GrantedNew dwellingDecided 5 March 2025

8 Windmill Lands, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67Y3C4

Construction of a new four-bedroom dormer bungalow with a double garage in the rear garden.

F25A/0018E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 13 January 2025

Reference: F25A/0018E
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 13 January 2025

Summary

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The development involves building a new four-bedroom, two-storey dormer bungalow with a double garage to the rear of the existing house. It includes a new driveway access to the side, plot subdivision, and associated drainage works.

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Residential unit: 1
Storeys: 2
Floor area: 218 m²

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

(1) the construction of a new 4 bedroom 2 storey dormer bungalow dwelling incorporating a double garage (217.5m² gross floor area) to the rear of the existing house, (2) the construction of a new driveway access to the side of the existing house connecting to the existing entrance at the public road, (3) the subdivision of the plot by a new screen fence, (4) the provision of private open space to the new dwelling of 79.7m², (5) the construction of a new soakaway rainwater drainage system serving the proposed dwelling, (6) a new foul drainage connection to the existing sewer, (7) all other site development works, on a site with an area of 0.11 hectares at no. 8 windmill lands, swords, co. Dublin, k67 y3c4.

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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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 3 June 2025.

Notified floor area: 217.5 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
65 Glasmore Park, Swords, Dublin	Aug 2025	€392,000	56 m
69 Glasmore Park, Swords, Dublin	Aug 2025	€400,000	82 m
3 Windmill Lands, Brackenstown, Swords	Jan 2025	€670,000	83 m
35 Windmill Ave, Swords, Dublin	May 2026	€560,000	149 m
30 Oakwood Ave, Swords, Dublin	Jun 2026	€420,000	166 m
142 Glasmore Park, Swords, Dublin	Aug 2025	€340,000	177 m
16 Rathbeale Crescent, Swords, Dublin	Mar 2025	€430,000	225 m
8 Oakwood Ave, Swords, Dublin	Jan 2026	€465,000	254 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 received13 January 2025
Decision due7 March 2025
Decision issued5 March 2025

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