WithdrawnCommercialDecided 11 June 2025

Lands at Crowscastle (to the west of Holywell Distributor Road), Swords, Co. Dublin

Construction of a large health, racquets, and wellness club facility with outdoor courts and pools in Swords.

F25A/0508E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 20 May 2025

Reference: F25A/0508E
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 20 May 2025

Summary

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The proposed development features a two-storey club building of approximately 4,726 sq.m containing a sports hall, pools, gym, and café. Outdoor facilities include tennis and padel courts, a multi-use court, an outdoor pool, and a spa garden, alongside 192 parking spaces.

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Storeys: 2
Floor area: 4,726 m²

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Development description

The proposed development comprises of
The development will consist of a health, racquets and wellness club facility, including: a. A two storey club building of circa 4,726 sq. M gross internal floorspace with a maximum height of 8.2 metres to include sports hall, swimming pool and kids pools, wellness/health area to include saunas, steam rooms and other facilities, café/restaurant, gym and fitness/exercise studio, changing and shower facilities, back of house, internal plant areas and rooftop plant, ancillary offices, stores and staff areas, and circulation areas; b. Outdoor facilities including: 3 no. Tennis courts; 3 no. Padel courts; multi-use court; battle-box; children’s play area; outdoor swimming pool; spa garden; outdoor seating terrace with servery/bbq; and viewing area adjacent to existing pond
The proposed development will also consist of: a. The provision of a pedestrian, cycle and vehicular access point from the holywell distributor road; b. The provision of a pedestrian/cycle links to lands to the west and to holywell distributor road to the east; c. Service yard; d. Car parking for 192 no. Spaces, including 10 no. Accessible spaces and 20 no. Ev spaces with charging points); 20 no. Motorcycle parking spaces; 362 no. Bicycle parking spaces including 16 covered long stay spaces. E. Sub-station; f. Hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatments; g. External lighting; h. Culverting and diversion of existing drainage ditches / water courses; i. Amendments to embankment and reprofiling of at the existing pond on the site; j. Piped infrastructure and ducting; k. Solar/pv panels; l. Signage comprising of 3 no. Backlit ‘david lloyd’ signs, one to each of north, south and west elevations of the proposed two storey building, and 1 no. Backlit three sided totem sign adjacent to the site entrance from holywell distributor road; and m. All ancillary works, including change on site levels, site excavation, site drainage and development works above and below ground, including a foul pumping station and rising main. A natura impact statement is submitted to the planning authority with this application

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Application received20 May 2025
Decision due4 August 2025
Decision issued11 June 2025

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