85 and 87 Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin.
Retention of a car parking facility and proposed demolition works on Main Street, Swords.
F16A/0194 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 13 September 2016
- Reference
- F16A/0194
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission and Retention
- Received
- 13 September 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for an unauthorized car parking facility to the rear of the properties. It also includes proposed demolition works.
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. Retention of unauthorised car parking facility to rear. B. Demili
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 Castlehall, Swords Central, Swords | Jul 2025 | €305,000 | 57 m |
| 73 Ravens Hall, Swords Central, Swords | Mar 2025 | €300,000 | 62 m |
| 60 Raven Hall, Swords, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €268,000 | 62 m |
| 63 Raven Hall, Swords Central, Swords | Jul 2025 | €354,000 | 62 m |
| 20 Towerhall, Swords Central, Swords | Feb 2025 | €315,000 | 67 m |
| 29 Tower Hall, Swords Central, Swords | Jun 2025 | €374,500 | 67 m |
| 21 Tower Hall, Swords Central, Main St | May 2026 | €272,000 | 67 m |
| 10 Tower Hall, Swords Central, Main St | Jan 2025 | €240,000 | 91 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 received13 September 2016
- Further information requested22 June 2016
- Further information received13 September 2016
- Decision due10 October 2016
- Decision issued10 October 2016
- Grant issued14 November 2016
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F23A/0093FingalLodged 10 Mar 2023Change of use
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