St. Finian's Church
Building started Jul 2026: 59 homes; approved on appeal Feb 2024.
Dunne Better Build LimitedSwords, Fingal County Council
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Also known as River Valley Parish.
- Status
- Building started
- Council decision
- Approved · 14 Jun 2022
- Uses
- residential
- Applicant
- Dunne Better Build Limited · 5 planning applications, 67% granted
- Site
- 1.14 ha
- Appeal
- ACP 314040 · Approved with conditions · 21 Feb 2024
Building progress councils’ figures, Q2 2026
- 2024Approved on appeal
- 2026Building started
- Not yetFirst homes signed off
completed · under construction · not started · 1 houses and 58 apartments permitted
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Permitted | Under construction | Completed | Completed share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | 59 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q3 2025 | 59 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q4 2025 | 59 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q1 2026 | 59 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q2 2026 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
Source and licence
The scheme
Dunne Better Build Limited proposes the construction of 59 residential units at St. Finian's Church in River Valley Parish, Swords. The development occupies a site area of 1.14 hectares.
What the register says
The development will consist of the construction of
Summary from the register record.
Planning timeline 7 steps
- 18 May 2022Application lodged — Standard
- 11 Jul 2022Appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála — ABP-314040-22
- 21 Feb 2024Council decision — Grant
- 21 Feb 2024Commission decision — Granted
- 21 Feb 2024Final approval
- 24 Jul 2026Building started
- 21 Feb 2029Approval runs out (estimate)
The site 1.14 ha
Boundary of St. Finian's Church as the Dublin councils map it in the housing pipeline.
Planning applications inside the site 12 applications in the last 10 years
- GrantedRivervalley Community Centre, River Valley Road, River Valley, Swords,
- WithdrawnRivervalley Community Centre, River Valley Road, River Valley, Swords,
- GrantedRiver Valley Community Centre, River Valley Road, River Valley, Swords
- WithdrawnRiver Valley Community Centre River Valley Road, River Valley, Swords
- RefusedRiver Valley Community Centre, River Valley Road, River Valley, Swords
- RefusedSt. Finian's Church, River Valley Parish, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67KC67
- WithdrawnSt. Finians Church, River Valley Parish, Swords, Co. Dublin
- GrantedHoly Family Senior National School ( along the south west Boundary of
Appeals inside the site 2 with An Coimisiún Pleanála
Commencement notices inside the site 1
Other big developments nearby within 2 km
- Fosterstown North · 746 m away
- Forest Road · lodged 2026, not decided · 966 m away
- Main Street · building started 2024 · 1.1 km away
- Mai · first homes signed off 2023 · 1.2 km away
- 2 No. sites totalling approximately 6.34 Ha in the townland · building started 2026 · 1.4 km away
- Barrysparks and Crowscastle (lands generally bound by the R1 · approved 2026, no start notice · 1.5 km away
- Estuary West Lands at Holybanks · withdrawn or invalid · 1.9 km away
- Holybanks · lodged 2022, not decided · 1.9 km away
Start notices are matched from the national building control register; a start on site can be missed.
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