Retail Unit 1, 52 North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin
Change of use of a retail unit in Swords.
F15A/0252 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 19 August 2015
- Reference
- F15A/0252
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 19 August 2015
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking permission to change the use of an existing retail unit at Unit 1, 52 North Street, 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 the change of use of the existing unit from retail use
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 Carnegie Court, Swords, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €335,000 | 36 m |
| 55 Carnegie Court, North St, Swords | Jun 2025 | €253,000 | 36 m |
| 38 Carnegie Court, North Street, Swords | Oct 2025 | €285,000 | 36 m |
| 71 North St, Swords, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €100,000 | 101 m |
| 71 North St, Swords, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €500,000 | 101 m |
| 65 Seatown Villas, Swords, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €390,000 | 142 m |
| 21 Seatown Villas, Swords, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €390,000 | 179 m |
| 29a Seatown Villas, Swords, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €730,000 | 189 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 received19 August 2015
- Further information requested17 July 2015
- Further information received19 August 2015
- Decision due15 September 2015
- Decision issued9 September 2015
- Grant issued13 October 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
'Change of use' from Bookmaker's shop to Pizzeria
56 North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin
F11A/0358FingalLodged 13 Mar 2012Change of use
- Granted50 m away
Change of use of the ground floor from retail to office use
46 North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F15A/0365FingalLodged 5 Aug 2015Change of use
- Granted50 m away
Internal alterations and modifications to both the existin ground floo
Carnegie Court Hotel, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F15A/0584FingalLodged 17 Dec 2015Alterations
- Granted60 m away
Permission is now being sought for revisionss to approved development
Carnegie Court Hotel, North Street, Swords, Co Dublin
F22A/0200FingalLodged 14 Apr 2022Alterations
- Granted70 m away
Demolition of existing single storey extension (7sq.m) and constructio
44 North Street, Townparks, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F18B/0275FingalLodged 1 Oct 2018Extension
- Granted70 m away
1. Demolition of existing car showroom (710 sq.m.) and ancillary site
Des Darcy Motors, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F12A/0340FingalLodged 26 Oct 2012Demolition
- Granted80 m away
Development on a Protected Structure no. 0348 for the demolition of ex
42 North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin
F18B/0314FingalLodged 16 Nov 2018Demolition
- Refused80 m away
Permission to the rear gardens of 42 & 44 North Street (both Protected
42 & 44 North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F14A/0205FingalLodged 27 May 2014Alterations
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