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Fingal County Council · F20A/0457

Watery Lane, Swords, Co. Dublin

  1. 16 Sept 2020Received
  2. 9 Nov 2020Grant permission
  3. 17 Dec 2020Final grant
  4. 4 Feb 2021Commenced
Status
Commenced
Decision
Grant permission · 9 Nov 2020
Council
Fingal County Council
Type
Permission
Site
19 m²
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What’s proposed

Permission for the construction of a standard 4MWe ESB substation and…

The council feed cuts descriptions short; the full text is on the council register.

F20A/0457 is a planning application to Fingal County Council for permission for the construction of a standard 4MWe ESB substation and, received on 16 Sept 2020; permission was granted on 9 Nov 2020.

Planning details

Reference
F20A/0457
Local authority
Fingal County Council
Status
Commenced · register status “Decision made”
Received
16 Sept 2020
Observations close
21 Oct 2020 (closed 2168 days ago)
Decision due
10 Nov 2020 · decided 9 Nov 2020
Decision
Grant permission on 9 Nov 2020
Proposed development
Permission for the construction of a standard 4MWe ESB substation and…
As published by the register. The Fingal feed cuts the description at 70 characters; the full text is on the council register.
Site area
19 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

  • Commencement notice CN0072418FL
    4 Feb 2021Watery Lane, Swords, Fingalmatched by ref_exact

Zoning at the site

GE - General Employment: Facilitate opportunities for compatible industry and general employment uses, logistics and warehousing activity in a good quality physical environment. General Employment areas should be highly accessible, well designed, permeable and legible.

C2.1 — Economic development and employment

GE - General Employment: Provide opportunities for general enterprise and employment

Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.

Designations within 250 m

OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.

  • EPA-licensed facility · 2
    Swords Laboratories; Arch Chemicals BV
  • NIAH-recorded building · 3
    post box; Mill Bridge; Mill Bridge
  • Radon risk area · 3
    About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Record of Protected Structures · 2
    Swords Castle; Mill Bridge
  • Recorded monument · 2
    Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castle; R185081

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 (store id 44768). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/application-details/?ref=F20A/0457.

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