GrantedApartmentsDecided 30 October 2025

Lands at Forest Road, Swords, Co. Dublin

Construction of 109 residential units including apartments, duplexes, and houses in Swords.

LRD0057/S3E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 23 June 2025

Reference: LRD0057/S3E
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Decided
Received: 23 June 2025

Summary

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Golden Port Homes Limited is applying for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) on Forest Road. The scheme will consist of 42 duplex units in three-storey buildings, 41 apartments across a four-storey and a five-storey block, and 26 houses.

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Residential units: 109
Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

We, golden port homes limited, intend to apply for permission for a large-scale residential development on lands at forest road, swords, co. Dublin. The proposed development will consist of a total of 109 no. Residential units (42 no. Duplex units; 41 no. Apartments; 26 no. Houses) as follows: (i) 42 no. Duplex units within 3-storey buildings comprising 21 no. 1 bed units at ground level and 21 no. 3 bed units over first and second floor levels with balconies/terraces, private and communal open space; (ii) 41 no. Apartments within 2 blocks. Block a will be a 4 storey building with 14 no. Apartments (5 no. 1 bed units and 9 no. 2 bed units) with balconies/terraces to the north, south and west elevations, and bin, bicycle parking and plant at ground floor level and pv panels at roof level; block b will be a 5 storey building with 27 no. Apartments (13 no. 1 bed and 14 no. 2 bed units) with balconies/terraces to the east and west elevations and bin, bicycle parking and plant at ground floor level and pv panels at roof level; (iii) 26 no. Houses (comprising 5 no. 2 bed, 2 storey terrace houses; 6 no. 3 bed, 2 storey terrace houses; 4 no. 3 bed, 2 storey semi-detached houses; and 11 no. 4 bed, 3 storey houses); (iv) 96 no. Surface level car parking spaces and 4 no. Surface level motorcycle parking spaces as well as bike parking stores and spaces; and bin stores; (v) 1 no. Esb substation; (vi) landscaping, including the provision of new public open spaces with play areas and a muga; footpaths and cycle paths, new vehicular access/egress from forest road; public lighting; boundary treatment and all associated site, drainage and development works necessary to facilitate the proposed development.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

GB - Green BeltHA

“Protect and provide for a Greenbelt”

National zoning type: Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape

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
Address	Date	Price	Distance
16 The Oaks, Block D, Westfieldprice excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€295,154	210 m
22 The Oaks, Block D, Westfieldprice excludes VAT	May 2025	€303,965	226 m
52 Ridgewood Green, Swords, Dublin	Jul 2025	€495,000	227 m
24 The Oaks, Ridgewood, Swords	Jun 2025	€200,000	231 m
48 The Oaks, Ridgewood, Swords	Jan 2026	€374,000	240 m
11 Turnbury House, Ridgewood, Swords	May 2026	€345,000	248 m
27 The Oaks, Ridgewood, Swords	Apr 2026	€397,000	249 m
13 Turnbury House, Ridgewood, Swords	Jul 2025	€341,000	254 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 received23 June 2025
Decision due30 October 2025
Decision issued30 October 2025

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