GrantedAlterationsDecided 27 March 2019

St. Joseph's N.S., St. Joseph's Road, Carlow

Single-storey classroom extension and a new bus set-down area at St. Joseph's National School.

1928 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 6 February 2019

Reference: 1928
Authority: Carlow County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 6 February 2019
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 101.4 m²

Summary

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The development consists of a 101.4 square metre single-storey extension to the front of the school to provide a new classroom and entrance lobby. It also includes setting back the boundary wall for a bus set-down area, a second vehicular access for one-way traffic, and five new parking spaces.

Alterationsschoolextensioninfrastructure

Storey: 1

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Official record

Development description

The erection of a single storey extension incorporating 1 no. Mainstream classroom and new main entrance lobby (total floor area of proposed extension = 101.4msq) to the front of existing single storey school building, realignment / setting back of part of the existing roadside boundary wall to provide a bus set down area, provision of a second vehicular access in order to provide a one way traffic policy, provision of 5 no. Additional car parking spaces, together with all associated site works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Community / EducationCI

“To protect and provide for community and educational facilities”

National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses

Objective set by the Carlow - Graiguecullen Joint Urban Local Area Plan 2024 - 2030 (2024–2030). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 23 September 2019. A completion certificate was lodged on 6 July 2020.

Notified floor area: 101.4 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
12 Macgamhna Rd, Carlow, Carlow	Jan 2026	€277,500	247 m
Rathoe, Carlow, Carlow	Feb 2025	€231,000	342 m
3 Meadows Grove, Graiguecullen, Carlowprice excludes VAT	May 2025	€308,370	342 m
The Commons, Carrigslaney Ballon, Carlow	Jul 2025	€355,000	342 m
Coon East, Carlow, Kilkenny	Aug 2025	€135,000	342 m
204 Pollerton Road, Carlow	May 2026	€150,000	343 m
10 Cathedral Close, Carlow, Carlow	Apr 2026	€195,000	343 m
9 Woodbrook Place, Green Lane, Carlow	May 2025	€172,500	345 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received6 February 2019
Decision due2 April 2019
Decision issued27 March 2019
Grant issued29 April 2019
Permission expiry28 April 2024

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