Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedRetentionDecided 4 May 2016

Drynam Road, Swords, Co. Dublin.

Retention of two car parks providing a total of 92 parking spaces.

F16A/0097 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 11 March 2016

Reference
F16A/0097
Authority
Fingal County Council
Register status
Appealed
Type
Retention
Received
11 March 2016

Summary

AI-generated

Retention planning permission is sought for two existing car parks. The car parks provide 52 and 40 spaces respectively, totaling 92 spaces.

Retentionretentioncar parkparking

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

Retention planning permission for 2 no. Car parks with 92 (52 and 40)

The historical record

How retention applications have been decided in Fingal County Council

77% granted

of 1,436 retention applications granted, refused or part-granted by Fingal County Council, 2016–2026.

The same category nationally
90%45,165
All categories in Fingal County Council
83%12,342

These are historical figures for this category in this council area, counted from the statutory register over the last 10 years. They are not an assessment of this application and say nothing about how it will be decided.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

GE - General EmploymentSI
Provide opportunities for general enterprise and employment

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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 plan

Built & 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
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
18 Holywell View, Swords, DublinDec 2025€260,000236 m
10 Holywell Ave, Feltrim Hall, KinsealyMar 2026€380,000252 m
3 Commons East, Drynam Rd, SwordsOct 2025€365,000252 m
7 Holywell Sq, Swords, DublinJul 2025€378,000265 m
15 Holywell Sq, Feltrim Hall, KinsealyMay 2026€425,000265 m
10 Holywell Sq, Feltrim Hall, SwordsMay 2026€423,500308 m
18 Melesian Lawn, Feltrim Rd, SwordsMar 2026€510,000326 m
Barry's Park, Swords Co DublinJan 2026€550,000327 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

  1. Application received11 March 2016
  2. Decision due5 May 2016
  3. Decision issued4 May 2016
  4. Grant issued19 October 2016
  5. Appeal submitted31 May 2016
  6. Appeal decided21 September 2016

In the area

Applications near this site

Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.

Related developments

Similar applications

Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.

Community

Discussion

What local people think about this application.

Nobody watching yet

Community sentiment

No votes yet

Nobody has voted on this application yet.

Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.

Sign in to have your say on this application.

No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.

Sign in to join the discussion on this application.

Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.