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
AI-generatedHammerson 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.
- 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
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Castle Grove, Swords, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €375,000 | 146 m |
| 11 Castle Grove, Swords, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €443,000 | 146 m |
| 13 Longlands, Swords, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €760,000 | 189 m |
| 34 Ashley Ave, Swords, Dublin | Jul 2026 | €420,000 | 270 m |
| 32 Castle Park, Swords, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €486,000 | 283 m |
| 20 Castle Dr, Swords, Dublinnot full market price | Nov 2025 | €175,000 | 309 m |
| 117 Castle Hall, Swords Central, Swords Village | Apr 2026 | €355,000 | 318 m |
| 4 Ashley Ave, Malahide Rd, Swords | Mar 2025 | €384,000 | 321 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 December 2025
- Decision due17 February 2026
- Decision issued18 December 2025
In the area
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- InvalidAt this site
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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- RefusedAt this site
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- Granted70 m away
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F19A/0409FingalLodged 3 Sept 2019Change of use
- Granted70 m away
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- Granted70 m away
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F15A/0179FingalLodged 24 Apr 2015Infrastructure
- Granted70 m away
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