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Fingal County Council · F26A/0072E · Permission

Unit 7, Castle Shopping Centre, Bridge Street, Townparks, Swords, Co.

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Council received 5 Feb 2026We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 (219 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)

F26A/0072E is a planning application for permission at Unit 7, Castle Shopping Centre, Bridge Street, Townparks, Swords, Co., received by Fingal County Council on 5 Feb 2026 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Change of use of the existing ground floor retail unit to a takeaway f… The council granted permission on 31 Mar 2026. The five-week observation window closed on 12 Mar 2026. The site is zoned null under the Fingal County Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 94 other decided applications in the last five years and 19 appeals.

Appeal window closes 28 Apr 2026 closed 137 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (31 Mar 2026) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
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Proposal

Change of use of the existing ground floor retail unit to a takeaway f

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Status
Final Grant
Decision
Grant permission on 31 Mar 2026
Final grant
6 May 2026
Site (from polygon)
65 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 5 Feb 2026
    New application
    Observation window closed 12 Mar 2026
  • 31 Mar 2026
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 28 Apr 2026

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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.

    M4 — Major town centre

    MC - Major Town Centre: Protect, provide for and/ or improve major town centre facilities

    The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

    Designations within 250 m

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

    • Architectural Conservation Area · 1
      Swords - Church Road Historic Ecclesiastical Core ACA
    • EPA-licensed facility · 2
      Swords Laboratories; Arch Chemicals BV
    • NIAH-recorded building · 12
      Swords Courthouse; post box; 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 · 9
      Swords Court House; Swords Castle; Mill Bridge
    • Recorded monument · 19
      Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castle; Ecclesiastical enclosure; Graveyard

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 (store id 44079). 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=F26A/0072E.

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