	Existing residential	An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…

Objective text is quoted from the development plan as published on MyPlan (GZT). The plain-English line is our gloss. Sources: zoning, 26 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026

Constraints

Available: Yes
Buffer m: 50
Opw flood extent nearby: No

Kinds (1)

Kind	Label	Count
radon	Radon risk area	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

Water and drainage

Radius m: 2,000

Masked

Count: 166
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 (land_public) · as of 26 Sept 2026
Public land (LDA register) · as of 1 Apr 2023
Built well below what the zoning allows · as of 26 Sept 2026
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 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.
Transport stops: as of 25 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 26 Sept 2026 — Rebuilt nightly from the layers above.
Scores: as of 26 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 26 Sept 2026.

Public land nearby

Radius m: 1,000

On site (1)

Code	Label	Detail	Observed at
public_land	Public land (LDA register)	Held by Fingal County Council	1 Apr 2023

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 25 Sept 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m: 1,000
Stop count: 25
Facility count: 2

Stops (10)

Agency	Stop id	Name	Distance m
nta	8240DB004922	Applewood	126.9
nta	8240DB004918	Glen Ellan Pines	135.4
nta	8240DB004923	Jugback Terrace	155.3
nta	8240DB004919	Applewood	182.6
nta	8240DB004920	Laurelton	504.6
nta	8240DB004917	St Colmcille GAA	526.8
nta	8240DB004921	Laurelton	543.2
nta	8240DB004924	St Colmcille GAA	598.9
nta	8240000034	Miller's Glen	673.4
nta	8240DB003884	Pine Grove	699.3

Schools (2)

Kind	Ref	Name	Council	Distance m
school_primary	20302E	Thornleigh Educate Together National School	FINGAL	401.7
school_postprimary	70120F	St Finians Community College	FINGAL	602.4

Sources: gtfs, 25 Sept 2026; schools, 11 Sept 2026

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