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Barrysparks & Crowcastle, Holywell Distrubutor Road, Swords, Co. Dublin

Construction of a three-storey healthcare facility with a lower ground floor car park in Swords.

F23A/0727 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 28 November 2023

Reference: F23A/0727
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 28 November 2023

Summary

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The development consists of a healthcare facility of 4,425.8 sqm gross floor area across three storeys over a lower ground floor level. It will accommodate a welcome area, café, physiotherapy unit, urgent care unit, diagnostics imaging services, and 100 car parking spaces.

Commercialhealthcareclinicswords

Storeys: 3
Floor area: 4,426 m²

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Official record

Development description

Nis the development will consist of a healthcare facility of 4,425.8 sqm gross floor area (gfa), across three storeys over a lower ground floor level car park and all ancillary site works on a site of 2.1 ha. At ground floor level, the proposed healthcare facility accommodates a welcome area with café and community space, a physiotherapy unit with a gym, support spaces, administrative areas, staff and visitor welfare facilities and storage areas. The upper floors of the proposed healthcare facility accommodate an urgent care unit and diagnostics imaging services, together with all associated clinical support rooms, administration spaces, storage and welfare spaces. The proposed lower ground floor level contains car parking (77 no. Car parking spaces including 2 no. Disabled parking spaces), storage areas, services and utilities (including medical gas room; esb substation; switch room; pump room; fan room; medical and general waste areas; linen storage; generators; a water storage tank; and an external service yard). A total of 100 no. Car parking spaces are proposed (23 no. Surface level and 77 no. Spaces at lower ground floor level). 10 no. Motorcycle spaces are proposed as lower ground floor level. A set down area, an ambulance set down area, a facilities management set down area, and 60 no. Bicycle spaces (comprising 32 no. Long stay covered spaces and 28 no. Short stay spaces) are proposed at surface level. Ancillary signage comprises of; 1 no. High-level sign of 18 sqm on the eastern elevation; 1 no. High-level sign of 12 sqm on the southern elevation; 4 no. Wayfinding totem signs; and 2 no. Finger post signs. The proposed healthcare facility will be accessed from the existing roundabout via a 150-metre extension of the holywell distributor road. It is proposed to connect to existing wastewater service infrastructure at drynam road, and to water services at the holywell distributor road via the proposed road extension. These, and all associated site and infrastructural works including surface water drainage, attenuation areas, plant and photovoltaic panels (at roof level), open space, boundary and landscape treatments on a site of 2.1 ha. This application will be accompanied by a natura impact statement (nis).

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

HT - High TechnologyCOE

“Provide for office, research and development and high technology/high technology manufacturing type employment in a high quality built and landscaped environment”

National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
10 Holywell Ave, Feltrim Hall, Kinsealy	Mar 2026	€380,000	292 m
3 Commons East, Drynam Rd, Swords	Oct 2025	€365,000	327 m
21 Holywell Drive, Gorsehill, Co Dublin	Oct 2025	€336,000	346 m
81 Rockingham, Drynam Rd, Swords	Sept 2025	€491,000	362 m
18 Holywell View, Swords, Dublin	Dec 2025	€260,000	364 m
10 Holywell Drive, Feltrim Rd, Swords	Jul 2026	€470,200	370 m
65 Holywell Dr, Swords, Dublin	Aug 2025	€295,000	390 m
14 Holywell Rd Gorse Hill Swords, Dublin	Jan 2026	€447,500	393 m

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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 received28 November 2023
Decision due31 January 2024
Decision issued31 January 2024

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