Holywell Commercial Centre, Holywell, Swords, Co Dublin
Change of use from a creche to offices in Swords.
F17A/0238 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 2 May 2017
- Reference
- F17A/0238
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 2 May 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission to change the use of a unit at the Holywell Commercial Centre. The proposal is to convert the existing creche into office space.
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
Permission for change of use from créche to offices.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Protect, provide for and/or improve local centre facilities”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt.49 - Holywell Cresent North, Feltrim, Swords | May 2026 | €305,000 | 88 m |
| 38 Holywell Avenue, Swords, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €449,000 | 101 m |
| 59 Holywell Crescent North, Feltrim Rd, Swords | Jul 2025 | €335,000 | 120 m |
| 14 Holywell Rd Gorse Hill Swords, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €447,500 | 128 m |
| 3 Holywell Walk Nevinstown Swords, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €395,000 | 132 m |
| 3 Holywell Heath Feltrim Rd Swords, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €422,000 | 151 m |
| 2 Holywell Grove, Feltrim Hall, Kinsealy | May 2025 | €467,000 | 162 m |
| 22 Holywell Dr, Swords, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €365,000 | 163 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 received2 May 2017
- Decision due26 June 2017
- Decision issued21 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 to office.creche
Holywell Commercial Centre, Holywell, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F16A/0401FingalLodged 12 Sept 2016Extension
- Part granted, part refusedAt this site
(a) Change of use from Medical Centre to Offices at ground floor and
Holywell Commercial Centre, Holywell, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F16A/0028FingalLodged 5 Feb 2016Change of use
- InvalidAt this site
A single storey extension to office/creche unit
Holywell Commercial Centre, Holywell, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F16A/0350FingalLodged 15 Aug 2016Extension
- GrantedAt this site
(i) change of use from créche to offices at first floor area
Holywell Commercial Centre, Swords, Co. Dublin
F19A/0273FingalLodged 26 Jun 2019Change of use
- InvalidAt this site
(i) change of use from créche to offices at first floor area
Holywell Commercial Centre, Swords, Co. Dublin
F19A/0237FingalLodged 5 Jun 2019Retention
- GrantedAt this site
Provision of an off licence (5 sq.m.), subsidiary to the main retail u
SPAR, Holywell Commercial Centre, Holywell, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F14A/0117FingalLodged 20 Mar 2014Commercial
- Granted50 m away
Change of use from Creche to offices
Holywell Commercial Centre, Holywell, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F15A/0087FingalLodged 8 May 2015Change of use
- Granted80 m away
New single storey extension to side and rear of existing dwelling
50, Holywell Avenue, Feltrim Road, Swords, Co. Dublin
F15B/0016FingalLodged 6 Feb 2015Extension
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- InvalidRetention
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