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Lands at Forest Road, Swords, Co. Dublin

Amendments to a permitted residential development, changing 10 houses to three storeys and altering 21 duplex units.

LRD0099/S3E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 16 June 2026

Reference
LRD0099/S3E
Authority
Fingal County Council
Register status
In progress
Received
16 June 2026

Summary

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This application proposes amendments to a previously permitted Large-scale Residential Development (LRD0057/S3). The changes include converting 10 houses from two-storey to three-storey units, relocating the entrances of 21 duplex units from the front to the rear, and modifying the public open space.

Housing estatelrdamendmentduplex
Residential units
31
Storeys
3

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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 amendments to the previously permitted development, granted under reg. Ref. Lrd0057/s3, and will comprise of amendments to the following 10 no. Houses and 21 no. Duplex units
  • Amendments to house types b from a 2-storey 3-bedroom mid-terrace unit, to 3-storey, 4-bedroom, mid terrace units with associated elevational changes (2 no. Houses in total)
  • Amendments to house types c from a 2-storey 3-bedroom unit, to 3-storey, 3-bedroom unit with associated elevational changes (4 no. Houses in total)
  • Amendments to house types e from a 2-storey 3-bedroom unit, to 3-storey, 3-bedroom unit with associated elevational changes (4 no. Houses in total)
  • Amendments to the entrance to the ground floor duplex unit types 1, 2, & 3 (17 no. Units) to provide the entrance at the rear in lieu of the entrance to the front with associated elevational changes to all duplex units (21 no. Units in total)
  • Amendments to public open space, including modifications to paths and mounding
  • Provision of a new underground pumping station with ancillary landscaping, infrastructure and vehicular access
  • All associated site and infrastructure work, along with landscaping, necessary to facilitate the proposed development. The application may also beinspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www. Forestroadlrdamendment1. Ie

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
AddressDatePriceDistance
16 The Oaks, Block D, Westfieldprice excludes VATApr 2025€295,154210 m
22 The Oaks, Block D, Westfieldprice excludes VATMay 2025€303,965226 m
52 Ridgewood Green, Swords, DublinJul 2025€495,000227 m
24 The Oaks, Ridgewood, SwordsJun 2025€200,000231 m
48 The Oaks, Ridgewood, SwordsJan 2026€374,000240 m
11 Turnbury House, Ridgewood, SwordsMay 2026€345,000248 m
27 The Oaks, Ridgewood, SwordsApr 2026€397,000249 m
13 Turnbury House, Ridgewood, SwordsJul 2025€341,000254 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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  1. Application received16 June 2026
  2. Decision due21 August 2026

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