14 Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin.
Change of use from storage to retail with a part off-licence in Swords.
F14A/0082 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 1 July 2014
- Reference
- F14A/0082
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 1 July 2014
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for a premises on Main Street. It will convert existing storage space into a retail unit with a part off-licence.
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
Change of use from storage to retail use with part off-licence and min
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Protect, provide for and/ or improve major town centre facilities”
National zoning type: Built up area
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 16 October 2015. A completion certificate was lodged on 20 May 2016.
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1, 32-34 Main Street, Swords | Jul 2025 | €64,550 | 106 m |
| 31 Main Street, Applewood Village, Swords | Oct 2025 | €413,000 | 122 m |
| 8 Church Rd, Swords, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €705,000 | 125 m |
| 2 The Old Vicarage, Swords, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €405,000 | 138 m |
| 5 St Colmcilles Court, Swords, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €269,000 | 167 m |
| 77 St Columbas Rise, Swords, Dublin | May 2026 | €338,000 | 204 m |
| 78 Oaklands Avenue, Swords, Co Dublin | Dec 2025 | €237,808 | 240 m |
| 37 The Crescent, The Plaza, Main St | Aug 2025 | €283,000 | 243 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received1 July 2014
- Further information requested9 April 2014
- Further information received1 July 2014
- Decision due28 July 2014
- Decision issued25 July 2014
- Grant issued2 September 2014
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