Lands within the Abco Kovex site, Swords Business Park, Swords, Co. Dublin
Removal of a temporary five-year limit to make an existing warehouse permanent.
F23A/0578 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 4 December 2023
- Reference
- F23A/0578
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 4 December 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant seeks to remove a condition from a previous planning permission that limited the warehouse unit to a five-year period. This will allow the warehouse to remain permanently on the site.
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
Permission is sought for the removal of part of condition 1 of permission f18a/0754 - " this permission is for a period of 5 years only" for approved warehouse unit. We seek permission to maintain the warehouse unit permanently on lands within the abco kovex site, swords business park, swords, co dublin. Ai received 04/12/23
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estuary Road, Malahide, Co Dublin | Feb 2026 | €790,000 | 265 m |
| 26 Gartan Court, Estuary Rd, Swords | Jul 2026 | €575,000 | 410 m |
| 9 Lissen Manor, Seatown Rd, Swordsnot full market price | Aug 2025 | €155,000 | 420 m |
| 12 Lissen Manor, Seatown Rd, Swordsnot full market price | Mar 2026 | €250,000 | 420 m |
| 2 Lissen Manor, Seatown Road, Swords | Jan 2026 | €350,000 | 434 m |
| 3 Lissen Manor, Seatown Rd, Swords | Mar 2025 | €295,000 | 434 m |
| 30 Gartan Drive, Estuary Road, Swords | Mar 2026 | €475,000 | 479 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 received4 December 2023
- Decision due9 January 2024
- Decision issued9 January 2024
- Appeal submitted6 February 2024
- Appeal decided21 June 2024
In the area
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F18A/0754FingalLodged 5 Jun 2019Industrial
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