No. 4 Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin
Change of use for an existing unit on Main Street, Swords.
F15A/0247 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 26 May 2015
- Reference
- F15A/0247
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 26 May 2015
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought to change the use of an existing commercial unit located at No. 4 Main Street in Swords.
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
Permission for change of use for the existing unit
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Main Street, Applewood Village, Swords | Oct 2025 | €413,000 | 140 m |
| Apartment 1, 32-34 Main Street, Swords | Jul 2025 | €64,550 | 141 m |
| 8 Church Rd, Swords, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €705,000 | 182 m |
| 2 The Old Vicarage, Swords, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €405,000 | 201 m |
| 5 St Colmcilles Court, Swords, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €269,000 | 214 m |
| 78 Oaklands Avenue, Swords, Co Dublin | Dec 2025 | €237,808 | 236 m |
| 13 St Colmcilles Park, Swords, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €443,000 | 247 m |
| 37 The Crescent, The Plaza, Main St | Aug 2025 | €283,000 | 257 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 received26 May 2015
- Decision due20 July 2015
- Decision issued8 June 2015
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for change of use for the existing unit
No. 4 Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin
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F11A/0090FingalLodged 22 Mar 2011Change of use
- Invalid30 m away
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- Granted40 m away
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- Invalid40 m away
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