The Estuary, Townparks, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 E840
Demolition of a pub in Swords to build a mixed-use block with 39 apartments.
F25A/1120E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 20 November 2025
- Reference
- F25A/1120E
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 20 November 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves demolishing 'The Estuary' public house and constructing a part four-, part five-storey building. It will contain 39 apartments, a ground-floor commercial unit, bicycle parking, and communal roof gardens.
- Residential units
- 39
- Storeys
- 5
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
Planning permission is sought for: i) demolition of the existing two-storey public house known as 'the estuary'; ii) the construction of a part four-, part five-storey flat-roofed mixed-use building, comprising 39 no. Apartments (25 no. 1-bed and 14 no. 2-bed units) arranged over ground to fourth floor levels, with the fourth floor set back from balheary road and north street; iii) provision of 1 no. Ground-floor commercial/retail unit fronting balheary road; iv) all apartments will have direct access to an area of private amenity space in the form of a balcony/terrace and will have shared access to communal amenity space including a landscaped ground-level courtyard and a roof-level communal amenity garden; v) provision of 94 no. Secure bicycle spaces and 8 no. Cargo bike spaces within an internal store, and 20 no. Visitor bicycle spaces proposed within the courtyard at ground floor level; (vi) provision of refuse storage, plant rooms and esb substation at ground floor level; (vii) all ancillary works including landscaping, boundary treatments, suds drainage (including blue green roofs), and all associated site services, site infrastructure and associated site development works necessary to facilitate the development.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Protect, provide for and/ or improve major town centre facilities”
National zoning type: Built up area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 North St, Swords, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €100,000 | 41 m |
| 71 North St, Swords, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €500,000 | 41 m |
| 8 St Fintans, North St, Swords | Jul 2025 | €320,000 | 66 m |
| 65 Seatown Villas, Swords, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €390,000 | 121 m |
| 9 Nethercross Court, North St, Swords | Dec 2025 | €290,000 | 138 m |
| 55 Carnegie Court, North St, Swords | Jun 2025 | €253,000 | 154 m |
| 38 Carnegie Court, North Street, Swords | Oct 2025 | €285,000 | 154 m |
| 60 Carnegie Court, Swords, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €335,000 | 154 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 received20 November 2025
- Decision due5 February 2026
- Decision issued4 February 2026
- Appeal submitted2 March 2026
- Appeal decided3 July 2026
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted50 m away
Change of use of Unit No. 3 from retail to cafe/restaurant to include
Unit 3 St. Fintans, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin
F12A/0004FingalLodged 4 Jan 2012Change of use
- Granted50 m away
Single storey extensions to the side and rear
North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 WF80
F18A/0118FingalLodged 12 Mar 2018Extension
- Granted50 m away
(a) Change of use of Unit 4-5 from retail use to proposed licenced res
Units 2-5 St Fintans, North Street, Swords, Co Dublin
F16A/0058FingalLodged 24 Feb 2016Change of use
- Part granted, part refused70 m away
Development will consist of a proposed new ground floor only building to the rear of the existing site to be…
3 Balheary Road, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 N7N2
F24A/0377FingalLodged 25 Apr 2024Extension
- Withdrawn80 m away
Demolish existing building and construct new car showrooms and forecou
61 North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F13A/0473FingalLodged 16 Dec 2013Demolition
- Granted80 m away
Planning Permission is sought for: a) Demolition of existing single storey detached garage/store to rear of…
Spital House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 VP28
F25A/1031EFingalLodged 7 Nov 2025Extension
- Refused80 m away
Vary the permission granted at Unit 6, St. Fintan's, North Street, Swo
Unit 6, St. Fintan's, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F16A/0557FingalLodged 7 Dec 2016Alterations
- Granted80 m away
Convert existing retail unit to yoga studio with changing rooms and to
Unit 6, St. Fintan's, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F19A/0457FingalLodged 22 Nov 2019Change of use
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