Swords Demesne

169 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Swords Demesne, from 3 m² to 37,198 m² (3.72 ha, 9.19 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 50 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

• R2RS - Residential (Existing residential)
  The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 146 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M4MC - Major Town Centre (Built up area)
  The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 24 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M1MRE - Metro and Rail Economic Corridor (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
  The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 21 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4OS - Open Space (Active open space)
  The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S3CI - Community Infrastructure (Community facilities)
  The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 27 Aug 2026Invalid application

  Alterations to the exterior of front of house including: - Increasing

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0781E

• 8 Jul 2026Request additional information

  Permission is sought for a mixed-use development with a gross floor ar

  Lrd application · Fingal County Council, LRD0066/S3E

• 24 Jun 2026Grant permission

  1/ Conversion of existing attic to storage area, with new dormer windo

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0546E

• 15 Sept 2025Grant permission

  The development will consist of a Large-scale Residential development

  Lrd application · Fingal County Council, LRD0055/S3E

• 11 Sept 2025Grant permission & grant retention

  Planning permission for a 8 sqm front porch, a 20 sqm flat roof on the

  Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F25A/0831E

• 9 Jul 2025Invalid application

  planning permission for a 8 sqm front porch, a 20 sqm flat roof on the

  Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F25A/0617E

• 3 Jul 2025Invalid application

  planning permission for a 8 sqm front porch, a 20 sqm flat roof on the

  Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F25A/0600E

• 7 Apr 2025Grant permission

  The development will consist of the construction oo a single storey ex

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0295E

• 11 Mar 2025Grant permission & grant retention

  Retention planning permission for single storey extension to side and

  Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F25A/0198E

• 26 Feb 2025Grant permission

  The development will consist of a new single storey extension to the r

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0152E

• 24 Sept 2024Grant permission

  A new detached three storey dwelling, removal of existing garage and a

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0853E

• 17 May 2024Grant permission

  Planning permission to

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0441

• 9 Feb 2024Grant permission

  Planning permission is sought for:

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0091

• 22 Jan 2024Grant permission

  For permisson for the demolition of 3no. existing prefab buildings & p

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0032

• 28 Nov 2023Grant permission

  The development will consist of a Healthcare Facility of 4,425.8 sqm

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F23A/0727

• 15 Aug 2023Grant permission for retention

  The development conists of the retention of the existing access road a

  Retention · Fingal County Council, F23A/0200

• 17 Jul 2023Withdraw application

  The development will consist of a Healthcare Facility of 4,425.8 sqm g

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0415

• 15 Mar 2023Grant permission

  The development consists of Demolition of the existing rear extension

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F23A/0101

• 16 Dec 2022Grant permission

  Permission is sought to remove existing flat roof to porch area at fro

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0697

• 29 Nov 2022Grant permission

  The development of grid connection infrastructure to connect the appro

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0365

• 9 May 2022Refuse permission

  Alterations to and change of use of approved childcare facility plan r

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0236

• 24 Mar 2022Grant permission

  The development will consist of the construction of a new two storey e

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F22B/0080

• 1 Feb 2022Grant permission

  Construction of new 2 storey extension to side of existing dwelling an

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0048

• 27 Aug 2021Grant permission

  Construction of a 2-storey (85.5m²) extension to the side (south east)

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F21B/0306

• 3 Mar 2021Grant permission

  Permission for modifications to external plant area to allow for refri

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F21A/0117

The 25 most recent of 67 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Swords Demesne.

Recorded monuments

• DU011-070 Font (present location)
  Description

  Located in porch at north doorway of RC church. This is a round bowl-shaped font decorated with a vine leaf ornamentation. It rests on top of a later pedestal (diam.0.44m, D 0.34m). It has a flat-bottomed interior. Thought to have come from Killossery (DU011-005001-). Now planted with flowers. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 09 January 2015

Architectural heritage

• Pastorville, presbytery/parochial/curate's house, 1890–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey red brick house, c.1895, with recessed entrance porch flanked by projecting full height bays, having two-storey return to rear. Single-storey lean-to to left-hand side. J. Kelly Freeman, designed this building and exhibited his design at The Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts Exhibition in 1894.ROOF: Complex roof plan, two larger roofs hipped; slate; red brick chimney stacks with moulded brick cornice & clay pots; decorative terracotta roof ridge tiles & finials at ends. WALLS: Red brick, Flemish bond, rubble stone plinth course, with chamfered yellow brick coping, red brick chevron string courses and moulded brick string courses. OPENINGS: Segmental headed windows, with stepped red brick reveals, granite cills & PVC windows, except for window above front door which contains original single pane timber sash window with stained & textured glass; windows in right bay of front façade is contained in a canted bay projection; front door is recessed in a pointed arch, moulded red brick; floor of porch has polychrome tiles; original panelled timber front door with early door furniture.

• Saint Colmcille's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay gable-fronted single-cell Roman Catholic church, c.1830, with single-bay central breakfront having two-stage tower and spire. Three-bay to side elevation of nave. Extended to east, c.1880, with chancel and sacristy. Refenestrated, c.1970. Renovated c.1990.ROOF: Gable-fronted; slate; concrete ridge tiles; concrete coping; cross finials to rear gables; replacement uPVC rainwater goods; copper-clad spire; cross finial. WALLS: Nap rendered, c.1990; ruled and lined; unpainted; nap rendered plait band; granite course and coping; roughcast to sacristy; unpainted. OPENINGS: Square-headed door openings to front elevation with round-headed window openings over, all within nap rendered surrounds; round-headed window openings to side elevations; granite sills; replacement aluminium casement windows, square headed door opening to right side elevation; nap rendered Gibbsian surround; replacement timber panelled doors; square-headed window openings to sacristy; concrete sills; replacement uPVC casement windows; cast-iron grills to ground floor. INTERIOR: Full-height internal space; stone flagged ; timber wainscoting; carved timber stations; stained glass window; carved timber balcony over entrance over cast-iron pillars; plaster cornice; flat compartmentalised plaster ceiling; moulded round-headed arch over marble columns; carved marble altar rail; marble altar and side altars; decorative reredos; various cut-stone memorials and plaster statuary.

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).

Radon

About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.

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.

No address of the register names Swords Demesne with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.

Name

Swords Demesne · Diméin Shoird

Area

478,810 m² (47.88 ha, 118.32 acres)

Civil parish

Swords, and its townlands

Barony

Nethercross

Electoral division

Swords Village, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Swords Village electoral division: 2,786 people in 1,021 households; 62% of households own their home; 23% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Barrysparks, Commons East, Greenfields, Mantua, Mountgorry, Seatown East, Seatown West, Townparks

Placenames

Swords Demesne 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.