Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedNew dwellingDecided 9 July 2026

Rath Lane, The Rath, Swords, Co. Dublin

Construction of a new one-and-a-half storey five-bedroom house and garage in Swords.

F26A/0396E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 15 May 2026

Reference
F26A/0396E
Authority
Fingal County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
15 May 2026

Summary

AI-generated

The proposed development consists of a new 1.5-storey, five-bedroom detached house measuring approximately 289 square metres, connected to a single-storey garage. It includes modifying an agricultural entrance to create a shared residential access, installing a wastewater treatment plant, and erecting timber fencing.

New dwellingone off houseruralwwtp
Residential unit
1
Floor area
289 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

The proposed development consists of the following: (a) the construction of a new 1 1/2 storey, 5 no. Bedroom detached residential dwelling (c. 289 m2 gfa) connected to new single storey garage structure (30 m2 gfa) located to the south - west of the proposed dwelling. (b) modifications to existing agricultural entrance to form new shared access, comprising new separate residential entrance to the proposed dwelling while maintaining agricultural access to adjoining fields to the south with revised agricultural entrance. (c) provision of 2 no. Within curtilage car parking spaces. (d) installation of new proprietary on-site waste water treatment plant (wwtp). (e) provision of 1.2 m high timber post and rail fence forming new southern boundary to proposed dwelling. (f) all associated site works necessary to facilitate the development.

Key dates

Timeline

  1. Application received15 May 2026
  2. Decision due9 July 2026
  3. Decision issued9 July 2026

Related developments

Similar applications

Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.

Community

Discussion

What local people think about this application.

Nobody watching yet

Community sentiment

No votes yet

Nobody has voted on this application yet.

Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.

Sign in to have your say on this application.

No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.

Sign in to join the discussion on this application.

Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.