Units 2-5 St Fintans, North Street, Swords, Co Dublin
Change of use of retail units to a licensed restaurant.
F16A/0058 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 24 February 2016
- Reference
- F16A/0058
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 24 February 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for the change of use of Units 4-5 from retail use to a proposed licensed restaurant.
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
(a) change of use of unit 4-5 from retail use to proposed licenced res
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
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Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 1 July 2016. A completion certificate was lodged on 11 September 2016.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 St Fintans, North St, Swords | Jul 2025 | €320,000 | 23 m |
| 71 North St, Swords, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €500,000 | 93 m |
| 71 North St, Swords, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €100,000 | 93 m |
| 9 Nethercross Court, North St, Swords | Dec 2025 | €290,000 | 97 m |
| 65 Seatown Villas, Swords, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €390,000 | 116 m |
| 55 Carnegie Court, North St, Swords | Jun 2025 | €253,000 | 190 m |
| 38 Carnegie Court, North Street, Swords | Oct 2025 | €285,000 | 190 m |
| 60 Carnegie Court, Swords, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €335,000 | 190 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 received24 February 2016
- Decision due19 April 2016
- Decision issued18 April 2016
- Grant issued23 May 2016
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