GrantedExtensionDecided 10 March 2026

71 The Elms Ridgewood, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 N2A8

Attic conversion with a new rear dormer window, rooflights, and a new side window.

F26A/0023E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 12 November 2025

Reference: F26A/0023E
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 12 November 2025

Summary

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The development consists of providing new attic staircase access and a 3-metre-wide dormer window facing the rear. It also includes new rooflights to the front and rear, a new window on the side elevation, and internal modifications.

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission to include: (i) new attic staircase access; (ii) new 3 m wide dormer window facing rear at attic level; (iii) new rooflights to the rear and front; (iv) new window to side elevation, internal modifications, suds drainage and all associated works necessary to facilitate the development

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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Built & sold

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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
42 The Elms, Ridgewood, Forest Road Swords	Feb 2026	€525,000	44 m
Rooskey, Doocastle, Ballymote	Sept 2025	€140,000	101 m
55 The Elms, Ridgewood, Swords	Dec 2025	€535,000	112 m
20 Ridgewood Court, Forest Rd, Swords	Nov 2025	€360,000	143 m
29 Ashfield Avenue, Ridgewood, Swords	Jan 2025	€580,000	151 m
8 Ashfield Avenue, Ridgewood, Forrest Road	Sept 2025	€595,000	153 m
9 Ridgewood Court, Ridgewood Green, Swords	Sept 2025	€388,000	174 m
25 Ridgewood Sq, Swords, Dublin	Feb 2025	€345,000	186 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 received12 November 2025
Decision due12 March 2026
Decision issued10 March 2026

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