Holy Family Junior National School, River Valley, Swords, Co. Dublin.
Permission and retention for a single-storey school building with classrooms and support rooms.
F16A/0481 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 18 April 2017
- Reference
- F16A/0481
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission and Retention
- Received
- 18 April 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks planning permission and retention for a single-storey stand-alone school building containing two classrooms and four Special Education Teacher (SET) rooms.
- Storey
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Official record
Development description
Planning permission for single-storey stand-alone 2 classroom, 4 set p
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for and protect civic, religious, community, education, health care and social infrastructure”
National zoning type: Community facilities
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 6 July 2017. A completion certificate was lodged on 26 March 2019.
Notified floor area: 287 m²
3 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Forest Dale, Rivervalley, Swords | Feb 2026 | €110,000 | 130 m |
| 17 Forest Crescent, Rivervalley, Swords | Jul 2025 | €590,000 | 149 m |
| 31 Forest Dale, Rivervalley, Swords | Feb 2025 | €385,000 | 158 m |
| 23 Forest Crescent, Rivervalley, Swords | Dec 2025 | €495,000 | 170 m |
| 19 Forest Walk, Rivervalley, Swords | May 2026 | €421,000 | 171 m |
| 3 Brookdale Dr, Swords, Dublin | Feb 2026 | €486,000 | 196 m |
| 95 Cherry Garth, Rivervalley, Swords | Sept 2025 | €433,000 | 208 m |
| 93 Cherry Garth, Rivervalley, Swords | Apr 2025 | €390,000 | 221 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 received18 April 2017
- Further information requested13 December 2016
- Further information received18 April 2017
- Decision due15 May 2017
- Decision issued12 May 2017
- Grant issued19 June 2017
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 for a single storey extension located on inner courtyard of
Holy Family Junior National School, River Valley, Swords, Co Dublin
F18A/0679FingalLodged 30 Nov 2018Extension
- GrantedAt this site
Provision of a permanent stand alone 2 storey classroom block
Holy Family Senior National School, River Valley, Swords, Co Dublin
F12A/0244FingalLodged 8 Aug 2012Infrastructure
- GrantedAt this site
Widen existing double pedestrian access gate onto Forest Park by exten
Holy Family Senior National School, River Valley, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F20A/0336FingalLodged 12 Mar 2021Infrastructure
- GrantedAt this site
New two storey extension to the existing two stoey Classroom block loc
Holy Family Senior National School, River Valley, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F15A/0472FingalLodged 10 Dec 2015Infrastructure
- GrantedAt this site
Construct 2 no. new classrooms (80 sq.m. each), as a stand alone struc
Holy Family Junior National School, Forest Park, Rivervalley, Swords,
F13A/0216FingalLodged 11 Sept 2013Infrastructure
- GrantedAt this site
Retention planning permission for the existing Portacabin Units A, B & E located along the South West…
Holy Family Senior National School ( along the south west Boundary of the site) River Valley, Swords, Co. Dublin
F23A/0255FingalLodged 16 May 2023Retention
- GrantedAt this site
Retention
Holy Family National School, River Valley, Swords, Co. Dublin
F17A/0676FingalLodged 2 Nov 2017
- Granted70 m away
Construction of a new stand-alone boiler house/storage
Peacocks Lounge & Bar, Rivervalley, Swords, Co. Dublin
F17A/0555FingalLodged 11 Sept 2017Commercial
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