Mixed use · Co. Dublin

Lands at Swords Business Park, Seatown Road, Swords, Co Dublin

Decision due 14 Dec 2026

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Key facts

  • Planning application F26A/0934E at Lands At Swords Business Park, Seatown Road, Swords, Co Dublin: ~186 homes.
  • The applicant is Magellan Estates Holdings Finland Oy. The agent is Donal Duffy.
  • It was received by Fingal County Council on 20 Oct 2026.
  • Status: Decision due 14 Dec 2026.
  • The council's decision is due on 14 Dec 2026. Building work can only follow a grant of permission.

Source: the Fingal County Council planning register, checked 25 Oct 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

~186 homes

Magellan Estates Holding Finland OY intend to apply for planning permission on lands at Swords Business Park, Seatown Road, Swords, Co. Dublin for a mixed-use residential and childcare development. The proposed development will consist of a total of 93 no. apartments (62 no. 1 bed units, 24 no. 2 bed units and 7 no. 3 bed units) and 1 no. childcare facility across 3 no. blocks ranging in height from 1-6 storeys as follows: (1) Block A: A 6-storey over basement apartment block comprising 29 no. apartments (23 no. 1 bedroom units and 6 no. 2 bedroom units) with balconies; (2) Block B: A 6-storey apartment block comprising 38 no. apartments (28 no. 1 bedroom units and 10 no. 2 bedroom units) with balconies; (3) Block C: A 4-storey apartment block comprising 26 no. apartments (11 no. 1 bedroom units, 8 no. 2 bedroom units and 7 no. 3 bedroom units) with balconies; (4) A childcare facility with associated outdoor play area located at ground level of Block C; (5) 1 no. ESB substation; (6) 1 no. foul-water pumping station; (7) A total of 37 no. car parking spaces, 4 no. motorcycle parking spaces and 307 no. bicycle parking spaces across surface and undercroft levels; (8) refuse storage, bulky items storage, plant and switch rooms; (9) landscaping and boundary treatment works; (10) provision of new vehicular and pedestrian access from Seatown Road; (11) all associated infrastructural and engineering works necessary to facilitate the proposed development, including provision of new pumped rising foul water rising main along Seatown Road. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.

Location
Swords, Co. Dublin Map
Planning reference
F26A/0934E
Application type
Permission
Applicant
Magellan Estates Holdings Finland Oy

Numbers and dates

Homes
~186estimated from the application
Estimated construction value
€40m to €58mOur estimate from stated homes and project type, at January 2026 prices, building works only. Not a stated figure. How we estimate
Project type
Mixed use
Received
20 Oct 2026
Decision due
14 Dec 2026

Outlook

What happens next

The council's decision is due on 14 Dec 2026. Building work can only follow a grant of permission.

Work packages named so far

  • Roads and site development worksNamed in the application description
  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description
  • Crèche or childcare facilityNamed in the application description

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

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  • Council planning fileThe application file F26A/0934E on planning.agileapplications.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Fingal County Council planning register, checked 25 Oct 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.

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