Lands at Mooretown, Off Rathbeale Road, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin.
Construction of two new school buildings at Mooretown in Swords.
F18A/0163 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 29 March 2018
- Reference
- F18A/0163
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 29 March 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development consists of the construction of two new school buildings on lands at Mooretown, off Rathbeale Road. The total floor area of the buildings will be 15,913 square metres.
- Floor area
- 15,913 m²
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
2 new school buildings with a total floor area of 15,913 sq. M. Incorpo
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 25 April 2019. A completion certificate was lodged on 28 August 2020.
Notified floor area: 119 m²
3 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 The Terrace, Baile na Móna Vale, Moorstownprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €427,313 | 274 m |
| 5 The Crescent, Baile Na Mona Glen, Swordsprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €361,233 | 326 m |
| 7The Crescent BaileNaMonaGlen, Mooretown, Swordsprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €485,000 | 329 m |
| 8 The Crescent, Baile na Mona Glen, Mooretownprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €443,480 | 333 m |
| 20 The Cross, Baile Na Mona Glen, Baile Na Monaprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €427,312 | 351 m |
| 18 The Cross, Baile na Móna Glen, Swordsprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €427,313 | 351 m |
| 9 The Cross, Baile na Mona Glen, Baile na Monaprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €325,991 | 351 m |
| 9 The Avenue, Baile Na Mona Vale, Baile Na Monaprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €370,044 | 351 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 received29 March 2018
- Decision due23 May 2018
- Decision issued21 May 2018
- Grant issued26 June 2018
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted100 m away
Access road and services enabling works to serve the future school cam
LAP Lands at Mooretown, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F14A/0012FingalLodged 10 Jun 2014Infrastructure
- Granted100 m away
Permission is sought for a series of primary amendments to the permitted Mooretown Phase 2A and Phase 3 (SHD)…
2 No. sites totalling approximately 6.34 Ha in the townland of Mooretown, north-west of Swords, Co. Dublin. The larger of the sites (5.50 Ha, to the north) is generally bound by: Cronan’s Well Brook and the remainder of the permitted Mooretown Phase 2A,
LRD0067/S3EFingalLodged 30 Oct 2025Housing estate
- Compliance submission100 m away
Compliance with condition 9NN of LRD0067/S3E
2 No. sites totalling approximately 6.34 Ha in the townland of Mooretown, north-west of Swords, Co., site and the grounds of Broadmeado, (0.84 Ha, to the south) is lo
LRD0067/S3E/C1/9NNFingalLodged 13 Feb 2026Infrastructure
- Compliance submission100 m away
Compliance with Condition No. 5 of LRD0067/S3E
2 No. sites totalling approximately 6.34 Ha in the townland of Mooretown, north-west of Swords, Co., site and the grounds of Broadmeado, (0.84 Ha, to the south) is lo
LRD0067/S3E/C2/5FingalLodged 17 Feb 2026Other
- Compliance submission100 m away
Compliance with Condition No. 4 of Planning Reg Ref LRD0067/S3E
2 No. sites totalling approximately 6.34 Ha in the townland of Mooretown, north-west of Swords, Co., site and the grounds of Broadmeado, (0.84 Ha, to the south) is lo
LRD0067/S3E/C3/4FingalLodged 14 May 2026Other
- Granted220 m away
The construction of 188 houses and 50 apartments. The proposed houses
Three parcels of land adjacent to the approved Watermill Park, at land
F16A/0505FingalLodged 28 Jun 2017Housing estate
- Granted230 m away
Revisions to part of previously permitted development Reg. Ref. F15A/0
Lands south of the Rathbeale Road, And east of the Swords Western Dist
F19A/0029FingalLodged 25 Sept 2019Alterations
- Granted230 m away
Permission for revisions to part of approved development F15A/0183 to
Lands south of Rathbeale Road, Mooretown, Swords, Co Dublin
F17A/0358FingalLodged 23 Jun 2017Alterations
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