8 Church Road, Swords, Co.Dublin.
Lowering the front garden to allow for two vehicular access points.
F15A/0410 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 16 March 2016
- Reference
- F15A/0410
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 16 March 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development involves lowering the existing front garden of the property to facilitate two new vehicular access points.
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
Lowering the existing front garden to allow a proposed 2 no. Vehicular
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Church Rd, Swords, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €705,000 | 13 m |
| 77 St Columbas Rise, Swords, Dublin | May 2026 | €338,000 | 73 m |
| 2 The Old Vicarage, Swords, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €405,000 | 99 m |
| 36 St Columbas Rise Swords, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €632,000 | 112 m |
| 44 St Columbas Rise, Swords, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €515,000 | 147 m |
| Apartment 1, 32-34 Main Street, Swords | Jul 2025 | €64,550 | 190 m |
| 5 St Colmcilles Court, Swords, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €269,000 | 198 m |
| 31 Main Street, Applewood Village, Swords | Oct 2025 | €413,000 | 223 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 received16 March 2016
- Further information requested22 October 2015
- Further information received16 March 2016
- Decision due12 April 2016
- Decision issued11 April 2016
- Application withdrawn8 April 2016
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
Lowering the existing front garden to allow a proposed 2 No. vehicular
8 Church Road, Swords, Co.Dublin.
F16A/0263FingalLodged 14 Jun 2016Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
Renovations works to existing bungalow, proposed works consists of
8 Church Road, Swords, Co.Dublin
F12A/0297FingalLodged 21 Sept 2012Alterations
- InvalidAt this site
Revisions to approved planning permission (Planning Ref. F12A/0297), r
8, Church Road, Swords, Dublin
F13A/0186FingalLodged 27 May 2013Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
Retention and completion for revisions to approved planning permission
8 Church Road, Swords, Co.Dublin.
F13A/0289FingalLodged 29 Oct 2013Retention
- Invalid50 m away
New single storey extension (shed & bedroom) to the south and single s
1B Church Road, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F18B/0087FingalLodged 18 Apr 2018Retention
- Granted50 m away
The demolition of 4 no. uninhabited dwellings (Tyrrells Field, No. 1 C
Lands at the corner of Bridge Street/Church Road, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F15A/0467FingalLodged 22 Apr 2016Demolition
- Granted50 m away
Permission for an increase of 201 sq.m. (8,319 sq.m permitted to 8,520
Lands at the corner of Bridge Street/Church Road, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F18A/0432FingalLodged 24 Jul 2018Alterations
- Granted50 m away
Single storey extension shed (to be retained) and proposed guest bedro
1B Church Road, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F18B/0203FingalLodged 27 Sept 2018Retention
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