Commons West
Townland in the civil parish of Swords, barony of Nethercross, Co. Dublin; in Irish An Coimín Thiar
- Area
- 19.3 ha
- 48 acres
- Land parcels
- 195
- registered freehold, median 282 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- RS - Residential
- Planning
- 70
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
195 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Commons West, from 2 m² to 17,166 m² (1.72 ha, 4.24 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 41 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2RS - Residential (Existing residential)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 178 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M3LC - Local Centre (District, neighbourhood centre)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 15 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4OS - Open Space (Active open space)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1GE - General Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
30 Apr 2026Refuse permission
Alterations to development approved under Reg. Ref. F24A/1125E (ACP Re
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0345E
25 Mar 2026Grant retention & refuse retention
The development will consist of: (1) Retention of a portacabin structu
Retention · Fingal County Council, F26A/0234E
20 Feb 2026Refuse permission
The development will consist of: The installation of a secondary vehic
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0127E
22 Sept 2025Grant permission
Alterations to the grant of permission ref. no. F24A/0608E & ABP-32190
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0854E
10 Sept 2025Grant permission
Alterations to the grant of permission ref. no. F24A/0608E & ABP-32190
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0826E
2 Sept 2025Refuse permission
Permission at existing site located on Rathbeale Road, Swords, Co. Dub
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0802E
6 Aug 2025Invalid application
Balgriffin Developments Ltd intend to apply for Permission at existing
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0709E
2 Jul 2025Grant permission
Planning Permission to extend ground floor by 31.04 sq.m. to include 2
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0590
11 Jun 2025Grant permission & refuse retention
Retention Permission is being sought at existing site located on Rathb
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F25A/0511E
21 May 2025Invalid application
Retention Permission is being sought for the following works at existi
Retention · Fingal County Council, F25A/0453E
21 May 2025Invalid application
Retention Permission is being sought for the following works at existi
Retention · Fingal County Council, F25A/0450E
12 May 2025Grant permission
Demolition of the existing 118sqm single storey dwelling and the const
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0412E
9 Apr 2025Invalid application
Planning Permission is sought for construction of new dwelling house a
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0301E
23 Jan 2025Refuse permission for retention
Planning Permission is sought to retain the current use of the existin
Retention · Fingal County Council, F25A/0050
12 Dec 2024Refuse permission
(i) demolition of vacant/derelict single-storey shed; (ii) constructio
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/1125E
9 Dec 2024Invalid application
(i) demolition of vacant/derelict single-storey shed; (ii) constructio
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/1104E
12 Sept 2024Grant permission
Demolition of existing derelict two storey residential property and ou
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0823E
5 Jul 2024Grant permission
Development of side and rear garden of 41 Rathbeale Road, Swords, Co.
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0608E
3 Jul 2024Refuse permission
Demolition of the existing 118sqm single storey dwelling and the const
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0595E
19 Jun 2024Grant permission
Intends to apply for planning permission
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0549
12 Jun 2024Invalid application
Demolition of the existing 118sqm single storey dwelling and the const
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0524E
6 Jun 2024Invalid application
Demolition of the existing 118sqm single storey dwelling and the const
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0509E
25 Apr 2024Refuse permission
(i) demolition of vacant/derelict single-storey shed; (ii) constructio
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0385E
19 Apr 2024Grant permission
Permission for the construction of
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0113
17 Apr 2024Invalid application
(i) demolition of vacant/derelict single-storey shed; (ii) constructio
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0348E
The 25 most recent of 70 applications.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Commons West.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Commons West.
Architectural heritage
- House, 1800–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay single-storey thatched house, c.1830, with flat-roofed projecting entrance porch.ROOF: Double pitched thatched roof; gabled to right; hipped to left; rendered chimney stack; felt covering to porch. WALLS: Rough cast render to all elevations. OPENINGS: Square headed window openings; rendered soffits and reveals; concrete cills; timber casement windows with applied diamond leading; square headed door opening with tongue & grooved panelled door.
Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Commons West.
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Commons West with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Commons West · An Coimín Thiar
- Area
- 193,021 m² (19.3 ha, 47.7 acres)
- Civil parish
- Swords, and its townlands
- Barony
- Nethercross
- Electoral division
- Swords-Lissenhall, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Swords-Lissenhall electoral division: 12,065 people in 3,928 households; 66% of households own their home; 58% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Castlefarm, Glebe, Mooretown, Newtown, Outlands, Townparks, Windmill Lands
- Placenames
- Commons West on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.