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Swords in 7 — Friday 2 October 2026

25 September – 1 October 2026

Significant additional information was requested this week for the 741-home scheme at Fosterstown North. The request came on 30 September after further details arrived on the 28th. A new application seeks to convert the brewery building on Well Road into a 24-bedroom hotel. Nineteen sales reached the register alongside three fresh listings. Forty bus runs were cancelled on Swords routes.

Trail

Four additions were made to existing points on the map this week, two of them to trees. A new photograph was added of a mature pedunculate oak showing its broad canopy, lobed leaves and developing acorns. The Bottle Filling Station received several new images, including close-ups of the digital counter on its green panel. Lana Bell's Lane was documented with further views of the construction fencing and the green sign marking the path.

This is a mature pedunculate oak (Quercus robur), a large deciduous tree with a thick central trunk, wide-spreading branches, and a broad, dense, rounded canopy exceeding 12 m in spread. It bears lobed green leaves with rounded sinuses and small developing acorns on the twigs. The tree is in good condition with dense dark green foliage.Freestanding contactless bottle filling station with green upper section containing text and logos, gray lower body, and a central rectangular opening for bottles. Mounted on a concrete base with visible branding for Athlone, reduce/reuse/recycle, and Ward River Valley Park. / Tall rectangular gray metal cabinet with green upper panel containing text and icons, and a central opening or compartment, installed on a paved path edge in a grassy area. / Tall narrow freestanding rectangular sign with green header panel and white lower body mounted on a metal post beside a paved path. / Rectangular digital display unit showing the number 24800 on an LCD screen, with SET and RST labels below the display area, mounted on a green surface. / Digital LCD display showing the number 29400, mounted in a rectangular frame on a green surface with visible SET and PROG labels below the screen. / Close-up of a digital LCD display showing the number 37343, with SEL and RST buttons below, mounted on a green painted surface. / Close-up of a digital LCD display showing the number 37343, with SEL and RST buttons below, mounted on a green painted surface.Multi-story brick residential building behind metal construction fencing and concrete barriers, with a paved path leading toward it through grass and trees. / A fenced construction site entrance with an orange 'CONSTRUCTION SITE NO ACCESS' sign, metal fencing, concrete barriers, and multi-story buildings under construction visible in the background. / Multi-story brick apartment building viewed from a paved path, with temporary metal fencing, concrete blocks, green mesh, and an orange danger sign blocking access in the foreground. / Dirt path through grassy area leading toward multi-story residential buildings under construction, bordered by green mesh fencing on the left and red metal structures. / A narrow paved path through dense trees and foliage, marked by a green sign reading "LANA BELL'S LANE" and an orange "NO ACCESS" sign directing users to alternative access at Highfield Green.
105new points
up from 4 last week
Bus stops105
Bottle Filling Stationwater-fountain · Freestanding contactless bottle filling station with green upper section containing text and logos, gray lower body, and a central rectangular opening for bo… · added to an existing pointLana Bell's LaneOther · Multi-story brick residential building behind metal construction fencing and concrete barriers, with a paved path leading toward it through grass and trees.… · added to an existing point
Contributions to points already on the map4
On the map, added by people200
Trees151
Places22
Objects14
Historic10
Bus stops3
Swoop

Fourteen new civic reports were raised this week, up from one the previous week. Graffiti accounted for five, with tree and grass maintenance and litter and dumping each at four. One report noted branches left behind after trees were trimmed, while an existing road defect report about a path washed away by rain received an update.

Rain has washed away path.Tree & grass maintenanceLitter & dumpingThere are a load of branches that were trimmed from trees just left behind / The management company of Saint Werburghs cut any overhanging branches at the start of the summer dropped them into the public areaStreet lightingGraffiti
14new reports
up from 1 last week
Graffiti5
Tree & grass maintenance4
Litter & dumping4
Street lighting1
Rain has washed away path.Road defects · added to an existing pointThere are a load of branches that were trimmed from trees just left behind / The management company of Saint Werburghs cut any overhanging branches at the st…Tree & grass maintenance
Added to reports already open1
Road defects1
Reports raised in total (all time)59
Litter & dumping21
Tree & grass maintenance16
Graffiti11
Road defects4
Other3
Street lighting2
Leaks & drainage1
Tír

Nineteen sales reached the register this week alongside three new listings, up from a combined 16 the week before. The highest asking price was €745,000 for a house on Blackthorn Place, Kettles Lane; the lowest recorded sale was €270,000 at St Fintans, North St Swords. Flynn listed the house on Blackthorn Place, M&F a semi-detached on Hawthorn Park for €495,000, and Redmond a property on Castleview Drive for €395,000.

22properties
up from 16 last week
New listings and recorded salesagent listings / sales on the register3 / 19
HighestBlackthorn Place, Kettles Lane€745,000LowestSt Fintans, North St Swords€270,000
Average€471,246

Decisions
Lands to the rear of Rosario, Swords: 15 apartments decided on 30 September. Swords Pavilions: 10 padel courts appealed on 30 September.

Submissions closed
Lands at pedestrian entryway between Glen Ellen Road and Applewood Drive: closure of pedestrian entrance, closed on 1 October. Estuary Recycling Centre, Seatown Road: retention of office building, closed on 30 September. Site at School House Lane: 14 apartments, closed on 28 September.

New applications
Well Road, School Lane: change of use of brewery building to 24-bedroom hotel, registered on 28 September.

Additional information
Lands at Fosterstown North: 741 dwellings, additional information received on 28 September and significant additional information requested on 30 September. Rathbeale Road, Mooretown: alterations to church building, additional information requested on 29 September. Dublin Airport Manor, Knocksedan: retention for guest accommodation, additional information requested on 29 September and decision due on 5 October. Michael Barrable Motors, Airside: installation of spray booth, additional information received on 27 September.

In progress
Lands at Forest Road: 109 residential units, one condition moved to case officer decision.

Coming up
Lands at Emmaus Retreat Centre: wastewater upgrades, submissions close on 7 October. North Apron, Dublin Airport: signage on hangar, decision due on 8 October.

Households
8 household applications: 2 submissions closed, 1 decided (IN COMPLIANCE), 1 permission issued, 1 additional information received, 1 decided (Invalid Application), 1 decided (GRANT PER, REFUSE PER & REFUSE RETENT.), 1 appealed, 1 submissions close next week, 1 moved stage (Invalid Application).

Decisions
Lands to the rear of Rosario, Swords, Co. Dublin, and 51 Saint Anthony’s, Dublin Road, Swords, Co. Dublin, adjoining Carlton Crescent, Swords, Co. Dublin.F26A/0493EThe construction of a 3-storey apartment block providing a total of 15 no. apartments, comprising 5 no. 1-bedroom apartments and 10 no. 2-bedroom apartments all with associated private open space in the form of terraces or balconies; 8 no. car parking spaces; a detached single-storey bin and bicycle store providing 42 no. long-stay spaces including 4 no. EV bicycle parking and 2 no. cargo bicycle spaces; 8 no. short-stay bicycle parking spaces; landscaping including communal open space, public open space, and boundary treatments; a new shared vehicular and pedestrian access to be provided off Carlton Crescent to the north; as well as all associated site and engineering works necessary to facilitate the development. Additional Information Received 03/09/2026Permission granted · 30 Sept
Swords Pavilions, Malahide Road, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67R7D0F26A/0624E
  • Hammerson ICAV intends to apply for Temporary Permission for a period of 5 years, For development comprising: 10 no. outdoor padel courts (L:20m x W:10m each) and integrated lighting; 6 no. of the courts to be partially covered by open-sided steel and canvas domes with an overall height of 10m; 2 no. converted timber-clad, shipping containers to accommodate ancillary reception/court booking and rental shop (c.39 sq m), café (c.39 sq m), wc facilities and rooftop viewing platform; 2 no. external timber-lattice marquee structures
  • 38 sq m and c. 50 sq m, each with an overall height of 2.4m) with seating and viewing space. And, all associated and ancillary site development, landscaping and boundary treatments works, including: 1 no. new pedestrian access from the existing Swords Pavilions' surface car park area; 44 no. bicycle parking spaces; court netting, external lighting; power and lighting connections; and 10m landscape buffer zone to future MetroLink works site.
Appealed · 30 Sept
Submissions closed
Additional information
at this site in the townlands of Fosterstown North, Cremona, Forrestfields, Miltonsfields, Swords, County Dublin, bounded generally by the Forest Road to the west, the Dublin Road (R132/R836 to the east and north east); and, the wider Fosterstown MasterpLRD0059/S3EWe, MKN Properties Limited, intend to apply for a 10 year planning permission for development of a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) at this site in the townlands of Fosterstown North, Cremona, Forrestfields, Miltonsfields, Swords, County Dublin; bounded generally by the Forest Road to the west, the Dublin Road (R132/R836 to the east and north east); and, the wider Fosterstown Masterplan lands to the north and south, on a site with an overall area of c. 6.31 hectares. The development will consist of the construction of 741 no. dwellings (18 No. houses, 723 No. apartments), the Fosterstown Link Road, Forest Road upgrades, open space, 2 No. retail units and creche resulting in a gross floor area of c.74,455 sqm, set out as follows: • The proposed development will provide for 9 no. Apartment blocks (A-J) ranging in height from three to eight storeys. The total breakdown of these units will comprise of 347 no. 1 bed apartments; 315 no. 2 bed apartments; 61 no. 3 bed apartments, in the following blocks: Block A: 18 No. Units (3-4 No. storeys); Block B: 33 No. Units (3-4 No. storeys); Block C: 147 No. Units (4-5 No. storeys); Block D: 70 No. Units (6 No. storeys); Block E: 151 No. Units (4-7 No. storeys over undercroft); Block F: 68 No. Units (5-6 No. storeys over undercroft); Block G: 69 No. Units (5-6 No. storeys over undercroft); Block H: 68 No. Units (5-6 No. storeys); and, Block J: 99 No. Units (5-6 No. storeys). • 18 No. 4 bedroom 3 storey pitched roof houses fronting Forest Road. • The proposed development will also provide for 1 no. creche facility (386 sqm) in Block B, 2 no. commercial use units (206 sqm) in Block E, communal and public open space, internal roads, paths, car parking and cycle parking found at surface and undercroft level. • The demolition of "Kylemore House", Dublin Road, Swords, K67 D729, a part 1 and 2-storey house and all associated outbuildings and sheds. • 371 No. car parking spaces are provided, 355 No. to serve the residential units and 16 No. to serve creche and commercial uses. • 1,198 No. cycle parking spaces are provided including 35 No. cargo bicycle spaces and 368 No. visitor spaces. • The Fosterstown Link Road will be provided connecting the R836 to the north east with the development and Forest Road to the west. Junction upgrades are provided with Forest Road and the R836, including junction upgrades at the entrance to Oulart and Hawthorn Park residential estates. • The proposed development include ESB Substations, all landscaping, play spaces, infrastructure, provision of surface water attenuation measures, connection to water supply, provision of foul drainage infrastructure and all ancillary site development, construction, and landscaping works including reprofiling of the site where required and all works required to facilitate the development. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and submitted with this LRD application. A dedicated website has been set up for the LRD application which can be viewed at website: www.fosterstownlrd.ie Additional Information received 28th September 2026. Additional Information deemed Significant 30th September. 2026.Significant additional information requested · 30 Sept
Dublin Airport Manor, Knocksedan, Brackenstown, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 FR68F26A/0717E
  • Retention planning permission required for:
  • The change of use of an existing single-storey bungalow to guest accommodation (comprising 4 no. en-suite guest bedrooms) and erection of a single storey utility/plant/store room; (ii) construction of a single-storey cabin to provide 1 no. en-suite guest bedroom. In total, there are 5 no. additional guest bedrooms; Planning permission required for:
  • Creation of a new ope in the front boundary wall fronting the R108 and provision of a pedestrian access;
  • Provision of pedestrian crossing from the subject site across the R108;
  • Provision of road markings on the public road as well inside the subject site; and
  • All associated works, inclusive of drainage, landscaping and boundary treatments necessary to facilitate the development.
Additional information requested · 29 Sept
In progress
Lands at Forest Road, Swords, Co. DublinLRD0057/S3E
  • 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:
  • 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;
  • 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.
2 conditionsSubmission against a conditionLRD0057/S3E/C14/19hCompliance with Condition No. 19h LRD0057/S3E · next: Decision due · 6 OctCase Officer DecisionSubmission against a conditionLRD0057/S3E/C15/2Compliance with Condition No. 2 of Planning Reg Ref LRD0057/S3EDecision due · 8 Oct
Coming up
Lands at Emmaus Retreat Centre, Ennis Lane,, Balheary Demesne, Lissenhall,, Swords, Co. Dublin.F26A/0495EThe proposed development relates to upgrades to the existing wastewater treatment system and associated site and infrastructural works, including: • Upgrade of the existing wastewater treatment plant to increase capacity to 420 population equivalent; • Provision of a wastewater treatment plant installation area of approximately 32.5m x 6m, incorporating 4 sq.m control kiosk; • Provision of a raised soil polishing filter/percolation area of approximately 3,150 sq.m; • Installation of a 63mm rising main and associated foul drainage infrastructure; • Retrofitting of existing wastewater treatment infrastructure to emergency holding tanks; • Permanent sealing and decommissioning of the existing discharge pipework to the Broadmeadow River; • Re-diversion of existing balancing tanks and forward feed pumps to the proposed wastewater treatment plant; and • All associated pipework, chambers, pumps, valves, ducts, mechanical and electrical plant, controls, instrumentation, landscaping, lighting and ancillary site development works. Additional information received 18/09/2026 Significant additional information received 23/09/26Submissions close · 7 Oct
8 household applicationsApplications on people's homes are counted, never listed.

Sale prices come from the Property Price Register, which publishes on a delay. Planning changes are what the council’s portal recorded this week — a decision, a new application, or an application moving stage.

Sion

Swords Council Depot was the only station that reported this week after Dublin Airport stayed offline. Air stayed in the Good band throughout, while the forecast shows 19.5°C on Saturday, 6.7°C on Monday and 27.1 mm of rain.

Good1 of 10
Air quality, typical for the week4.7 µg/m³
Worst readinghighest PM2.5, Tuesday, 29 September14.5 µg/m³
WarmestSaturday, 26 September19.5°C
CoolestMonday, 28 September6.7°C
Rainfall27.1 mm
Dublin Airportreported no readings this weekOffline
Swords Council Depotof hours reporting91.7%

Temperatures are daytime figures from a forecast model, not a ground station. Air quality is the EPA index for health, 1–10.

Express

40 runs were cancelled on Swords routes this week, the same total as the week before. The 41C had 20 of them spread across Friday to Wednesday, the 102 had 10 across five days, the 41 had eight across four days, and the 41X had two.

40cancelled runs
same as last week
Route 41Cacross 5 days20
Route 102across 5 days10
Route 41across 4 days8
Route 41Xacross 2 days2
New service notices4 were in force during the week—

Cancellations are counted per run, as published by the operator. Notices are those affecting the routes and stops we cover.

Féachra

Swords Live added eight new live tracked bus routes this week, including the 41 from Swords Manor. There was also a post titled 'Where is my bus' with a link.

🚌 📢 Swords Live welcomes 8 New live tracked bus routes🎉 41 — Swords Manor to Lower…🚌 📢 Swords Live welcomes 8 New live tracked bus routes🎉 41 — Swords Manor to Lower…🚌 Where is my bus ⚠️ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/U3pIWOIw-rY🚌 Where is my bus ⚠️ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/U3pIWOIw-rY
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Swords in 7 — Friday 2 October 2026