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Fingal County Council · F21A/0654 · Permission

St. Finian's Church, River Valley Parish, Swords, Co Dublin

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Council received 18 May 2022We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 (1578 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)

F21A/0654 is a planning application for permission at St. Finian's Church, River Valley Parish, Swords, Co Dublin, received by Fingal County Council on 18 May 2022 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: The development will consist of the construction of. The council granted permission on 14 Jun 2022. The five-week observation window closed on 22 Jun 2022. An Coimisiún Pleanála decided appeal 314040 on 21 Feb 2024 (grant conditions). A commencement notice (SN0014537FL) was lodged on 24 Jul 2026, so works have started on site. The site is zoned null under the Fingal County Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 59 other decided applications in the last five years and 4 appeals.

Appeal window closes 12 Jul 2022 closed 1523 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (14 Jun 2022) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)

Proposal

The development will consist of the construction of

The description is truncated at source (70 characters in the national feed). The full text is on the council register.

Status
Final Grant
Decision
Grant permission on 14 Jun 2022
Final grant
21 Feb 2024
Site (from polygon)
1.14 ha
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 21 Apr 2022
    Further information requested
  • 18 May 2022
    Further information received
  • 18 May 2022
    New application
    Observation window closed 22 Jun 2022
  • 14 Jun 2022
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 12 Jul 2022
  • 11 Jul 2022
    Appeal lodged

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Appeal

ACP 314040 · Planning Appeal · decided · Granted with conditions 21 Feb 2024
received by the Commission 11 Jul 2022 · inspector's report · board order

Commencement

  • Seven day notice SN0014537FL
    24 Jul 2026River Valley Road,, Swords, Dublin, K67 KC67matched by spatial

Zoning at the site

LC - Local Centre: Provide a mix of local community and commercial facilities for the existing and developing communities of the County. The aim is to ensure local centres contain a range of community, recreational and retail facilities, including medical/dental surgeries and childcare facilities, at a scale to cater for both existing residential development and zoned undeveloped lands, as appropriate, at locations which minimise the need for use of the private car and encourage pedestrians, cyclists and the use of public transport. The development will strengthen local retail provision in accordance with the County Retail Strategy.

M3 — Neighbourhood centre

LC - Local Centre: Protect, provide for and/or improve local centre facilities

A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing.

S3 — Community infrastructure

CI - Community Infrastructure: Provide for and protect civic, religious, community, education, health care and social infrastructure

Reserved for civic, religious, community, education, health-care and social infrastructure.

Designations within 250 m

No OPW flood extent nearby.

  • NIAH-recorded building · 1
    Saint Finian's Catholic Church
  • Radon risk area · 1
    About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 (store id 57366). 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=F21A/0654.

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