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Swords in 7 — Friday 30 October 2026

23–29 October 2026

Lands to the rear of Rosario and 51 Saint Anthony’s had their 15-apartment application appealed this week. Permission had already been granted when the appeal was lodged on 27 October. A Flag Pole and a new place were added to the map. Four new civic reports were raised, three about road defects. Eleven sales reached the register, the highest a recorded €735,000 on Glen Ellan Close. Air over Swords stayed in the Good band all week. Forty-three bus runs were cancelled, up from 36 the week before.

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2new pieces
Stories2
Photographs0
In the archive148
Trail

Two new points went onto the map this week and one addition was made to an existing tree. A Flag Pole object was added, and so was a new place.

A white cylindrical pipe or conduit lying on grass with one end frayed and damaged, from which multiple white ropes or cords emerge in a tangled bundle. / Long cylindrical metal pole lying horizontally on grass in foreground, with white cords or wires wrapped around one damaged end.A paved path leads through dense greenery and trees to a black metal pedestrian bridge with an arched frame. The bridge crosses over a small dip in a park-like setting, with a yellow building visible in the background.
2new points
down from 14 last week
Places1
Objects1
Flag PoleOther
Contributions to points already on the map1
On the map, added by people224
Trees159
Places25
Objects22
Historic15
Bus stops3
Swoop

Four new reports were raised this week, three of them about road defects. Twelve updates were made to existing reports, more than double the previous week. Among the open cases receiving attention were a recurring drainage problem leaving paths mucky with silt, briars encroaching on a path, and traffic lights that were out.

Path is mucky with silt / First overflow incident was last February. Related to storm that caused massive flooding. Solution requires investigation of any changes to drainage system in the last 24 months. This local area does not have new housing development. Operations arrived to assess and clean up. / This persistent problem can only be solved when the source of the water is identified. Is it a mains leak or is it related to surface drainage.OR BOTH / This barrier will not be successful in protecting the pathway. Even now the water flows left to evade the gravel that has built up.Other
4new reports
down from 15 last week
Road defects3
Other1
Rivervalley ParkLeaks & drainage · Path is mucky with silt / First overflow incident was last February. Related to storm that caused massive flooding. Solution requires investigation of any ch… · added to an existing pointFast gasLitter & dumping · added to an existing pointBriars over pathTree & grass maintenance · added to an existing pointHello Could you direct me please to get more information on the rodent control in this area. - or you’ve an alternative dept let me know a contact email.…Other · added to an existing pointTraffic lights outRoad defects · added to an existing point
Added to reports already open12
Litter & dumping5
Other3
Leaks & drainage2
Tree & grass maintenance1
Road defects1
Reports raised in total (all time)96
Graffiti25
Litter & dumping25
Tree & grass maintenance19
Road defects13
Other9
Street lighting3
Leaks & drainage1
Tír

Eleven sales reached the register this week and four new homes were listed. The highest was a recorded sale on Glen Ellan Close at €735,000; the lowest was a listing for an apartment at Castle Hall for €260,000. A semi-detached house on Applewood Main Street appeared at €375,000 through M&F.

15properties
down from 24 last week
New listings and recorded salesagent listings / sales on the register4 / 11
HighestGlen Ellan Close, Swords€735,000LowestApt 110, Castle Hall€260,000
Average€430,746

Decisions
Three sites in the townlands of Oldtown and Rathbeal: 74 residential units across three phases, one condition was decided noncompliant on 28 October. Lands to the rear of Rosario and 51 Saint Anthony’s: 15 apartments, the application was appealed on 27 October after permission was granted.

Additional information
Food Central, St. Margaret’s: extension to a temperature-controlled warehouse, additional information was requested on 27 October and a decision is due on 30 October.

In progress
Lands at Forest Road: 109 residential units, two conditions moved stage, one to consultee referral and one to planner assessment. Townlands of Collinstown, Coultry and Hunstown: a condition moved to consultee referral. Estuary West Lands at Holybanks: a condition moved to planner assessment. Keelings, Food Central: continuation of an entrance road, moved to final grant.

Coming up
Boroimhe Shopping Centre: a retail kiosk, a decision is due on 3 November. Lands south of Rathbeale Road: a condition decision is due on 5 November. The Lord Mayor’s Public House, Main Street: amendments to a previously approved development, a decision is due on 5 November. Lands at Food Central: retention of two modular buildings for office use, submissions close on 5 November.

Households
Four household applications this week: one decision due next week, one submissions close next week, one moved stage after decision issued and one moved stage after invalid application.

Decisions
3 No. sites in the townlands of Oldtown and Rathbeal, north-west of Swords, County Dublin.F25A/0585EGlenveagh Homes Limited intends to apply for permission for development at these 3 No. sites with a combined site area of 1.2 Ha in the townlands of Oldtown and Rathbeal, north-west of Swords, County Dublin. The sites are identified as the remaining, undeveloped portions of the larger plots known as Oldtown Phases 2A, 2B and 2C. As part of the application, permission is also sought for amendments to the public open space permitted under Reg. Ref. F23A/0676 at Oldtown Phase 2C. The site at Oldtown Phase 2A extends to 0.34 Ha and is generally bound by: Westmill Green to the north; Westmill Lane to the east; Glen Ellan Road to the south; and Westmill Place to the west. The site at Oldtown Phase 2B extends to 0.19 Ha and is generally bound by: Westmill Gate to the north and east; Glen Ellan Road to the south; and Oldtown Avenue / Miller's Avenue to the west. The site at Oldtown Phase 2C extends to 0.67 Ha and is generally bound by: Glen Ellan Road to the north; the Granary to east; Rathbeale Road to the south; and Oldtown Avenue / Miller's Avenue to the west. In total, across all 3 No. sites, permission is principally sought for 74 No. residential units as duplex/triplex apartments (10 No. 1-bed, 54 No. 2-bed and 10 No. 3-bed) with a gross floor area of 6,339.9 sq m. Development at the Phase 2A site primarily comprises: 2 No. 3-storey blocks with a total of 20 No. residential dwellings (10 No. 1-bed and 10 No. 3-bed) with a gross floor area of 1,758.0 sq m; access junction onto Westmill Lane; 3 No. pedestrian/cycle accesses onto Glen Ellan Road; 20 No. car parking spaces; changes to 6 No. existing car parking spaces at Glen Ellan Road to make them EV charging car parking spaces; cycle parking; bin stores; hard and soft landscaping, including communal amenity space and incidental planting; private amenity space as terraces and balconies; boundary treatments; and all associated works above and below ground. Development at the Phase 2B site primarily comprises: 1 No. 3-storey block with a total of 12 No. residential dwellings (all 2-bed) with a gross floor area of 1,018.2 sq m; access junction onto Glen Ellan Road; pedestrian/cycle access onto Oldtown Avenue / Miller's Avenue; 12 No. car parking spaces; cycle parking; bin stores; hard and soft landscaping, including communal amenity space and incidental planting; private amenity space as terraces and balconies; boundary treatments; and all associated works above and below ground. Development at the Phase 2C site primarily comprises: 2 No. 3-storey blocks with a total of 42 No. residential dwellings (all 2-bed) with a gross floor area of 3,563.7 sq m; 2 No. access junctions with, and integration into, the earlier stages of Phase 2C development (now known as the Granary); 1 No. pedestrian/cycle access onto Glen Ellan Road; 1 No. pedestrian/cycle access onto Rathbeale Road; 1 No. pedestrian/cycle access onto Oldtown Avenue / Miller's Avenue; 42 No. car parking spaces; cycle parking; bin stores; hard and soft landscaping, including amendments to public open space permitted under Reg. Ref. F23A/0676, communal amenity space and incidental planting; private amenity space as terraces and balconies; boundary treatments; 1 No. sub-station; and all associated works above and below ground. Additional information received 23/10/25 Significant additional information received 12/11/252 conditionsSubmission against a conditionF25A/0585E/C3/18Condition 18 of planning permission granted F25A/0585ENoncompliance · 28 OctSubmission against a conditionF25A/0585E/C6/5Compliance with Conditiion 5 of planning permission granted F25A/0585EPlanner Assessment
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 03/09/2026Appealed · 27 Oct
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/C19/19a,b,c,d,f,g,i&jCompliance with Condition No 19a,b,c,d,f,g,i&j Planning Reg Ref LRD0057/S3EConsultee ReferralSubmission against a conditionLRD0057/S3E/C18/7Compliance with Condition No 7 Planning Reg Ref LRD0057/S3EPlanner Assessment
Estuary West Lands at Holybanks, Swords, Co DublinLRD0018/S3E
  • We, Cairn Homes Properties Limited, intend to apply to Fingal County Council for a 7-year permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development at this c.13.57 ha (gross) site located within the Estuary West Lands at `Holybanks`, Swords, Co. Dublin. The main development site is bounded by Glen Ellan Road to the south, Jugback Lane/Terrace to the west, the former Celestica factory site to the east and the Broadmeadow River to the north. Junction and road improvement works are proposed to the Glen Ellan Road / Balheary Road junction and the R132 Dublin Road / R125 Seatown West Roundabout. The proposed development will consist of a residential scheme of 640 no. units (219 no. 1-bed units, 281 no. 2-bed units, 119 no. 3-bed units and 21 no. 4-bed units) along with childcare facility (c.537 sq.m in proposed Block 11). The development will include for the following: • 132 no. houses comprising: 08 no. 2-bed houses, 87 no. 3-bed houses, 16 no. 3-bed townhouses (back-to-back) and 21 no. 4-bed houses. These range in height from two to three storey and include semi-detached and terraced houses. • 474 no. apartment units (219 no. 1-bed units; 49 no. 2-bed, 3-person units; 206 no. 2-bed, 4-person units) provided within 11 no. apartment blocks ranging in height from up to 5 no. Storeys. • 34 no. duplex units arranged within 4 no. 2-storey blocks comprising 18 no. 2-bed units and 16 no. 3-bed units. • Apartments and duplexes are provided with balconies/terraces and with dedicated services /bicycle/ bin store areas. • Provision of 501 no. car parking spaces, 1,506 no. bicycle parking spaces and 26 no. motorbike parking spaces located at surface and undercroft level (adjoining Block 6); • Landscape proposals will include provision of c.42,651 sq.m (c.4.265 ha) of open space across the development including significant extension of the `Broadmeadow River Park`
  • 29,400 sq.m (c.2.94ha)). • Principal vehicular access to the site will be from Glen Ellan Road. New pedestrian connections will be provided from Jugback Lane/Terrace, Glen Ellan Road and the proposed Broadmeadow Riverside Park extension to the north of the site. A dedicated pedestrian/cycle path is also proposed through the site along a central spine open space, connecting Glen Ellan Road in the south with Broadmeadow Riverside Park extension in the north. • Junction and road improvement works are also proposed to the Glen Ellan Road / Balheary Road junction and the R132 Dublin Road /R125 Seatown West Roundabout to facilitate the development. This will include widening of Balheary Road, upgrade works to cycle/pedestrian facilities, partial signalisation of R132/R125 junction, and a new pedestrian crossing on Glen Ellan Road. • All associated site development works above and below ground including hard and soft landscaping, roads/footpaths/cycle paths, open spaces and play areas, boundary treatments, lighting, SuDs measures, pumping station, EV charging points, green roofs, ESB substations and all associated services to facilitate the development. • As part of the proposed development, temporary permission is also sought for signage. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development. Additional Information Received: 10/04/2025 SAI Received: 22/04/25
3 conditionsSubmission against a conditionLRD0018/S3E/C29/7eCompliance with Condition No 7e Planning Reg Ref LRD0018/S3EPlanner AssessmentSubmission against a conditionLRD0018/S3E/C24/9a-fCompliance with Condition 9a-f of LRD0018/S3EDecision due · 5 NovSubmission against a conditionLRD0018/S3E/C25/9gCompliance with condition 9g of LRD0018/S3EDecision due · 5 Nov
Coming up
4 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

Air over Swords stayed in the Good band all week on the EPA index, with an average PM2.5 of 4.9 µg/m³ and a peak of 13.7 µg/m³ on Wednesday. The forecast shows 41.3 mm of rain, daytime temperatures from 5.4°C on Friday to 16.1°C on Monday, and only the Swords Council Depot monitor reported.

Good1 of 10
Air quality, typical for the week4.9 µg/m³
Worst readinghighest PM2.5, Wednesday, 28 October13.7 µg/m³
WarmestMonday, 26 October16.1°C
CoolestFriday, 23 October5.4°C
Rainfall41.3 mm
Dublin Airportreported no readings this weekOffline
Swords Council Depotof hours reporting92.9%

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

Express

43 runs were cancelled this week, up from 36 the previous week. The 102 had 22 of them across Friday to Thursday, the 41 had 11 on the same days, the 41C had 8 from Friday to Sunday and Thursday, and the 41B and 41X each lost one run on Thursday.

43cancelled runs
up from 36 last week
Route 102across 6 days22
Route 41across 6 days11
Route 41Cacross 5 days8
Route 41BThursday, 29 October1
Route 41XThursday, 29 October1
New service notices5 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.

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