GrantedDemolitionDecided 26 January 2018

Swords Shopping Centre, Rathbeale Road, Swords, Co Dublin

Demolition of an existing single-storey canopy and pedestrian structure.

F17A/0325 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 22 December 2017

Reference: F17A/0325
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 22 December 2017

Summary

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The application at Swords Shopping Centre seeks permission for the demolition of an existing single-storey canopy and pedestrian structure.

Demolitiondemolitioncommercial

Storey: 1

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Official record

Development description

Permission for (1) demolition of existing single storey canopy/pedestr

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

LC - Local CentreDC

“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.

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Built & 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 1 February 2019. A completion certificate was lodged on 3 May 2024.

Notified floor area: 221 m²

2 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
24 Mooretown Avenue, Swords, Co Dublin	Jan 2026	€380,000	78 m
8 Mooretown Rd, Swords, Dublin	Mar 2026	€365,000	153 m
26 Rathbeale Crescent, Swords, Dublinnot full market price	Nov 2025	€66,000	201 m
41 Rathbeale Rd, Swords, Dublin	Jul 2025	€1,850,000	217 m
16 Rathbeale Crescent, Swords, Dublin	Mar 2025	€430,000	226 m
58 Pinegrove Park, Swords, Co Dublin	Nov 2025	€675,000	239 m
39 Abbeylea Ave, Swords, Dublin	Jun 2025	€385,000	251 m
136 Broadmeadows, Swords, Dublin	Jan 2025	€450,000	264 m

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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 received22 December 2017
Further information requested1 August 2017
Further information received22 December 2017
Decision due26 January 2018
Decision issued26 January 2018
Grant issued25 October 2018
Appeal submitted15 February 2018
Appeal decided25 October 2018

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