56 Oaklands Avenue, Swords, Co. Dublin.
Demolition of a side garage and construction of a new structure.
F15B/0254 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 21 March 2016
- Reference
- F15B/0254
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 21 March 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to demolish an existing side lean-to garage. This will be followed by the construction of a new ground-floor structure.
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
Demolish existing side lean to garage and subsequent construction of g
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 Plaza Crescent, Swords, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €250,000 | 44 m |
| Apt 3, The Cresent, The Plaza | Jun 2025 | €285,000 | 47 m |
| 37 The Crescent, The Plaza, Main St | Aug 2025 | €283,000 | 55 m |
| 36b The Crescent, The Plaza, Swords | Jan 2026 | €335,000 | 62 m |
| 78 Oaklands Avenue, Swords, Co Dublin | Dec 2025 | €237,808 | 73 m |
| Surgalstown, Swords, Co Dublin | Jan 2026 | €240,000 | 99 m |
| 20 Castle Dr, Swords, Dublinnot full market price | Nov 2025 | €175,000 | 149 m |
| 117 Castle Hall, Swords Central, Swords Village | Apr 2026 | €355,000 | 156 m |
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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 received21 March 2016
- Further information requested18 January 2016
- Further information received21 March 2016
- Decision due15 April 2016
- Decision issued13 April 2016
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