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Fingal County Council · LRD0018/S3E · LRD Application

Estuary West Lands at Holybanks, Swords, Co Dublin

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Council received 2 Oct 2024We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 (710 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)

LRD0018/S3E is a planning application for lrd application at Estuary West Lands at Holybanks, Swords, Co Dublin, received by Fingal County Council on 2 Oct 2024 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: We, Cairn Homes Properties Limited, intend to apply to Fingal County C… The council granted permission on 16 Jun 2025. The five-week observation window closed on 6 Nov 2024. Appeal 323029 is before An Coimisiún Pleanála (lodged 14 Jul 2025). A commencement notice (SN0014400FL) was lodged on 26 Jun 2026, so works have started on site. The site is zoned null under the Fingal County Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 20 other decided applications in the last five years and 7 appeals.

Appeal window closes 14 Jul 2025 closed 425 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (16 Jun 2025) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)

Proposal

We, Cairn Homes Properties Limited, intend to apply to Fingal County C

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 16 Jun 2025
Final grant
9 Oct 2025
Site (from polygon)
13.66 ha
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 2 Oct 2024
    New application
    Observation window closed 6 Nov 2024
  • 17 Apr 2025
    Further information requested
  • 22 Apr 2025
    Further information received
  • 16 Jun 2025
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 14 Jul 2025
  • 14 Jul 2025
    Appeal lodged

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Appeal

ACP 323029 · Appeal - LRD · open
received by the Commission 14 Jul 2025

Commencement

  • Seven day notice SN0014400FL
    26 Jun 2026Block 3, Holybanks Place, Glen Ellan Road, Swords, Dublinmatched by ref_exact
  • Seven day notice SN0014307FL
    10 Jun 2026Block 2, Holybanks Place, Glen Ellan Road, Swords, Dublinmatched by ref_exact
  • Seven day notice SN0014170FL
    13 May 2026Block 1, Holybanks Boulevard, Glen Ellan Road., Swords, Fingalmatched by ref_exact
  • Commencement notice CN0141585FL
    27 Apr 2026Holybanks, Swords, Fingalmatched by ref_exact
  • Seven day notice SN0014089FL
    27 Apr 2026Between Holybanks Drive and Holybanks Place, Glen Ellan Road, Swords, Fingalmatched by ref_exact
  • Seven day notice SN0014010FL
    8 Apr 2026Block 4 Holybanks, Holybanks Drive and Holybanks Place, Glen Ellan Road, Swords, Fingalmatched by ref_exact
  • Commencement notice CN0137143FL
    5 Jan 2026Holybanks, Knockatee, Fingalmatched by ref_exact

Zoning at the site

RD - Road: N/A

G3 — High amenity

HA - High Amenity: Protect and enhance high amenity areas

Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.

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.

M1 — Metro / rail economic corridor

MRE - Metro and Rail Economic Corridor: Facilitate opportunities for high-density mixed-use employment generating activity and commercial development and support the provision of an appropriate quantum of residential development within the Metro and Rail Economic Corridor.

A high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area here.

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

  • NIAH-recorded building · 3
    Scotchstone Bridge; Newtown House; Newtown Bridge
  • Radon risk area · 2
    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
  • Record of Protected Structures · 2
    Scotchstone Bridge; Newtown Bridge
  • Recorded monument · 12
    Ringfort - unclassified; Enclosure; Ring-ditch

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 (store id 58400). 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=LRD0018/S3E.

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