39 Highfield Green, Swords, Co. Dublin
Single-storey garden room with home office, gym, and toilet in Swords.
F24A/0130 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 14 May 2024
- Reference
- F24A/0130
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 14 May 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a single-storey garden room containing a home office, gym, toilet, and store. The project includes three rooflights and the removal of an existing garden shed.
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Official record
Development description
The development will consist of a single-storey garden room containing a home office/gym and w. C. And store, with 3 no. Rooflights and including the removal of existing shed to rear garden. Ai rcvd 08/05/24 sai received 14/05/2024
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 19 November 2024.
Notified floor area: 39.9 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Hilltown Way, Rivervalley, Swordsnot full market price | Feb 2025 | €330,000 | 60 m |
| 39 Highfield Crescent, Swords, Dublin | Jan 2025 | €645,000 | 60 m |
| 14 Highfield Crescent, Swords, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €275,000 | 131 m |
| 84 River Valley Dr, Swords, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €410,000 | 136 m |
| 7 Highfield Close, Swords, Co Dublin | Jan 2025 | €533,600 | 145 m |
| 6 Highfield Close, Swords, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €595,000 | 155 m |
| 18 Highfield Green, Swords, Dublin | May 2026 | €1,121,500 | 208 m |
| 10 River Valley Lawn, Rivervalley, Swords | Oct 2025 | €520,000 | 215 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 received14 May 2024
- Decision due10 June 2024
- Decision issued4 June 2024
In the area
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F19B/0101FingalLodged 26 Apr 2019Alterations
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Permission for single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling
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F14B/0198FingalLodged 6 Aug 2014Extension
- Granted150 m away
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F20B/0278FingalLodged 8 Feb 2021Extension
- Granted150 m away
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F22A/0268FingalLodged 27 May 2022Retention
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F20B/0185FingalLodged 7 Aug 2020Alterations
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