GrantedCommercialDecided 1 December 2022

Unit 4 River Valley Shopping Centre, River Valley Road, Swords, Co. Du

Rear extension and off-licence subsidiary use at a shopping centre unit in Swords.

F22A/0566 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 18 October 2022

Reference: F22A/0566
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 18 October 2022

Summary

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The application seeks permission for a single-storey flat roof extension to the rear of Unit 4. It also seeks permission for an off-licence subsidiary use at the premises.

Commercialretailoff licenceextension

Storey: 1

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Official record

Development description

A flat roof, single storey extension to rear and for off licence subsi

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 7 March 2024. A completion certificate was lodged on 3 January 2025.

Notified floor area: 98 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
31 Forest Dale, Rivervalley, Swords	Feb 2025	€385,000	85 m
3 Brookdale Dr, Swords, Dublin	Feb 2026	€486,000	94 m
24 Forest Dale, Rivervalley, Swords	Feb 2026	€110,000	125 m
17 Forest Crescent, Rivervalley, Swords	Jul 2025	€590,000	147 m
2 Brookdale Lawns, Rivervalley, Swords	Jun 2025	€486,000	157 m
12 Forest Court, Rivervalley, Swords	Dec 2025	€385,000	162 m
23 Forest Crescent, Rivervalley, Swords	Dec 2025	€495,000	168 m
31 Forest Court, Rivervalley, Swords	Nov 2025	€600,000	168 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 received18 October 2022
Decision due12 December 2022
Decision issued1 December 2022
Grant issued20 January 2023

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