Unit 1A, The Plaza, Main Street, Swords, Co Dublin
Change of use from a restaurant to a retail shop in Swords.
F24A/0194 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 6 March 2024
- Reference
- F24A/0194
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 6 March 2024
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought for the change of use of Unit 1A at The Plaza, Main Street, Swords. The proposal will convert the existing restaurant unit into a retail shop.
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
Planning permission for change of use of restuarant to retail shop unit 1a.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 The Crescent, The Plaza, Main St | Aug 2025 | €283,000 | 74 m |
| 5 St Colmcilles Court, Swords, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €269,000 | 75 m |
| Apt 3, The Cresent, The Plaza | Jun 2025 | €285,000 | 79 m |
| 36b The Crescent, The Plaza, Swords | Jan 2026 | €335,000 | 88 m |
| 43 Plaza Crescent, Swords, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €250,000 | 91 m |
| 31 Main Street, Applewood Village, Swords | Oct 2025 | €413,000 | 104 m |
| Apartment 1, 32-34 Main Street, Swords | Jul 2025 | €64,550 | 105 m |
| 78 Oaklands Avenue, Swords, Co Dublin | Dec 2025 | €237,808 | 132 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received6 March 2024
- Decision due30 April 2024
- Decision issued30 April 2024
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Retention of change of use of retail shop to restaurant at the ground
Unit 16, Swords Plaza, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F18A/0694FingalLodged 7 Dec 2018Retention
- GrantedAt this site
( A Protected Structure) for the following works ; new shopfront signage, repair works to the front facade,…
47 Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin
F23A/0671FingalLodged 7 Nov 2023Alterations
- InvalidAt this site
New fascia sign, new 1 no. projecting sign, 4 no. digital screens behi
47 Main Street (A Protected Structure), Swords, Co. Dublin.
F14A/0281FingalLodged 15 Jul 2014Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
A new fascia sign, a new projecting sign, 2 no. signs at low level at
47 Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin
F14A/0345FingalLodged 28 Aug 2014Commercial
- Refused30 m away
Planning permission for a 5-storey apartment building to rear of 47 Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin ( a…
Rear of 47 Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin
F23A/0212FingalLodged 23 Nov 2023Apartments
- Refused30 m away
Permission for upgrade of the phone Kiosk on the public footpath
The public footpath at Main Street (near KBC Bank), Swords, Dublin
F20A/0354FingalLodged 20 Jul 2020Infrastructure
- Granted40 m away
The provision of an automated telling machine (A.T.M) and bunker withi
Unit 16B At Ground Floor, South Colonade, The Plaza, Main Street, Swor
F12A/0031FingalLodged 14 Feb 2012Commercial
- Granted40 m away
Change of use of existing second floor office space from office use to
South Colonnade, The Plaza, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin
F20A/0571FingalLodged 26 Jan 2021Change of use
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