Planning Permission Ireland
InvalidCommercialDecided 18 December 2025

Swords Pavilions Shopping Centre, R132 and R106 Malahide Road, Swords, Co Dublin.

Temporary outdoor padel court facility with a cafe and reception at Swords Pavilions Shopping Centre.

F25A/1161E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 3 December 2025

Reference
F25A/1161E
Authority
Fingal County Council
Register status
Invalid or incomplete
Type
Permission
Received
3 December 2025

Summary

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Hammerson ICAV is seeking a five-year temporary permission to construct 10 outdoor padel courts. Six of the courts will be partially covered by a 10-metre-high dome, and the facility will include converted shipping containers for a reception, rental shop, and cafe.

Commercialpadelsportstemporary
Floor area
78 m²

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

Hammerson icav intends to apply for temporary permission for a period of 5 years at a site (c. 1.1 ha), at swords pavilions shopping centre, r132 and r106 malahide road, swords, co dublin. For development comprising: 10no. Outdoor padel courts (l:20m x w:10m each) and integrated lighting; 6no. Of the courts to be partially covered with 10m high open-sided steel and canvas dome; 2no. Converted, timber-clad, shipping containers (h:3-4m) to accommodate ancillary reception/court booking and rental shop (c. 39 sq m), café (c. 39 sq m), wc facilities and rooftop viewing platform; 2no. External, timber-lattice, marquee structures with seating and viewing space. And, all associated and ancillary site development, landscaping and boundary treatments, including: 1no. New pedestrian access from the existing swords pavilions’ surface car park area; 44no. Bicycle parking spaces; court netting, external lighting; power and lighting connections.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

MC - Major Town CentreRV
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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
14 Castle Grove, Swords, DublinJan 2026€375,000146 m
11 Castle Grove, Swords, DublinJun 2026€443,000146 m
13 Longlands, Swords, DublinJan 2026€760,000189 m
34 Ashley Ave, Swords, DublinJul 2026€420,000270 m
32 Castle Park, Swords, DublinMar 2026€486,000283 m
20 Castle Dr, Swords, Dublinnot full market priceNov 2025€175,000309 m
117 Castle Hall, Swords Central, Swords VillageApr 2026€355,000318 m
4 Ashley Ave, Malahide Rd, SwordsMar 2025€384,000321 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

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  1. Application received3 December 2025
  2. Decision due17 February 2026
  3. Decision issued18 December 2025

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