Planning application · Fingal County Council

Continuation of use for a temporary 7 year period of the existing Western at the R108, Pickardstown

A site to the south of the R108, Pickardstown, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 H5W8

FW26A/0202E · FingalGranted

5.9 ha · Granted · permission to May 2031 (estimate)

Planning application FW26A/0202E to Fingal County Council: Continuation of use for a temporary 7 year period of the existing Western construction contractor 'pre-screening' compound, at the R108, Pickardstown, Swords. Granted by the council on 26 May 2026. The permission normally runs to May 2031 (an estimate: the grant plus five years).

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Council granted
  3. Permission normally ends (estimate)

The end date is an estimate: the grant plus five years, the normal life of a permission. An extension or a commencement changes it.

Key facts

Reference
FW26A/0202E
Planning authority
Fingal County Council
Received
19 May 2026
Decided
26 May 2026
Status
Granted
Application type
Industrial
Use
Other
Site area
5.9 ha

Proposed development

Planning permission for the continuation of use for a temporary 7 year period of the existing Western construction contractor 'pre-screening' compound, permitted under PA Ref. No. F21A/0232, on a 5.9 ha site to the south of the R108, Pickardstown, Swords, Co Dublin, K67 H5W8. The proposed development will also include the continuation of use of the existing office cabins, vehicle workshop, security gatehouse, bus stop, soil mounding and foul storage tank, car parking (150 no. spaces), truck parking (25 no. spaces) and trailer set down area, cycle parking, a hardstanding area for skip set down, streetlighting and electrical switchroom.

Planning status

Permission was granted on 26 May 2026. The four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded, so the permission is final. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the permission normally runs to May 2031 (estimate).

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