GrantedIndustrialDecided 6 February 2026

Feltrim Quarry, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67X0Y7

Deepening of the extraction area at Feltrim Quarry.

F25A/0008E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 9 January 2025

Reference: F25A/0008E
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 9 January 2025

Summary

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Permission is sought for the deepening of the existing extraction area to minus 113 metres below Ordnance Datum using drilling and blasting, with subsequent restoration to original ground level. The application is accompanied by an EIAR and NIS.

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Official record

Development description

The development will consist of: deepening of the existing extraction area permitted under f15a/0291 (c. 10.8 hectares) to minus 113 metres below ordnance datum od (
113 mod); using conventional drilling and blasting techniques; use of mobile crushing and screening plant; aggregate product stockpiles; final restoration to original ground level in accordance with the requirements of condition 5 attached to planning permission f15a/0291; and all related ancillary site works within an application area of c. 15.5 hectares. The application will be accompanied by an environmental impact assessment report (eiar) and an appropriate assessment natura impact statement (nis). Additional information received 24/11/2025 significant additional information received 05/12/2025

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

GB - Green BeltHA

“Protect and provide for a Greenbelt”

National zoning type: Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape

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
Stonecrest, Feltrim, Malahide	Dec 2025	€510,000	327 m

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Key dates

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Application received9 January 2025
Decision due6 February 2026
Decision issued6 February 2026

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