RefusedApartmentsDecided 21 October 2025

Rathbeale Road, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 PR20

Renovation of a protected thatched cottage, a new extension, and construction of 12 apartments in Swords.

F25A/0802E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 2 September 2025

Reference: F25A/0802E
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 2 September 2025

Summary

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This application proposes the renovation and extension of a protected thatched cottage, including the demolition of an existing flat roof structure. It also seeks to construct 12 two-bedroom apartments with an access road and parking.

Apartmentsprotected structureapartmentsdemolitionheritage

Residential units: 12
Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

Permission at existing site located on rathbeale road, swords, co. Dublin within the curtilage of a protected structure, being a thatched cottage rps. No. 0344 listed as a protected structure in fingal council's development plan 2023
2029 and includes the following: a) demolition of existing flat roof structure on the site, b) construction of a rear two storey extension, new entrance and renovation of an existing thatched cottage, being a thatched cottage rps. No. 0344 listed as a protected structure in fingal councils development plan 2023
2029, c) construct twelve x two bedroom apartments, access road and parking areas, d) all associated ancillary works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RS - ResidentialRS

“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.

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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
41 Rathbeale Rd, Swords, Dublin	Jul 2025	€1,850,000	60 m
31 St Columbas Rise, Swords, Dublin	Dec 2025	€430,000	213 m
26 Rathbeale Crescent, Swords, Dublinnot full market price	Nov 2025	€66,000	227 m
24 Mooretown Avenue, Swords, Co Dublin	Jan 2026	€380,000	271 m
72 Castlefarm, Swords, Dublin	May 2025	€580,000	272 m
16 Rathbeale Crescent, Swords, Dublin	Mar 2025	€430,000	304 m
35 Windmill Ave, Swords, Dublin	May 2026	€560,000	332 m
142 Glasmore Park, Swords, Dublin	Aug 2025	€340,000	333 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 received2 September 2025
Decision due24 October 2025
Decision issued21 October 2025

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