GrantedChange of useDecided 8 December 2023

Unit 1, Swords Business Campus, Balheary Road, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 C6H6

Conversion of an office and warehouse building into a surgical service hub in Swords.

F23A/0487 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 17 November 2023

Reference: F23A/0487
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 17 November 2023

Summary

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The development comprises the change of use of an existing two-storey building (Unit 1) from office and warehouse to a surgical service hub. The internal fitout will include reception, cafe retail area, admission suites, treatment rooms, operating theatres, and recovery rooms.

Change of usehealthcaresurgical hubmedical

Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development will comprise: (i) change of use of existing two storey building (unit 1 ) from office/warehouse to a surgical service hub; (ii) internal fitout to facilitate development including: main reception area, cafe retail area, admission suites, sub-waiting areas, treatment rooms, exam rooms, anaesthetic rooms, operating theatres, second-stage recovery rooms, discharge lounge, and all ancillary rooms required to facilitate the surgical service hub use; and (iii) drainage, landscaping , boundary treatments and all associated works necessary to facilitate the development. Ai rcvd 17/11/2023

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

MRE - Metro and Rail Economic CorridorRE

“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.

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 28 February 2024.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Millbank, Newtown, Lissenhall Swords	May 2026	€460,000	395 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received17 November 2023
Decision due14 December 2023
Decision issued8 December 2023

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