St. Marys Special School, Old Court, Rochestown
New entrance canopy, car park extension, and road boundary reconstruction at St. Mary's Special School.
2240858 · Cork City Council · Lodged 9 February 2022
- Reference
- 2240858
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 February 2022
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for school upgrades including a new entrance canopy and an extension to the staff and visitor car park. The works also involve relocating the bus and car set-down area and reconstructing the road boundary wall with new gateways and footpaths.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Permission is sought for the construction of (i) a new entrance canopy, (ii) the extension of the existing staff and visitor carpark; (iii) the relocation of the bus and car set-down within the site; (iv) the reconstruction of the road boundary wall with additional gateways and footpaths to facilitate set-down and separate pedestrian from vehicular traffic, together with associated siteworks.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve rural amenity and provide for the development of agriculture.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'
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.
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Timeline
- Application received9 February 2022
- Decision due19 May 2022
- Decision issued18 May 2022
- Grant issued29 June 2022
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St. Marys Special School , Rochestown , Cork
2140603Cork CityLodged 28 Oct 2021Alterations
- Granted110 m away
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164960corkLodged 27 Apr 2016New dwelling
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166908Cork CityLodged 22 Nov 2016New dwelling
- Awaiting decision120 m away
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166635Cork CityLodged 21 Oct 2016New dwelling
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Revision of boundaries, change of house design for 1 no. dwellinghouse, waste water treatment plant and all…
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Oldcourt, Rochestown, Douglas,
166908corkLodged 22 Nov 2016New dwelling
- Granted140 m away
Revision of boundaries, change of house design for 1 no. dwellinghouse, waste water treatment plant and all…
Oldcourt, Rochestown, Douglas, Co. Cork
108039corkLodged 23 Sept 2010Alterations
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