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MC zoning in Fingal: Major Town Centre

MC is a zoning objective in the Fingal development plan (Major Town Centre). The plan's objective: "Protect, provide for and/ or improve major town centre facilities." 46 sites zoned MC have a public signal today.

Protect, provide for and/ or improve major town centre facilities

Consolidate the existing Major Towns in the County, (Blanchardstown, Swords and Balbriggan). The aim is to further develop these centres by densification of appropriate commercial and residential developments ensuring a mix of commercial, recreational, civic, cultural, leisure, residential uses, and urban streets, while delivering a quality urban environment which will enhance the quality of life of resident, visitor and workers alike. The zone will strengthen retail provision in accordance with the County Retail Strategy, emphasise urban conservation, ensure priority for public transport, pedestrians and cyclists while minimising the impact of private car based traffic and enhance and develop the existing urban fabric. In order to deliver this vision and to provide a framework for sustainable development, masterplans will be prepared for each centre in accordance with the Urban Fingal Chapter objectives.

Fingal Development Plan 2023–2029, zoning objective MC

What you can build

The objective above sets the purpose of the zone. The Fingal Development Plan 2023–2029 lists, for each zone, the uses that are generally allowed and the uses the council will consider case by case. Check that table, and any local area plan, before you rely on MC (Major Town Centre) for a project.

Read the Fingal Development Plan 2023–2029

46 sites zoned MC with a signal

  • On the RZLT map (3% land tax) 24
  • Publicly owned land 16
  • Stalled build 4
  • Permission running out 1
  • Permitted, not started 1

  1. Internal re-fit of existing H&M Store

    Malahide Road, Swords, Fingal, K67 YY15 · 6.83 ha

    Stalled build

  2. Built up area (RZLT FL0000002123)

    4.05 ha

    On the RZLT map (3% land tax)

  3. Dublin city and suburbs

    2.85 ha

    Publicly owned land

  4. Site B and Site C

    Site B (Library Car Park) and Site C (Blue Car Park), At Road C, and R · 2.58 ha

    Permitted, not started

  5. Built up area (RZLT FL0000002469)

    1.31 ha

    On the RZLT map (3% land tax)

  6. Balbriggan

    0.86 ha

    Publicly owned land

  7. Balbriggan

    0.75 ha

    Publicly owned land

  8. Balbriggan

    0.73 ha

    Publicly owned land

  9. Swords

    0.70 ha

    Publicly owned land

  10. Swords

    0.70 ha

    Publicly owned land

  11. Built up area (RZLT FL0000003402)

    0.64 ha

    On the RZLT map (3% land tax)

  12. Swords

    0.61 ha

    Publicly owned land

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Wording from the Department of Housing, national zoning map (GZT). Site counts are sites with a public signal whose recorded zoning is MC.