Lands at the junction of Rathbeale Road and Watery Lane, Swords, Co. Dublin
Demolition of a shed and construction of 36 apartments in two blocks at Rathbeale Road and Watery Lane.
F24A/1125E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 12 December 2024
- Reference
- F24A/1125E
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 12 December 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of the demolition of a vacant single-storey shed and the construction of 36 apartments across two blocks. Block 1 will be up to five storeys with a roof terrace, and Block 2 will be three storeys. The project includes 14 parking spaces and communal amenity space.
- Residential units
- 36
- Storeys
- 5
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 is sought for the (i) demolition of vacant/derelict single-storey shed; (ii) construction of a residential development of 36 no. Apartments (16 no. One bedroom & 20 no. Two-bedroom) within 2 no. Apartment blocks (block 1 of four-storey height, with set-back fifth floor level and roof terrace, and containing 27 no. Apartments & block 2 of three-storey height and containing 9 no. Apartments); (iii) all apartments will have direct access to an area of private amenity space, in the form of a garden/balcony and will have shared access to 322sq. M of external communal amenity space at ground/roof terrace levels and bin store/bicycle stores at ground floor level; (iv) provision of 14 no. Vehicular parking spaces (inclusive of 1 no. Accessible spaces) and 2 no. Motorcycle parking spaces at ground level accessible via watery lane; and (v) all ancillary works including tree removal/planting, landscaping, boundary treatments, visitor bicycle parking, suds drainage and all site services, site infrastructure and associated site development works necessary to facilitate the development. This application is accompanied by a natura impact statement. Ai received 06/06/2025
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 St Columbas Rise, Swords, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €430,000 | 172 m |
| 41 Rathbeale Rd, Swords, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €1,850,000 | 210 m |
| 8 Church Rd, Swords, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €705,000 | 210 m |
| 77 St Columbas Rise, Swords, Dublin | May 2026 | €338,000 | 218 m |
| 36 St Columbas Rise Swords, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €632,000 | 222 m |
| 44 St Columbas Rise, Swords, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €515,000 | 263 m |
| 2 The Old Vicarage, Swords, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €405,000 | 304 m |
| 16 Colunbus Heights, Swords, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €411,000 | 334 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 received12 December 2024
- Decision due31 July 2025
- Decision issued29 July 2025
- Appeal submitted25 August 2025
- Appeal decided23 March 2026
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- RefusedAt this site
(i) Demolition of vacant/derelict single-storey shed; (ii) construction of a residential development of 40…
Lands at the junction of Rathbeale Road and Watery Lane, Swords, Co. Dublin
F24A/0385EFingalLodged 25 Apr 2024Apartments
- InvalidAt this site
(i) demolition of vacant/derelict single-storey shed; (ii) construction of a residential development of 40…
Lands at the junction of Rathbeale Road and Watery Lane, Swords, Co. Dublin
F24A/0348EFingalLodged 17 Apr 2024Apartments
- InvalidAt this site
(i) demolition of vacant/derelict single-storey shed; (ii) construction of a residential development of 36…
Lands at the junction of Rathbeale Road and Watery Lane, Swords, Co. Dublin
F24A/1104EFingalLodged 9 Dec 2024Apartments
- RefusedAt this site
The development will consist of alterations to development approved under Reg. Ref. F24A/1125E (ACP Ref. No.…
Lands at the junction of Rathbeale Road and Watery Lane, Swords, Co. Dublin
F26A/0345EFingalLodged 1 Apr 2026Apartments
- RefusedAt this site
4 no. free standing advertising signs and for all ancillary engineerin
Junction of Rathbeale Road and Watery Lane, Swords, Co Dublin
F12A/0391FingalLodged 12 Dec 2012Retention
- Granted60 m away
(1) A pitch roof single storey extension to side of the existing dwell
21 Rathbeale Road, Swords, Co Dublin
F21A/0277FingalLodged 18 May 2021Extension
- Granted110 m away
Change of use (previously approved under F15A/0474 and ABP PL 06F.2460
The Old An Post Sorting Office, The Green (off Rathbeale Road), Swords
F21A/0264FingalLodged 10 May 2021Change of use
- Granted110 m away
Change of use (previously approved under F15A/0474 and ABP PL 06F.2460
The Old An Post Sorting Office, The Green (off Rathbeale Road), Swords
F18A/0227FingalLodged 2 May 2018Change of use
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- InvalidApartments
(i) demolition of vacant/derelict single-storey shed; (ii) construction of a residential development of 36…
Lands at the junction of Rathbeale Road and Watery Lane, Swords, Co. Dublin
F24A/1104EFingalLodged 9 Dec 2024
- WithdrawnApartments
Permission is sought for the construction of 14 no. apartments (6 no. 2-Bed units and 8 no. 1-Bed units) in a…
Schoolhouse Lane, Coolbanagher, Swords, Co. Dublin
F25A/0156EFingalLodged 27 Feb 2025
- InvalidApartments
For (i) Demolition of vacant/derelict single storey shed; (ii) Construction of a residential development of…
Lands at the junction of Rathbeale Road and Watery Lane, Swords, Co. Dublin
F24A/0044FingalLodged 25 Jan 2024
- InvalidApartments
Planning permission is sought for the (i) Demolition of 2 no. existing dwellings and outbuildings; (ii)…
257-259, Mount Prospect Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3
2673/19Dublin CityLodged 3 Apr 2019
- Part granted, part refusedApartments
Planning permission is sought for the: (i) Demolition of the 2 no existing dwellings and outbuildings; (ii)…
257-259 Mount Prospect Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3
3082/19Dublin CityLodged 24 May 2019
- GrantedApartments
For the development will consist of; (a) the demolition of an existing derelict dwelling & associated sheds,…
Mount Vernon Station Road Carrowmoneash & Millplot , Oranmore , Co. Galway
2360752galwayLodged 6 Jul 2023
Community
Discussion
What local people think about this application.
Community sentiment
No votes yetNobody has voted on this application yet.
Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.
Sign in to have your say on this application.
No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.
Sign in to join the discussion on this application.
Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.