GrantedHousing estateDecided 6 January 2026

2 No. sites totalling approximately 6.34 Ha in the townland of Mooretown, north-west of Swords, Co. Dublin. The larger of the sites (5.50 Ha, to the north) is generally bound by: Cronan’s Well Brook and the remainder of the permitted Mooretown Phase 2A

Amendments to permitted schemes and construction of 381 new homes and commercial units in Swords.

LRD0067/S3E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 30 October 2025

Reference: LRD0067/S3E
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Decided
Received: 30 October 2025

Summary

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The applicant seeks to amend permitted phases of the Mooretown development, omitting 199 residential units. In their place, they propose a new mixed-use development of 381 residential units (156 houses and 225 apartments) and 2 commercial units ranging up to 5 storeys.

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Residential units: 381
Storeys: 5
Floor area: 34,055 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission is sought for a series of primary amendments to the permitted mooretown phase 2a and phase 3 (shd) developments. The amendments to the permitted mooretown phase 2a development include: the omission of 3 no. Residential units (all 4-bed), identified as house nos. 44-46; the partial realignment of the permitted cronan's well road; and alterations to car parking and landscaping. The amendments to the permitted mooretown phase 3 development include: the omission of 196 no. Residential units (43 no. 1-bed, 120 no. 2-bed and 33 no. 3-bed), comprising 8 no. Houses and 188 no. Apartments; and alterations to the internal road network, car parking, crèche drop-off spaces, open space and landscaping. Permission is also sought for a mixed-use development with a gross floor area of 34,055.2 sq m and ranging in height from 1 no. To 5 no. Storeys that principally comprises: 381 no. Residential dwellings (89 no. 1-bed, 198 no. 2-bed, 88 no. 3-bed and 6 no. 4-bed) (29,704.9 sq m), of which 156 no. Are houses (84 no. 2-bed, 66 no. 3-bed and 6 no. 4-bed) and 225 no. Are apartment units (89 no. 1-bed, 114 no. 2-bed and 22 no. 3-bed) (including triplex typologies); 2 no. Commercial units (totalling 257.6 sq m); and a childcare facility (494.2 sq m). Permission is also sought for: internal road, cycle and footpath network; modifications to existing road, junction and car parking arrangements at main street, including omission of 2 no. Crèche drop-off spaces (permitted as part of the mooretown phase 3 development), removal of an existing car parking zone and removal/relocation of 3 no. Junctions at main street; 500 no. Car parking spaces; 23 no. Motorcycle parking spaces; cycle parking stores and spaces; hard and soft landscaping, including public open space, communal amenity space and incidental open space; private amenity space as gardens, and balconies and terraces facing all directions; public lighting; bin stores; plant rooms; rooftop pv panels, plant and lift overruns; green roofs; 4 no. Sub-stations; and all associated works above and below ground.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

CI - Community InfrastructureCI

“Provide for and protect civic, religious, community, education, health care and social infrastructure”

National zoning type: Community facilities

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
15 Cronans Well Avenue, Mooretown, Swords	Feb 2025	€450,000	348 m
20 The Terrace, Baile na Móna Vale, Moorstownprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€427,313	366 m
5 The Crescent, Baile Na Mona Glen, Swordsprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€361,233	402 m
7The Crescent BaileNaMonaGlen, Mooretown, Swordsprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€485,000	403 m
8 The Crescent, Baile na Mona Glen, Mooretownprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€443,480	405 m
5 Cronans Well Gate, Rathbeale Road, Mooretown	Mar 2025	€300,000	408 m
12 The Cross, Baile Na Mona Glen, Swordsprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€361,233	440 m
20 The Cross, Baile Na Mona Glen, Baile Na Monaprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€427,312	443 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

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Application received30 October 2025
Decision due6 January 2026
Decision issued6 January 2026

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