Fair Green, Hacketstown Upper, Hacketstown
Single-storey extension to a school to add classrooms, a special education unit, and extra parking.
2281 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 4 March 2022
- Reference
- 2281
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 March 2022
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a 410 sqm single-storey extension to an existing school building. The extension will provide a mainstream classroom, an extended principal's office, a two-classroom special education unit, 14 roof windows, 5 additional parking spaces, and a soft play area.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 410 m²
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Official record
Development description
For the provision of a single storey extension to front, side, and rear consisting of a mainstream classroom, extension to existing principal's office, and a 2 no. Classroom special education unit (proposed floor area = 410sqm) of existing single storey school building (existing floor area = 1,200sqm), provision of 14 no. Roof windows to existing roof surfaces, together with the provision of 5 no. Additional car parking spaces, secure external soft play area, minor internal alterations and minor elevational amendments, and all ancillary site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for community and educational facilities”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
Objective set by the Carlow County Development Plan 2022 - 2028 Hacketstown Small Town Plan (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Green, Hacketstown, County Carlow | Nov 2025 | €215,000 | 131 m |
| Hacketstown Christian Centre, The Green, Hacketstown | Dec 2025 | €230,000 | 175 m |
| Hackettstown, Co Carlownot full market price | Oct 2025 | €67,500 | 199 m |
| 3 Mountain View, Hacketstown, Carlow | Sept 2025 | €222,000 | 275 m |
| Barrack Lane, Hacketstown, Carlow | Aug 2025 | €191,000 | 287 m |
| Main St, Kiltegan, Co Wicklow | Nov 2025 | €180,000 | 382 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received4 March 2022
- Further information requested22 April 2022
- Further information received26 May 2022
- Decision due22 June 2022
- Decision issued22 June 2022
- Grant issued25 July 2022
- Permission expiry24 July 2027
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