GrantedHousing estateDecided 22 January 2025

41 Rathbeale Road, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 D899

Partial demolition of a bungalow to build 8 new homes in its side and rear garden.

F24A/0608E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 5 July 2024

Reference: F24A/0608E
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 5 July 2024

Summary

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The development involves the partial demolition and remodelling of an existing 4-bedroom bungalow to create a 3-bedroom bungalow with a new entrance. It also includes the construction of 1 new detached dormer bungalow and 7 two-storey dwellings with dormer windows, along with associated landscaping and site works.

Housing estateinfilldemolitionresidential

Residential units: 8
Storeys: 2

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

Development of side and rear garden of 41 rathbeale road, swords, co. Dublin, k67 d899 (a detached 4 no. Bedroom bungalow dwelling). The development of the side and rear garden of 41 rathbeale road will consist of the partial demolition and remodelling of the existing 4-bedroom bungalow to provide a 3-bedroom bungalow with new vehicular entrance to rathbeale road; construction of 1 no. 3-bedroom detached dwelling (dormer bungalow), with revisions to existing vehicular entrance to rathbeale road; construction of 7 no. 2-storey dwellings with dormer window with individual vehicular entrances to brackenstown avenue to consist of 6 no. 4-bedroom semi-detached dwellings and 1 no. 3-bedroom detached dwelling; landscaping, boundary treatment and all associated site works and services. Ai rcvd 18/12/2024

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RS - ResidentialRS

“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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
41 Rathbeale Rd, Swords, Dublin	Jul 2025	€1,850,000	31 m
31 St Columbas Rise, Swords, Dublin	Dec 2025	€430,000	155 m
26 Rathbeale Crescent, Swords, Dublinnot full market price	Nov 2025	€66,000	175 m
35 Windmill Ave, Swords, Dublin	May 2026	€560,000	250 m
16 Rathbeale Crescent, Swords, Dublin	Mar 2025	€430,000	260 m
8 Oakwood Ave, Swords, Dublin	Jan 2026	€465,000	274 m
142 Glasmore Park, Swords, Dublin	Aug 2025	€340,000	279 m
16 Colunbus Heights, Swords, Dublin	Jul 2025	€411,000	289 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 received5 July 2024
Decision due23 January 2025
Decision issued22 January 2025
Appeal submitted18 February 2025
Appeal decided9 June 2025

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