68 Main Street, Swords, Co Dublin, K67PK03
Change of use from a retail shop to a café or restaurant in Swords.
F25A/0176E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 5 March 2025
- Reference
- F25A/0176E
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 5 March 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought for the change of use of an existing retail shop to a café / restaurant at 68 Main Street, Swords.
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
The change of use from a retail shop to café / restaurant, with allowa
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 St Colmcilles Court, Swords, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €269,000 | 76 m |
| 97 Main St, Apple Wood, Swords | Feb 2026 | €300,000 | 104 m |
| 34 Raven Hall, Main Street, Swords | May 2026 | €325,000 | 114 m |
| 36b The Crescent, The Plaza, Swords | Jan 2026 | €335,000 | 114 m |
| 32 Cooldrina Court, Main Street, Swords | Oct 2025 | €254,000 | 118 m |
| 54 Raven Hall, Swords Central, Swords | Mar 2025 | €345,000 | 120 m |
| 10 Tower Hall, Swords Central, Main St | Jan 2025 | €240,000 | 120 m |
| 14 Tower Hall, Swords Central, Main St | Nov 2025 | €265,000 | 120 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 received5 March 2025
- Further information requested24 April 2025
- Further information received28 May 2025
- Decision due24 June 2025
- Decision issued23 June 2025
- Grant issued29 July 2025
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
A new shop front & signage with replacement of two windows with new door & screen and ancillary site works
68, Main Street, Swords, Dublin, K67PK03
F24A/0345EFingalLodged 16 Apr 2024Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
Permission is sought by the applicant for the change of use of existing ground retail to an off-licence with…
68 Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 PK03
F23A/0701FingalLodged 17 Nov 2023Change of use
- InvalidAt this site
Permission is sought for a new shop front & signage with replacement of two windows with new door & screen…
68, Main Street, Swords, Dublin, K67PK03
F24A/0337EFingalLodged 15 Apr 2024Commercial
- Granted40 m away
The development will consist of widening
Morton & Flanagan Estate Agents, 59 Main St., Swords, Co. Dublin.
F22A/0693FingalLodged 15 Dec 2022Commercial
- Granted40 m away
Development consisting of the installation of (A) external airconditio
60 Main Street, Swords, Co Dublin
F12A/0262FingalLodged 21 Aug 2012Commercial
- Granted40 m away
Permission and retention permission for the modifications to developme
The Old Boro Pub (A Protected Structure), 72 Main Street, Swords, Co.
F15A/0285FingalLodged 16 Jun 2015Alterations
- Granted40 m away
Works to the existing public house comrpising the extension of existin
The Old Boro (A Protected Structure), 72 Main Street, Swords, Co. Dubl
F14A/0458FingalLodged 30 Jan 2015Commercial
- Granted40 m away
The change of use at 1st floor level from ancillary pub storage (permi
The Old Boro Pub (A Protected Structure), 72 Main Street, Swords, Co.
F14A/0459FingalLodged 9 Mar 2015Change of use
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