8 Windmill Lands, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 Y3C4
New four-bedroom dormer bungalow with a double garage behind an existing house in Swords.
FS97/25/002 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 13 January 2025
- Reference
- FS97/25/002
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Cert under Part 5 of 2000 Act as amended
- Received
- 13 January 2025
Summary
AI-generatedAn application for a Part 5 certificate has been submitted for a new two-storey, four-bedroom dormer bungalow with a double garage to the rear of 8 Windmill Lands. The project includes a new driveway access, plot subdivision, and associated site works.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 218 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
(1) the construction of a new 4 bedroom 2 storey dormer bungalow dwelling incorporating a double garage (217.5m² gross floor area) to the rear of the existing house, (2) the construction of a new driveway access to the side of the existing house connecting to the existing entrance at the public road, (3) the subdivision of the plot by a new screen fence, (4) the provision of private open space to the new dwelling of 79.7m², (5) the construction of a new soakaway rainwater drainage system serving the proposed dwelling, (6) a new foul drainage connection to the existing sewer, (7) all other site development works, on a site with an area of 0.11 hectares at no. 8 windmill lands, swords, co. Dublin, k67 y3c4.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 Glasmore Park, Swords, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €392,000 | 50 m |
| 69 Glasmore Park, Swords, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €400,000 | 76 m |
| 3 Windmill Lands, Brackenstown, Swords | Jan 2025 | €670,000 | 89 m |
| 35 Windmill Ave, Swords, Dublin | May 2026 | €560,000 | 137 m |
| 30 Oakwood Ave, Swords, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €420,000 | 158 m |
| 142 Glasmore Park, Swords, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €340,000 | 167 m |
| 16 Rathbeale Crescent, Swords, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €430,000 | 215 m |
| 26 Rathbeale Crescent, Swords, Dublinnot full market price | Nov 2025 | €66,000 | 244 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 received13 January 2025
- Decision due7 February 2025
- Decision issued5 February 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- WithdrawnAt this site
Retention planning permission for increased size of existing single st
8 Windmill Lands, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F17B/0198FingalLodged 22 Aug 2017Retention
- GrantedAt this site
Retention permission for increased size of existing single storey exte
8 Windmill Lands, Swords, Co Dublin
F18B/0132FingalLodged 28 May 2018Retention
- GrantedAt this site
(1) the construction of a new 4 bedroom 2 storey dormer bungalow dwelling incorporating a double garage…
8 Windmill Lands, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67Y3C4
F25A/0018EFingalLodged 13 Jan 2025New dwelling
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for Retention of the two vehicular entrances and front boun
8 Windmill Lands, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F16B/0023FingalLodged 4 Feb 2016Retention
- Granted30 m away
Single storey ground floor extension to the front, side and rear
8 Windmill Lands, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F15B/0222FingalLodged 9 Dec 2015Extension
- Granted30 m away
Single storey extension to rear of property
9 Windmill Lands, Swords, Co Dublin
F12B/0170FingalLodged 17 Sept 2012Extension
- Refused50 m away
Two no. additional 3 bedroom, two storey semi-detached dwelling houses
7 Windmill Lands, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F16A/0162FingalLodged 20 Apr 2016New dwelling
- Granted60 m away
Two no. additional 3 bedroom, single storey semi-detached dwelling hou
7 Windmill Lands, Swords, Co. Dublin.
F16A/0410FingalLodged 12 May 2017New dwelling
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