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Fingal County Council · F25A/1041E

St. Finian’s Community College, Jugback Lane, Castlefarm, Swords, Co.

  1. 11 Nov 2025Received
  2. 12 Jan 2026Grant permission for retention
  3. 18 Feb 2026Final grant
Status
Granted
Decision
Grant permission for retention · 12 Jan 2026
Council
Fingal County Council
Type
Retention
Site
3,176 m²

What’s proposed

I/We, St Finian’s Community College, intend to apply for Retention Per

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

F25A/1041E is a planning application to Fingal County Council for i/We, St Finian’s Community College, intend to apply for Retention Per, received on 11 Nov 2025; permission was granted on 12 Jan 2026.

Planning details

Reference
F25A/1041E
Local authority
Fingal County Council
Status
Granted · register status “Final Grant
Received
11 Nov 2025
Observations close
16 Dec 2025 (closed 272 days ago)
Decision due
14 Jan 2026 · decided 12 Jan 2026
Decision
Grant permission for retention on 12 Jan 2026
Proposed development
I/We, St Finian’s Community College, intend to apply for Retention Per
As published by the register. The Fingal feed cuts the description at 70 characters; the full text is on the council register.
Site area
3,176 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

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    Zoning at the site

    OS - Open Space: Provide recreational and amenity resources for urban and rural populations subject to strict development controls. Only community facilities and other recreational uses will be considered and encouraged by the Planning Authority.

    G4 — Open space

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

    Open space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.

    R2 — Existing residential

    RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity

    An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

    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

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

    • EPA-licensed facility · 1
      Swords Laboratories
    • 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 51703). 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=F25A/1041E.

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