3 The Old Stables, East Commons, Drynam Road, Swords, Co. Dublin
Ground floor extension of an existing playschool in Swords.
F16A/0127 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 30 March 2016
- Reference
- F16A/0127
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 30 March 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for a ground floor extension to an existing playschool facility located at 3 The Old Stables, East Commons, Swords.
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Official record
Development description
Ground floor extension of the existing playschool (register ref. F15a/
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Facilitate opportunities for high-density mixed-use employment generating activity and commercial development and support the provision of an appropriate quantum of residential development within the Metro and Rail Economic Corridor.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 Rockingham, Drynam Rd, Swords | Sept 2025 | €491,000 | 162 m |
| 51 Foxwood, Swords, Co Dublin | Sept 2025 | €415,000 | 235 m |
| 3 Commons East, Drynam Rd, Swords | Oct 2025 | €365,000 | 270 m |
| 4 Ashley Ave, Malahide Rd, Swords | Mar 2025 | €384,000 | 299 m |
| 71a Chapel Lane, Swords, Co Dublin | Apr 2026 | €360,000 | 320 m |
| 13 Ashley Ave, Swords, Dublin | May 2025 | €375,000 | 337 m |
| 34 Ashley Ave, Swords, Dublin | Jul 2026 | €420,000 | 342 m |
| Mountgorry Cottage, Cliffords Lane, Swords | Jan 2025 | €625,000 | 347 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 received30 March 2016
- Decision due24 May 2016
- Decision issued23 May 2016
- Grant issued28 June 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
Permission to remove condition no. 5 of register reference F15A/0323 r
3 The Old Stables, East Commons, Drynam Road, Swords, Co. Dublin
F16A/0207FingalLodged 11 May 2016Alterations
- WithdrawnAt this site
Permission to remove condition no. 3 of register reference F16A/0127 w
3 The Old Stables, East Commons, Drynam Road, Swords, Co. Dublin
F17A/0193FingalLodged 5 Apr 2017Other
- RefusedAt this site
The development will consist of the change of use of part of the exist
3 The Old Stables, East Commons, Drynam Road, Swords, Co. Dublin
F12A/0042FingalLodged 22 Feb 2012Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Change of use of part of the existing house to a playschool, new pedes
3 The Old Stables, East Commons, Drynam Road, Swords, Co. Dublin
F12A/0196FingalLodged 26 Jun 2012Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for continued use of part ot the existing house as a playsc
3 The Old Stables, East Commons, Drynam Road, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F15A/0323FingalLodged 7 Jul 2015Change of use
- RefusedAt this site
A new one and a half storey, four-bedroom detached dwelling with revis
Site to side of existing house at, no. 3, The Old Stables, East Common
F21A/0412FingalLodged 7 Mar 2022New dwelling
- GrantedAt this site
Planning permission is sought to construct a new one and a half storey, four-bedroom detached dwelling with…
The Side Garden of No. 3 The Old Stables, East Commons, Swords, Co. Dublin
F23A/0188FingalLodged 21 Nov 2023New dwelling
- Granted50 m away
The construction of a single storey garage/workshop to the side of the
The Old Stables, Commons East, Drynam Road, Swords, Co. Dublin
F11B/0186FingalLodged 29 Aug 2011Extension
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