68 Hilltown Park, River Valley Road, Swords, Co. Dublin
Construction of a new four-bedroom, two-storey detached house with attic accommodation in Swords.
F25A/0595E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 3 July 2025
- Reference
- F25A/0595E
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 3 July 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves building a new four-bedroom detached dwelling to the side of the existing house, featuring dormer windows to the front and rear. It requires removing existing single-storey sheds and an attached garage, creating new boundary treatments, and establishing new vehicular entrances.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storeys
- 3
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 is sought for the construction for a four bedroom two storey with second floor in roof space detached dwelling with dormer windows to front and rear located to the side of the existing dwelling at 68 hilltown park, river valley road, swords, co. Dublin including the removal of existing single storey sheds, existing single storey garage attached to the existing dwelling, new boundary treatments to the existing dwelling to provide private open space, new vehicular entrances, all associated landscaping and all other ancillary site development works at 68 hilltown park, river valley road, swords, co. Dublin.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68 Hilltown Park, Rivervalley, Swords | Jun 2025 | €500,000 | 2 m |
| 99 Forrest Fields Rd, Rivervalley, Swords | Jun 2026 | €475,000 | 115 m |
| 87 Cherrygarth, Rivervalley, Swords | Jul 2025 | €220,000 | 143 m |
| 55 Cherry Garth, Rivervalley, Swords | Apr 2025 | €385,000 | 179 m |
| 93 Cherry Garth, Rivervalley, Swords | Apr 2025 | €390,000 | 190 m |
| 19 Cherry Garth, Rivervalley, Swords | Jun 2025 | €430,000 | 197 m |
| 84 River Valley Dr, Swords, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €410,000 | 199 m |
| 95 Cherry Garth, Rivervalley, Swords | Sept 2025 | €433,000 | 205 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 received3 July 2025
- Decision due27 August 2025
- Decision issued7 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
Permission is sought for the construction of a four bedroom two storey with second floor in roof space…
68 Hilltown Park, River Valley Road, Swords, Co. Dublin
F25A/0630EFingalLodged 11 Jul 2025New dwelling
- Granted70 m away
Permission for the conversion of existing garage to living accommodati
16 River Valley Heights, Swords, Co Dublin
F20B/0314FingalLodged 2 Dec 2020Extension
- Granted70 m away
Works consisting of: Demolition of the existing shed to the rear; alte
3 Forest Fields Road, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F16B/0073FingalLodged 16 Mar 2016Demolition
- Granted70 m away
The development will consist of a new two storey extension to front
1 River Valley Heights, Swords, County Dublin
F23B/0006FingalLodged 17 Jan 2023Extension
- Granted80 m away
The construction of a single storey side pitched roof extension with 3
30 Hilltown Close, Forestfields, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 XY01.
F18A/0607FingalLodged 27 Dec 2018Extension
- Granted80 m away
Planning permission for an attic conversion into a non habitable storage space with roof windows to front…
28, Hilltown Close, Swords, Dublin, K67PT88
F24A/0579FingalLodged 28 Jun 2024Extension
- Granted80 m away
Construction of a single storey extension with pitched roof to the sid
11, Forest Fields Road, Swords, Co. Dublin
F13A/0452FingalLodged 28 Nov 2013Extension
- Granted90 m away
Permission for conversion of existing attic to non-habitable storage u
102 Forrest Fields Road, River Valley, Swords, Co Dublin
F19B/0050FingalLodged 1 Mar 2019Extension
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- GrantedNew dwelling
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F25A/0630EFingalLodged 11 Jul 2025
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- RefusedHousing estate
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F23A/0064FingalLodged 23 Feb 2023
- GrantedAlterations
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F23A/0279FingalLodged 25 May 2023
- GrantedExtension
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