Scoil Padraig Naofa, Foxwood Mountovel, Rochestown
Erection of three temporary prefabricated classroom buildings at a school in Rochestown.
2039104 · Cork City Council · Lodged 21 February 2020
- Reference
- 2039104
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 February 2020
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for three single-storey prefabricated buildings in front of Scoil Padraig Naofa to serve as temporary classrooms during school refurbishment. The temporary structures will measure 264 square meters and remain on site for nine months.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 264 m²
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Official record
Development description
Permission... For the erection of a row of three single-storey prefabricated buildings in front of the existing school, measuring a total of 264m2 in area, to be used as temporary classrooms with toilets while the existing school is being refurbished for a period of nine months from the date of the commencement of works on site, with minor temporary alterations being made to the existing hard and soft landscaping at the front of the school to accommodate these temporary buildings.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for residential uses and amenities, local services and community, institutional, educational and civic uses.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
Objective set by the Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 (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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 The Ferns, Foxwood, Rochestown | Nov 2025 | €420,000 | 37 m |
| 11 The Ferns, Foxwood, Rochestown | Jan 2025 | €381,000 | 62 m |
| 10 The Ferns, Foxwood, Garyduff | Jun 2026 | €436,000 | 67 m |
| 24 Dewberry, Mount Oval Village, Rochestown | May 2025 | €560,000 | 96 m |
| 21 Dewberry, Mount Oval Village, Rochestown | Aug 2025 | €610,000 | 123 m |
| 38 Dewberry, Mount Oval Village, Rochestown | Nov 2025 | €650,000 | 157 m |
| 106 Clonlea, Mount Oval, Rochestown | Apr 2025 | €240,000 | 177 m |
| 35 Foxwood, Garryduff, Rochestown | Jun 2025 | €588,000 | 181 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received21 February 2020
- Decision due16 April 2020
- Decision issued14 April 2020
- Grant issued5 July 2020
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