Planning applications in Swords

Chalk Bar Hotel, Well Road, Swords

The development will consist of change of use of an existing 2 storey brewery building know as the Chalk Bar to a hotel now 3 storey with 24 ensuite bedrooms, to the south of the existing Old Schoolhouse Bar & Restaurant (Protected Structure) on the adjacent site. The development is not part of the original protected structure site.

Well Road, School Lane, Swords, K67Y935 · 28 Sept 2026

289-Apartment Mixed-Use Development, Swords Business Park

Jackie Greene Construction Limited intends to apply for permission for the development of a mixed-use development that constitutes a ‘Large-Scale Residential Development’ (LRD) at this site of 2.22 Ha principally located at Swords Business Park, Swords, Co. Dublin. The site is principally bound: to the north by an access road and ancillary car park to serve Swords Business Park; to the east by the M1 Motorway; to the south by Mantua Road; and to the west by an access road to serve Swords Business Park. The application site also extends to include parts of: the access road to the north and west for footpath, landscape and foul drainage connection works; Mantua Road to the west for foul drainage connection works; and the green strip to the south at Mantua Road for a pedestrian and cyclist connection. Permission is sought for a mixed-use development with a gross floor area of 30,358 sq. m and principally comprised in 5 No. blocks (A-E), with heights ranging from 1 No. to 9 No. storeys. The proposed block heights are as follows: Block A is 6 No. to 7 No. storeys; Block B is 6 No. to 7 No. storeys; Block C is 6 No. to 7 No. storeys; Block D is 6 No. to 9 No. storeys; and Block E is 1 No. to 9 No. storeys. The development consists of: 289 No. residential apartments (60 No. 1-bed, 200 No. 2-bed and 29 No. 3-bed); retail/commercial unit (701 sq. m); and crèche (418 sq. m) with outdoor play area (42 sq. m). The development also comprises: new multi-modal site entrance to the west; minor relocation of existing northern site entrance to the east; internal road, cycle and footpath network; 132 No. car parking spaces; 13 no. motorcycle parking spaces; cycle parking; hard and soft landscaping, including public open space, communal amenity space (at-grade and as roof gardens atop Block D and Block E) and incidental open space; private amenity space as balconies and terraces facing all directions; public lighting; bin stores; plant rooms; 2 No. sub-stations; green roofs; rooftop plant, PV panels, telecommunications infrastructure, lift overruns and automatic opening vents; and all associated works above and below ground. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development. The Planning Application, along with the Natura Impact Statement, may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.greenfieldsswordslrd.ie Additional Information requested 31.8.2026

A site of 2.22 Ha principally located at Swords Business Park, Swords, · 8 Jul 2026