Pavilions Shopping Centre, Malahide Road, Swords, Co. Dublin
Change of use of a retail unit to a virtual reality gaming leisure facility.
F23A/0486 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 17 August 2023
- Reference
- F23A/0486
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 17 August 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes changing the use of the ground and mezzanine levels of an existing retail unit to a virtual reality gaming leisure facility. Works include internal reconfiguration, a new shopfront entrance, and a bridge link to the existing suspended walkway.
- Floor area
- 552 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
Bounded generally by malahide road and longlands to the north, pavilions car park and the r132 to the east, carlton court to the south and dublin road to the west. The proposed development comprises a change of use of ground (c. 282 sqm gfa) and mezzanine (c. 295 sqm gfa) levels within existing retail unit f01a (permission ref f09a/0357) to leisure-virtual reality gaming rooms (c. 552 sqm gfa). And all associated site works, including internal unit reconfiguration and insertion of a new shopfront entrance and bridge link to the existing suspended walkway at 1st floor level within the shopping mall.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 22 March 2024. A completion certificate was lodged on 22 May 2024.
Notified floor area: 552 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 117 Castle Hall, Swords Central, Swords Village | Apr 2026 | €355,000 | 126 m |
| 101 Castlehall, Swords Central, Swords | Jul 2025 | €305,000 | 140 m |
| 84 Castle Hall, Swords Central, Swords | Sept 2025 | €334,000 | 156 m |
| 60 Raven Hall, Swords, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €268,000 | 157 m |
| 73 Ravens Hall, Swords Central, Swords | Mar 2025 | €300,000 | 157 m |
| 63 Raven Hall, Swords Central, Swords | Jul 2025 | €354,000 | 157 m |
| 13 Longlands, Swords, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €760,000 | 164 m |
| 57 Raven Hall, Swords Central, Main St | Mar 2025 | €285,000 | 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 received17 August 2023
- Decision due11 October 2023
- Decision issued10 October 2023
In the area
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