Rathbeale Road and Watery Lane
36 homesRathbeale Developments LimitedSwords, Fingal County Council
- 12 Dec 2024Received
- 29 Jul 2025Refuse permission
- 25 Aug 2025Appealed
- 23 Dec 2025Appeal: Granted with conditions
- 23 Mar 2026Final grant
- Status
- Appeal decided — granted
- Decision
- Refuse permission · 29 Jul 2025
- Size
- 36 homes
- Uses
- residential
- Applicant
- Rathbeale Developments Limited
- Site
- 2,227 m²
- Appeal
- ACP 323489 · Granted with conditions
Building progress as the Dublin councils report it, Q2 2026
36 homes permitted; building has not started (Q2 2026).
completed · under construction · not started · 0 houses and 36 apartments permitted
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Permitted | Under construction | Completed | Completed share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q1 2026 | 36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q2 2026 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
The scheme
Rathbeale Developments Limited proposes the demolition of a vacant single-storey shed at the junction of Rathbeale Road and Watery Lane in Swords. The development includes the construction of 36 residential units on a 0.22 hectare site.
it involves the construction of 36 residential units
What the register says
(i) demolition of vacant/derelict single-storey shed; (ii) constructio…
The council feed cuts descriptions short; the full text is on the council register.
On this list because it is 20 homes or more on the Dublin councils' housing pipeline. Name and summary derived from the register record on 27 Sept 2026; the facts are the council's.
Planning timeline 6 steps
- 12 Dec 2024Application lodged — Standard
- 29 Jul 2025Council decision — Refuse
- 28 Aug 2025Appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála — ACP-323489-25
- 23 Mar 2026Commission decision — Granted
- 23 Mar 2026Final grant of permission
- 7 May 2031Permission expires (estimate) — Estimated permission expiry
The site 2,227 m²
Boundary of Rathbeale Road and Watery Lane as the Dublin councils map it in the housing pipeline.
Planning applications inside the site 5 applications in the last 10 years
- Appeal decidedLands at the junction of Rathbeale Road and Watery Lane, Swords, Co. D
- Appeal decidedLands at the junction of Rathbeale Road and Watery Lane, Swords, Co. D
- WithdrawnLands at the junction of Rathbeale Road and Watery Lane, Swords, Co. D
- RefusedLands at the junction of Rathbeale Road and Watery Lane, Swords, Co. D
- WithdrawnLands at the junction of Rathbeale Road and Watery Lane, Swords, Co. D
Appeals inside the site 3 with An Coimisiún Pleanála
Full planning report for 53.46053, -6.22479
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage — the whole area in one PDF.
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Other big developments nearby within 2 km
- Main Street · 468 m away
- Main Street · 472 m away
- Estuary West Lands at Holybanks · 771 m away
- Holybanks · 773 m away
- Swords Business Park · 808 m away
- Estuary West Lands at “Holybanks” · 869 m away
- Barrysparks and Crowscastle (lands generally bound by the R1 · 998 m away
- Fosterstown North · 1.1 km away
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