Swords Business Campus, Balheary Road, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 C6H6
Signage, lighting, and building alterations at Swords Business Campus.
F25A/0456E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 22 May 2025
- Reference
- F25A/0456E
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 May 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development includes new campus signage and lighting, a canopy at the staff entrance of Unit 1, alterations to entrances and windows, an additional rooflight, roof plant, and new cladding to the roof access stairs.
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
Permission for the development of (i) campus signage, (ii) campus lighting, (iii) canopy to staff entrance at unit 1, (iv) alterations to entrances and windows of unit 1, (v) additional rooflight and plant to roof of unit 1, (vi) new cladding to stair access to roof of unit 1 and all associated site works necessary to facilitate the development.
The historical record
How commercial applications have been decided in Fingal County Council
85% granted
of 743 commercial applications granted, refused or part-granted by Fingal County Council, 2016–2026.
- The same category nationally
- 88%14,381
- All categories in Fingal County Council
- 83%12,342
These are historical figures for this category in this council area, counted from the statutory register over the last 10 years. They are not an assessment of this application and say nothing about how it will be decided.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Facilitate opportunities for high-density mixed-use employment generating activity and commercial development and support the provision of an appropriate quantum of residential development within the Metro and Rail Economic Corridor.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millbank, Newtown, Lissenhall Swords | May 2026 | €460,000 | 383 m |
| 58 Southbank, Swords, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €576,000 | 486 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 received22 May 2025
- Decision due16 July 2025
- Decision issued15 July 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decision30 m away
Premission is sought for — Material change of use of the existing u
Unit 5/6 F, Swords Business Campus, Balheary Road, Swords, Co. Dublin,
F25A/1005EFingalLodged 31 Oct 2025Change of use
- Granted40 m away
The proposed development will comprise: Change of use of existing two storey building (Unit 3c) from office…
Unit 3c, Swords Business Campus, Balheary Road, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 TY09
F23A/0547FingalLodged 17 Nov 2023Change of use
- Granted50 m away
Permission for the — Material change of use of the existing unit from office to healthcare clinic. Including…
Unit 5/6 H(a), Swords Business Campus, Balheary Road, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67C6R3
F26A/0117EFingalLodged 17 Feb 2026Change of use
- Compliance submission50 m away
Compliance with Condition 5 of Planning Reg Ref F25A/0169
Unit 5/6 H(b), Swords Business Campus, Balheary Road, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67Y2X2
F25A/0169E/C1/5FingalLodged 21 Jul 2025Other
- Invalid50 m away
Permission for the — Material change of use of the existing unit from office to healthcare clinic. Including…
Unit 5/6 H(a), Swords Business Campus, Balheary Road, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 C6R3
F26A/0075EFingalLodged 3 Feb 2026Change of use
- Granted50 m away
Subdivision of existing Unit 8 into 2no. separate units (8(a) and 8(b)) — Material change of use of the…
Unit 8, Swords Business Campus, Balheary Road, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67X3Y9
F26A/0158EFingalLodged 4 Mar 2026Change of use
- Compliance submission50 m away
Compliance with Condition No 5 of Planning Reg Ref F25A/0169E
Unit 5/6 H(b), Swords Business Campus, Balheary Road, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67Y2X2
F25A/0169E/C2/5FingalLodged 8 Sept 2025Commercial
- Granted50 m away
Permission for — Material change of use of the existing unit from of
Unit 5/6 H(b), Swords Business Campus, Balheary Road, Swords, Co. Dubl
F25A/0169EFingalLodged 4 Mar 2025Change of use
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