GrantedCommercialDecided 5 November 2025

Site off Nevinstown Lane, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 V3W5

Construction of a retail warehouse unit for bulky goods with a mezzanine level and 109 car parking spaces.

F25A/0583E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 1 July 2025

Reference: F25A/0583E
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 1 July 2025

Summary

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The development on a 0.81-hectare greenfield site consists of a single-storey plus mezzanine retail warehouse unit for bulky goods, specifically toys, with a total floor area of 3,362.8 sq.m. The project includes two new vehicular entrances, a service yard, and 109 car parking spaces.

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Storey: 1
Floor area: 3,363 m²

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Official record

Development description

The development will consist of: a 0.81 hectare greenfield site to include the following; a) construction of 1 no. Single storey plus mezzanine level retail warehouse unit for bulky goods retailing to include sale of toys, with a height of 10.3 meters. Ground floor area of (2,434 m2) to be used as retail floor area and mezzanine floor area (928.8 m2) to be used for storage, with ancillary office, staff areas etc. The proposal also includes a service yard and hgv loading/unloading area. The total floor area of the retail warehouse development is 3,362.8 m2. B) access to be provided from 2 no. New vehicular entrances from the existing access road off nevinstown lane, 1 no. Visitor and staff entrance and 1 no. Entrance to the service yard. A new pedestrian entrance is also proposed and new footpaths for access. C) 109 no. Car parking spaces and 10 no. Secure, sheltered bicycle parking spaces to serve visitors and staff. D) all ancillary site development works to include; bin stores, landscaping, internal roads, drainage to include underground attenuation, swales, tree pits etc. , utility services, hgv loading/unloading area, site lighting, boundary treatments, building signage which will be illuminated, a back-lit totem pole signage structure, storm water drainage network, underground water and foul servicing, form part of this application. Additional information received 9/10/2025

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

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“Provide for retail warehousing development”

National zoning type: Retail warehouse

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
21 Boroimhe Elms, Boroimhe, Swords	Mar 2025	€285,000	362 m
8 Boroimhe Elms, Boroimhe, Swords	Mar 2026	€315,000	370 m
13 Boroimhe Elms, Swords, Dublin	Jun 2026	€445,000	389 m
105 Boroimhe Hazel, Swords, County Dublinprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€563,877	414 m
103 Boroimhe Hazel, Swordsprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€488,987	414 m
107 Boroimhe Hazel, Swordsprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€502,203	424 m
9 Boroimhe Maples, Swords, Dublin	Oct 2025	€505,000	444 m
6 Boroimhe Maples, Swords, Dublin	Feb 2026	€440,000	450 m

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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 received1 July 2025
Decision due5 November 2025
Decision issued5 November 2025

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