Junction of Rathbeale Road and Watery Lane, Swords, Co Dublin
Retention of four free-standing advertising signs in Swords.
F12A/0391 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 12 December 2012
- Reference
- F12A/0391
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Retention
- Received
- 12 December 2012
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for 4 free-standing advertising signs and all ancillary engineering works at the junction of Rathbeale Road and Watery Lane.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
4 no. Free standing advertising signs and for all ancillary engineerin
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity”
National zoning type: Existing residential
Objective set by the The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 St Columbas Rise, Swords, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €430,000 | 165 m |
| 41 Rathbeale Rd, Swords, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €1,850,000 | 195 m |
| 8 Church Rd, Swords, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €705,000 | 224 m |
| 77 St Columbas Rise, Swords, Dublin | May 2026 | €338,000 | 227 m |
| 36 St Columbas Rise Swords, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €632,000 | 228 m |
| 44 St Columbas Rise, Swords, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €515,000 | 268 m |
| 2 The Old Vicarage, Swords, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €405,000 | 316 m |
| 16 Colunbus Heights, Swords, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €411,000 | 331 m |
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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received12 December 2012
- Decision due14 February 2013
- Decision issued12 February 2013
- Appeal submitted7 March 2013
- Appeal decided22 May 2013
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