Swords Laboratories, Watery Lane, Swords, Co. Dublin.
Development of a new permanent car park at Swords Laboratories.
F17A/0507 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 10 November 2017
- Reference
- F17A/0507
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 10 November 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a new permanent car park to replace an existing temporary car park. The site is located at Swords Laboratories, Watery Lane, 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
The development of a new permanent car park in place of existing tempo
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Facilitate opportunities for high-density mixed-use employment generating activity and commercial development and support the provision of an appropriate quantum of residential development within the Metro and Rail Economic Corridor.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 St Fintans, North St, Swords | Jul 2025 | €320,000 | 204 m |
| 71 North St, Swords, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €500,000 | 243 m |
| 71 North St, Swords, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €100,000 | 243 m |
| 197 Jugback Lane, Castlefarm, Swords | Feb 2025 | €562,500 | 253 m |
| 9 Nethercross Court, North St, Swords | Dec 2025 | €290,000 | 313 m |
| 65 Seatown Villas, Swords, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €390,000 | 336 m |
| 5 Broadmeadow Rd, Swords, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €530,000 | 338 m |
| 22 Broadmeadows, Swords, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €415,000 | 349 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 received10 November 2017
- Further information requested17 October 2017
- Further information received10 November 2017
- Decision due7 December 2017
- Decision issued7 December 2017
- Grant issued23 January 2018
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted30 m away
Retention and 10 year permission for 1 no. single storey 298 sq.m. mod
Swords Laboratories, North of Watery Lane, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F14A/0025FingalLodged 16 Dec 2014Retention
- Granted100 m away
The continuance of use of the existing 20 metre high, free standing, c
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F12A/0400FingalLodged 18 Dec 2012Infrastructure
- Granted130 m away
Retention permission for development at 54 Castlegrange Avenue, Swords, Co.Dublin. The development consists…
54 Castlegrange Avenue, Swords, Co. Dublin
F23A/0536FingalLodged 11 Sept 2023Retention
- Invalid140 m away
The construction of a new permanent entrance (8.4m in width), to the W
Swords Laboratories, Watery Lane, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F16A/0422FingalLodged 29 Sept 2016Infrastructure
- Granted140 m away
The construction of a new permanent entrance (8.4m in width) to the Wa
Swords Laboratories, Watery Lane, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F16A/0548FingalLodged 1 Dec 2016Infrastructure
- Part granted, part refused150 m away
Development will consist of a proposed new ground floor only building to the rear of the existing site to be…
3 Balheary Road, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 N7N2
F24A/0377FingalLodged 25 Apr 2024Extension
- Granted160 m away
Change of use of existing domestic dwelling house to office/commercial
Willowbrook, Balheary Road, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F20A/0421FingalLodged 24 Jun 2021Change of use
- Withdrawn170 m away
Change of use for 40 sq.m of the main hall within Scout Den to Session
The Scout Den (49th & 136th Units), Balheary Road, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F19A/0211FingalLodged 17 May 2019Change of use
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