GrantedInfrastructureDecided 27 June 2022

St. Francis College, Rochestown, Cork

Demolition of a sports hall and construction of a large multi-storey school extension at St. Francis College, Rochestown.

2240789 · Cork City Council · Lodged 10 January 2022

Reference: 2240789
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 10 January 2022

Summary

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The project involves demolishing the existing sports hall and constructing a new 3-to-4-storey school extension. The extension will house classrooms, science labs, a PE hall, and a special education needs base, alongside new sports pitches and parking facilities.

Infrastructureschoolextensiondemolitionsports

Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

Permission for (i) the demolition of the existing sports hall building: (ii) the reconfiguration of and alterations to the existing school building with link building and a new entrance canopy: (iii) the construction of a partly 3-storey and partly 4-storey extension comprising classrooms, science laboratories, specialist teaching rooms, offices, pe hall, changing rooms, fitness suite, general purpose room, special education needs base, stores, toilets, ancillary spaces, esb substation, plant rooms, external stores, covered yard and photovoltaic panels: (iv) site works, including widening of 2 no. Existing vehicular entrances to l2474 public road, ballcourts and all weather playing pitch, roadworks, bus set-down areas, surface car parking, bicycle parking, alterations to existing boundary walls, new vehicular entrance for delivery maintenance, new gates, fencing, drainage and surface water attenuation works, landscaping, signage and all associated site works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

City HinterlandRU

“To protect and improve rural amenity and provide for the development of agriculture.”

National zoning type: Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Knockroe, Woodview, Upr Rochestownnot full market price	Mar 2025	€250,000	140 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received10 January 2022
Decision due27 June 2022
Decision issued27 June 2022
Grant issued8 August 2022

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