Site report · 500 m radius · generated 14 Sept 2026, 00:08

Watery Lane, Swords

Eircode —Coordinates 53.46160, -6.22161Local authority Fingal County Council

What closes soonest 1 open window

Judicial review window closes 16 Oct 202633 days left
Refuse permission
8 weeks from the Commission's decision (21 Aug 2026) · s.50 Planning and Development Act 2000 · 489 m away

Sources: acp, consult, moderngov, npad, rzlt · fetched 12 Sept 2026, 00:05

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
acp	CC-BY-4.0	12 Sept 2026, 00:05	open
consult	public	12 Sept 2026, 02:04	open
moderngov	public	13 Sept 2026, 21:50	open
npad	CC-BY-4.0	13 Sept 2026, 20:39	open
rzlt	CC-BY-4.0	12 Sept 2026, 00:23	open

Where this is

Townland: Townparks
Settlement: Swords
Electoral division: Swords Village
Local electoral area: Swords
Local authority: Fingal County Council
Parcel: Tailte Éireann 1909892 (freehold), 6.24 ha

Census 2022, small area 267135011

176

people

households

103

dwellings

30.9% owner-occupied, 69.1% privately rented, 6.2% social. Vacancy 19.4%.

Sources: places, parcels · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 21:28

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
places	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026, 21:28	open
parcels	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026, 19:06	open

Zoning evaluated against the point

FINGAL_DP_OWN · — – —

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 the fingal development plan 2023 2029 · 5 Apr 2023 – 5 Apr 2029

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

What that means: Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.

Source: zoning · fetched 12 Sept 2026, 02:04

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
zoning	CC-BY-4.0	12 Sept 2026, 02:04	open

Designations and constraints within 500 m

An OPW flood extent intersects this area. The OPW's map is licensed CC-BY-NC-ND, so we show a flag only — see the extent at floodinfo.ie.

Designation	Count	Examples
Architectural Conservation Area	1	Swords - Church Road Historic Ecclesiastical Core ACA
EPA-licensed facility	2	Swords Laboratories; Arch Chemicals BV
NIAH-recorded building	20	Swords Courthouse; Pastorville; school master's house
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	16	Thatched Cottage; Scotchstone Bridge; Former Carnegie Library
Recorded monument	20	Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castle; Ecclesiastical enclosure; Graveyard

Sources: constraints, constraints.aca, constraints.epa_licence, constraints.flood_cfram, constraints.niah, constraints.radon, constraints.rps, constraints.smr · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 19:11

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
constraints	mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)	11 Sept 2026, 19:11	open
constraints.aca	CC-BY-4.0 (Fingal); public/attribution, unconfirmed (DLR)	11 Sept 2026, 19:11	open
constraints.epa_licence	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026, 19:11	open
constraints.flood_cfram	CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 · not redistributable — shown as a flag only	11 Sept 2026, 19:11	open
constraints.niah	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026, 19:11	open
constraints.radon	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026, 19:11	open
constraints.rps	CC-BY-4.0 (Fingal); public/attribution, unconfirmed (DLR)	11 Sept 2026, 19:11	open
constraints.smr	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026, 19:11	open

Residential Zoned Land Tax

This site is not on the current draft or final RZLT map.

Source: rzlt · fetched 12 Sept 2026, 00:23

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
rzlt	CC-BY-4.0	12 Sept 2026, 00:23	open

Planning applications 87 in 5 years within 500 m

Recent decisions and applications

Grant permission

Invalid application

Refuse permission

Grant permission for retention

2 St Columcille's Park, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 W218 Grant permission
1/ Conversion of existing attic to storage area, with new dormer windo
F26A/0546Ereceived 24 Jun 2026decided 14 Aug 2026374 m away
Lands at the junction of Rathbeale Road and Watery Lane, Swords, Co. D Refuse permission
Alterations to development approved under Reg. Ref. F24A/1125E (ACP Re
F26A/0345Ereceived 30 Apr 2026decided 24 Jun 2026216 m away
2 Saint Columba's Rise, Swords, Co Dublin, K67E0X4 Grant permission
Extension to existing house to include (a) construction of first floor
F26A/0246Ereceived 26 Mar 2026decided 19 May 2026450 m away
Swords Shopping Centre, Rathbeale Road, Swords, Co. Dublin Grant retention & refuse retention
The development will consist of: (1) Retention of a portacabin structu
F26A/0234Ereceived 25 Mar 2026decided 19 May 2026489 m away
2 Saint Columba's Rise, Swords, Co Dublin, K67E0X4 Invalid application
Extension to existing house to include (a) construction of first floor
F26A/0211Ereceived 20 Mar 2026decided 24 Mar 2026450 m away
2 Saint Columba's Rise, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 E0X4 Invalid application
Permission for extension to existing house to include (a) construction
F26A/0166Ereceived 9 Mar 2026decided 16 Mar 2026450 m away
The Arch Bar Restaurant & Public House, Main Street, Chapel Lane & Fos Grant permission
The development will consist of:
F26A/0140Ereceived 27 Feb 2026decided 21 Apr 2026344 m away
Swords Shopping Centre, Rathbeale Road, Swords, Dublin Refuse permission
The development will consist of: The installation of a secondary vehic
F26A/0127Ereceived 20 Feb 2026decided 14 Apr 2026489 m away
Unit 7, Castle Shopping Centre, Bridge Street, Townparks, Swords, Co. Grant permission
Change of use of the existing ground floor retail unit to a takeaway f
F26A/0072Ereceived 5 Feb 2026decided 31 Mar 2026304 m away
Carechoice Swords, Bridge Street, Townparks, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 F Grant permission
The proposed development will comprise; the construction of a single s
F26A/0022Ereceived 16 Jan 2026decided 10 Mar 2026289 m away

`description` is truncated at source (80 chars for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and `applicant` is null nationally — NPAD publishes neither in full.

Source: npad · fetched 13 Sept 2026, 20:39

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
npad	CC-BY-4.0	13 Sept 2026, 20:39	open

Appeals 17 in 5 years within 500 m

ACP 501273 on F26A/0127E Refused
received 1 May 2026decided 21 Aug 2026489 m awayinspector's report
ACP 501750 on F26A/0345E Open
received 21 Jul 2026216 m away
ACP 500881 on F25A/1120E Refused
received 2 Mar 2026decided 3 Jul 2026252 m awayinspector's report
ACP 501528 on F26A/0234E Pending
received 12 Jun 2026489 m away
ACP 500822 on F25A/0050 Granted
received 16 Feb 2026decided 9 Jun 2026319 m awayinspector's report
ACP 323489 on F24A/1125E Granted with conditions
received 25 Aug 2025decided 23 Dec 2025216 m awayinspector's report
ACP 314724 Other
received 30 Sept 2022decided 30 Sept 2025420 m awayinspector's report
ACP 321902 on F24A/0608E Granted with conditions
received 18 Feb 2025decided 9 Jun 2025406 m awayinspector's report
ACP 321086 on F24A/0340E Granted with conditions
received 18 Oct 2024decided 13 Feb 2025374 m awayinspector's report
ACP 315602 on F22A/0608 Granted with conditions
received 19 Jan 2023decided 16 Jul 2024385 m awayinspector's report

Source: acp · fetched 12 Sept 2026, 00:05

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
acp	CC-BY-4.0	12 Sept 2026, 00:05	open

Commencement notices 17 in 3 years within 500 m

North Street, Swords, Fingal, K67VP28 — Opt out commencement notice
28 May 2026CN0142901FLF25A/1031E364 m away
16 Seatown Villas, Dublin, Fingal, K67 YY38 — Short commencement notice
29 Apr 2026CN0141646FLF24A/0476435 m away
10 Oaklands Park, Swords, Fingal, K67 H283 — Short commencement notice
6 Feb 2026CN0138206FLF25A/0831E462 m away
29/31 North Street, Swords, Fingal, K67 XY70 — Seven day notice
5 Jan 2026SN0013569FL212 m away
24 Comyn Manor, Swords, Fingal, K67 Y9Y1 — Short commencement notice
13 Oct 2025CN0134311FLF25A/0545485 m away
41 Rathbeale Road, Swords, Fingal — Commencement notice
13 Oct 2025CN0134367FLF24A/0608E432 m away
River Mall, Swords, Fingal, K67 NN50 — Commencement notice
29 Sept 2025CN0133982FLF24A/0340E384 m away
32 North Street, Swords, Dublin — Commencement notice
25 Aug 2025CN0132432FLPARTXI/005/22223 m away
91 Seatown Villas, Swords, Fingal, K67 W726 — Opt out commencement notice
7 Aug 2025CN0131853FLF23A/0268388 m away
1 Church Road, Swords, Fingal, K67 C3Y2 — Commencement notice
21 Jul 2025CN0131311FL287 m away

One notice can cover many buildings — count notices, never building rows, or a single multi-unit scheme reads as a trend (T11).

Source: bcms · fetched 13 Sept 2026, 23:40

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
bcms	CC-BY-4.0	13 Sept 2026, 23:40	open

Sales 29 in 36 months within 500 m

€375,000

median price

€4,481/m²

median €/m²

sales

rooftop-geocoded

with listing detail

new builds

€250,000 – €823,500, 22 Jan 2024 to 18 Dec 2025.

Address	Sold	Price	Asking	Type	Beds	m²	€/m²	BER	Dist.
2 ST COLIMCILLES CRESCENT, SWORDS, DUBLIN	18 Dec 2025	€400,100	€395,000	Semi-D	3	82	4,879	G	495 m
9 NETHERCROSS COURT, NORTH ST, SWORDS	12 Dec 2025	€290,000	€290,000	Apartment	2	65	4,462	C2	417 m
29A SEATOWN VILLAS, SWORDS, DUBLIN	7 Nov 2025	€730,000	€749,000	Detached	5	210	3,476	B3	394 m
38 CARNEGIE COURT, NORTH STREET, SWORDS	21 Oct 2025	€285,000	€279,000	Apartment	2	69.1	4,124	C1	273 m
65 SEATOWN VILLAS, SWORDS, DUBLIN	9 Jul 2025	€390,000	€375,000	Terrace	2	80	4,875	F	364 m
2 THE OLD VICARAGE, SWORDS, DUBLIN	1 Jul 2025	€405,000	€410,000	House	2	90	4,500	E2	403 m
8 CHURCH RD, SWORDS, DUBLIN	6 Jun 2025	€705,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	315 m
44 SEATOWN VILLAS, SWORDS, DUBLIN	18 Dec 2024	€468,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	315 m
56 CASTLEGRANGE AVE, SWORDS, DUBLIN	3 Dec 2024	€400,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	457 m
9 CARNEGIE COURT, NORTH ST, SWORDS	20 Nov 2024	€287,500	—	—	—	—	—	—	273 m

PPR addresses are geocoded, not surveyed — a sale's position is as good as its address match (`rooftop_n` says how many are address-accurate). Beds, floor area, BER and asking price come from the matched daft.ie advertisement, not from the Register, and only where a match was found (`enriched_n`).

Sources: cara_listings, ppr · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 20:14

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
cara_listings	Third-party advertisement data captured by Cara from daft.ie. Not open data: internal analysis only, no redistribution of listing content. Business-contact details (licensed PSP name and branch) are retained per Cara DECISIONS 2026-08-19; agent phone numbers and all vendor/buyer identities are dropped.	11 Sept 2026, 20:14	open
ppr	PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use-of-public-sector-information). Free re-use in any format provided the source and PSRA copyright are acknowledged, the data is reproduced accurately and not used misleadingly, and it is NOT used 'for the principal purpose of advertising or promoting a particular product or service'. Attribution: 'Contains PSRA Residential Property Price Register data, © Property Services Regulatory Authority.'	13 Sept 2026, 20:32	open

Consultations 9 matched by place

Fingal Safer Schools - St. Fintan's National School, Sutton, Dublin 13 1 day left
closes 15 Sept 2026Fingal County Counciltownland-wide
Fingal Safer Schools - Scoil Mhuire, Howth Primary School, Tuckett's Lane, Howth 1 day left
closes 15 Sept 2026Fingal County Counciltownland-wide
Fingal Safer Schools - Hansfield Educate Together National School, Barnwell Road, Clonee, Dublin 15 1 day left
closes 15 Sept 2026Fingal County Councilstreet-wide
Fingal Safer Schools - St Mochta's National School, Porterstown Road, Clonsilla, Dublin 15 1 day left
closes 15 Sept 2026Fingal County Counciltownland-wide
Fingal Safer Schools - Gaelscoil na Mara & Donabate Community College, Portrane Road & Ballisk Common, Donabate, Co. Dublin 6 days left
closes 20 Sept 2026Fingal County Counciltownland-wide
Fingal Safer Schools - St. Mary's National School, R122, Oldtown, Co. Dublin 6 days left
closes 20 Sept 2026Fingal County Counciltownland-wide
Fingal Safer Schools - Swords Educate Together National School & Gaelscoil Bhrian Bóroimhe, Glen Ellan Road, Swords, Co. Dublin 6 days left
closes 20 Sept 2026Fingal County Councillocality-wide
Fingal Safer Schools - Thornleigh Educate Together National School, Thornleigh Green, Swords 6 days left
closes 20 Sept 2026Fingal County Councillocality-wide
Public Consultation on Identification of Bathing Waters in Fingal for Bathing Season 2027 11 days left
closes 25 Sept 2026Fingal County Councilcounty-wide

Source: consult · fetched 12 Sept 2026, 02:04

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
consult	public	12 Sept 2026, 02:04	open

Council items 10 in 24 months

Comyn Manor, Swords, Co. Dublin
County Council14 Sept 202623bFingal County Council
Councillor J. Smyth - Swords Bike Library Initiative - AI109462
Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk/Swords Area Committee (Services B - Strategic and General Matters)10 Sept 202628.Fingal County Council
Councillor C. Johnston - Taking-in-Charge - The Orchard Estate - Oldtown - AI109689
Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk/Swords Area Committee (Services B - Strategic and General Matters)10 Sept 202639.Fingal County Council
Councillor E. Dockrell - Update on Playground for Oldtown - AI109219
Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk/Swords Area Committee (Services B - Strategic and General Matters)10 Sept 20264.Fingal County Council
Councillor J. Newman - Update on Swords Western Distributor Road Project - AI109224
Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk/Swords Area Committee (Services B - Strategic and General Matters)10 Sept 20269.Fingal County Council
Councillor J. Newman - Walled Gardens - Brackenstown - Swords - AI109591
Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk/Swords Area Committee (Services B - Strategic and General Matters)10 Sept 202610.Fingal County Council
Comyn Manor, Swords, Co. Dublin
Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk/Swords Area Committee (Services B - Strategic and General Matters)10 Sept 202647bFingal County Council
Letter dated 18th June 2026 from HSE regarding Cllr. L. Corkery Motion - Swords Primary Care Centre
Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk/Swords Area Committee (Services B - Strategic and General Matters)10 Sept 202653bFingal County Council
Email dated 8th July 2026 from the Department of Education and Youth regarding Cllr. J. Smyth Motion Provision of Gaelcholáiste for Swords
Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk/Swords Area Committee (Services B - Strategic and General Matters)10 Sept 202653cFingal County Council
Email dated 23rd July 2026 from Department of Transport regarding Cllr. D. Mulligan Public Transport Linking Swords and Blanchardstown
Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk/Swords Area Committee (Services B - Strategic and General Matters)10 Sept 202653eFingal County Council

Source: moderngov · fetched 13 Sept 2026, 21:50

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
moderngov	public	13 Sept 2026, 21:50	open

Capacity and public land

No publishable utility-capacity record within the radius. 22 records from Esb substation withheld: source licence forbids redistribution; see the operator's own register.

Public land (LDA register of relevant lands)

Dublin City Council — Swords
0.83 hafolio DN50763F58 m awayas of 1 Apr 2023
Fingal County Council — Swords
0.29 hafolio DN5638N64 m awayas of 1 Apr 2023
Dublin City Council — Swords
0.81 hafolio DN50763F76 m awayas of 1 Apr 2023
Dublin City Council — Swords
0.43 hafolio DN4907F146 m awayas of 1 Apr 2023
Fingal County Council — Swords
0.41 hafolio DN182164F155 m awayas of 1 Apr 2023
Dublin City Council — Swords
1.53 hafolio DN5636N158 m awayas of 1 Apr 2023
Health Service Executive — Swords
0.26 hafolio DN91347F173 m awayas of 1 Apr 2023
Fingal County Council — Swords
0.62 hafolio DN199376F173 m awayas of 1 Apr 2023

Sources: esbn, lda_lands · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 16:42

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
esbn	all-rights-reserved (esbnetworks.ie disclaimer: personal/non-commercial, no modification or republication without written ESB permission) — permission NOT sought · not redistributable — shown as a flag only	11 Sept 2026, 16:42	open
lda_lands	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026, 16:43	open

Schools and public transport within 1.0 km

Schools

Fingal Community College
postprimary864 pupilsINTER DENOMINATIONAL336 m
St Finians Community College
postprimary671 pupilsMULTI DENOMINATIONAL451 m
SWORDS BOROUGH N S
primary84 pupilsChurch Of Ireland473 m
S N CHOLMILLE B
primary320 pupilsCatholic572 m
S N CHOLMCILLE C
primary326 pupilsCatholic650 m
River Valley CNS
primary142 pupilsMulti Denominational725 m
BRACKENSTOWN SENIOR N S
primary530 pupilsCatholic970 m

Stops 38 · routes 101, 102, 102A, 102P, 102T, 192, 196, 197, 33, 33A, 33B, 33E, 33n, 41, 41B, 41C, 41D, 41X, 43, 500, 500N, 500X, 501, 502, 503, 505, 505X, 506, 506X, 507

North Street
33, 33A, 33B, 33E, 33n, 41C, 43199 m
North Street
33, 33A, 33B, 41C, 41X, 43212 m
Saint Columbas Rise
192, 196, 197, 41, 41B238 m
Seatown West
33, 33A, 33B, 41C, 41X, 43247 m
Saint Columbas Rise
192, 196, 197, 41, 41B, 41X253 m
Swords Castle
192, 196, 197, 33, 33A, 33B, 33E, 33n, 41, 41B, 41C, 41X, 43297 m
Swords Castle
192, 196, 197, 33, 33A, 33B, 41, 41B, 41C, 41X, 43315 m
Seatown West
33, 33A, 33B, 33E, 33n, 41C, 43370 m

Sources: gtfs, schools · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 19:16

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
gtfs	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026, 19:16	open
schools	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026, 16:41	open

Sources used in this report

Section	Source	Licence	Fetched
Location	places	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026, 21:28
Parcel	parcels	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026, 19:06
Zoning	zoning	CC-BY-4.0	12 Sept 2026, 02:04
Constraints	constraints	mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)	11 Sept 2026, 19:11
Constraints	constraints.aca	CC-BY-4.0 (Fingal); public/attribution, unconfirmed (DLR)	11 Sept 2026, 19:11
Constraints	constraints.epa_licence	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026, 19:11
Constraints	constraints.flood_cfram	CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 · not redistributable, flag only	11 Sept 2026, 19:11
Constraints	constraints.niah	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026, 19:11
Constraints	constraints.radon	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026, 19:11
Constraints	constraints.rps	CC-BY-4.0 (Fingal); public/attribution, unconfirmed (DLR)	11 Sept 2026, 19:11
Constraints	constraints.smr	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026, 19:11
Rzlt	rzlt	CC-BY-4.0	12 Sept 2026, 00:23
Planning	npad	CC-BY-4.0	13 Sept 2026, 20:39
Appeals	acp	CC-BY-4.0	12 Sept 2026, 00:05
Commencements	bcms	CC-BY-4.0	13 Sept 2026, 23:40
Sales	cara_listings	Third-party advertisement data captured by Cara from daft.ie. Not open data: internal analysis only, no redistribution of listing content. Business-contact details (licensed PSP name and branch) are retained per Cara DECISIONS 2026-08-19; agent phone numbers and all vendor/buyer identities are dropped.	11 Sept 2026, 20:14
Sales	ppr	PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use-of-public-sector-information). Free re-use in any format provided the source and PSRA copyright are acknowledged, the data is reproduced accurately and not used misleadingly, and it is NOT used 'for the principal purpose of advertising or promoting a particular product or service'. Attribution: 'Contains PSRA Residential Property Price Register data, © Property Services Regulatory Authority.'	13 Sept 2026, 20:32
Consultations	consult	public	12 Sept 2026, 02:04
Council items	moderngov	public	13 Sept 2026, 21:50
Capacity	esbn	all-rights-reserved (esbnetworks.ie disclaimer: personal/non-commercial, no modification or republication without written ESB permission) — permission NOT sought · not redistributable, flag only	11 Sept 2026, 16:42
Public land	lda_lands	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026, 16:43
Projects	social_housing	CC-BY-SA-4.0	11 Sept 2026, 20:13
Amenities	gtfs	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026, 19:16
Amenities	schools	CC-BY-4.0	11 Sept 2026, 16:41
Deadlines	acp	CC-BY-4.0	12 Sept 2026, 00:05
Deadlines	consult	public	12 Sept 2026, 02:04
Deadlines	moderngov	public	13 Sept 2026, 21:50
Deadlines	npad	CC-BY-4.0	13 Sept 2026, 20:39
Deadlines	rzlt	CC-BY-4.0	12 Sept 2026, 00:23

Generated 14 Sept 2026, 00:08 from the Planning Register store. Nothing on this page was fetched live: every figure was already in the store with the fetch time shown. Deadlines are derived from published receipt and decision dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000; confirm with the planning authority before relying on them.

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