Forrest Great, Swords, Co. Dublin.
Retention of a 24-metre-high telecommunications monopole in Swords.
F16A/0571 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 14 December 2016
- Reference
- F16A/0571
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention
- Received
- 14 December 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks planning permission to retain an existing 24-metre-high telecommunications monopole support structure. The site is located at Forrest Great in Swords.
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
Retain the existing 24 metre high telecommunications monopole support
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Protect and provide for a Greenbelt”
National zoning type: Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 112 Ridgewood Green, Forest Rd, Swords | Mar 2025 | €460,000 | 215 m |
| 103 Ridgewood Green, Swords, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €546,000 | 224 m |
| 20 Ridgewood Court, Forest Rd, Swords | Nov 2025 | €360,000 | 253 m |
| 9 Ridgewood Court, Ridgewood Green, Swords | Sept 2025 | €388,000 | 254 m |
| 55 The Elms, Ridgewood, Swords | Dec 2025 | €535,000 | 271 m |
| 52 Ridgewood Green, Swords, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €495,000 | 319 m |
| 42 The Elms, Ridgewood, Forest Road Swords | Feb 2026 | €525,000 | 340 m |
| 25 Ridgewood Sq, Swords, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €345,000 | 383 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 received14 December 2016
- Decision due16 February 2017
- Decision issued15 February 2017
- Grant issued21 March 2017
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