River Valley Shopping Centre, River Valley Road, Swords, Co. Dublin.
Erection of a new ESB substation at River Valley Shopping Centre.
F15A/0335 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 15 July 2015
- Reference
- F15A/0335
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 15 July 2015
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the construction of a new ESB substation in the northeast corner of the shopping centre site.
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
Erection of a new esb substation in the northeast corner of the site a
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Protect, provide for and/or improve local centre facilities”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Brookdale Dr, Swords, Dublin | Feb 2026 | €486,000 | 150 m |
| 31 Forest Dale, Rivervalley, Swords | Feb 2025 | €385,000 | 157 m |
| 24 Forest Dale, Rivervalley, Swords | Feb 2026 | €110,000 | 180 m |
| 2 Brookdale Lawns, Rivervalley, Swords | Jun 2025 | €486,000 | 185 m |
| 34 River Valley Road, Swords, Co Dublin | Mar 2025 | €410,000 | 196 m |
| 17 Forest Crescent, Rivervalley, Swords | Jul 2025 | €590,000 | 201 m |
| 1 Brookdale Lawns, Rivervalley, Swords | Jan 2026 | €565,000 | 214 m |
| 23 Forest Crescent, Rivervalley, Swords | Dec 2025 | €495,000 | 224 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 received15 July 2015
- Decision due8 September 2015
- Decision issued7 September 2015
- Grant issued13 October 2015
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