RefusedApartmentsDecided 15 December 2023

Rear of 47 Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin

Construction of a five-storey building with five apartments to the rear of a protected structure.

F23A/0212 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 23 November 2023

Reference: F23A/0212
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 23 November 2023

Summary

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The development consists of a five-storey apartment building to the rear of a protected structure on Main Street. It will contain four one-bedroom apartments, one two-bedroom apartment, ground floor parking, and a communal roof garden.

Apartmentsapartmentsprotected structureroof garden

Residential units: 5
Storeys: 5

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

Planning permission for a 5-storey apartment building to rear of 47 main street, swords, co. Dublin ( a protected structure) comprising ground floor car & cycle parking bin stores, additional storage for residents, with two number one bed apartments on 1st and 2nd floor levels and one two bed apartment on 3rd floor level, 5 number apartments in total and a communal roof garden over at upper level and all associated on site works, accessed via existing vehicular entrance to the side of 47 main street, swords, co. Dublin. Ai rcvd 23/11/2023

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

MC - Major Town CentreRV

“Protect, provide for and/ or improve major town centre facilities”

National zoning type: Built up area

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

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
37 The Crescent, The Plaza, Main St	Aug 2025	€283,000	51 m
Apt 3, The Cresent, The Plaza	Jun 2025	€285,000	59 m
43 Plaza Crescent, Swords, Dublin	Mar 2025	€250,000	77 m
36b The Crescent, The Plaza, Swords	Jan 2026	€335,000	79 m
5 St Colmcilles Court, Swords, Dublin	Dec 2025	€269,000	93 m
31 Main Street, Applewood Village, Swords	Oct 2025	€413,000	95 m
Apartment 1, 32-34 Main Street, Swords	Jul 2025	€64,550	105 m
78 Oaklands Avenue, Swords, Co Dublin	Dec 2025	€237,808	107 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 received23 November 2023
Decision due20 December 2023
Decision issued15 December 2023

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