Residential development at 3 No. sites in the townlands of Oldtown and Rathbeal, north-west of S

Proposed development

Glenveagh 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 12/11/25

Planning status

A commencement notice has been lodged: works are under way or about to start.

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