Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedDemolitionDecided 25 September 2023

Portmarnock Community School, Carrickhill Road Upper, Portmarnock, Co. Dublin.

Demolition of existing school buildings and construction of a new replacement school up to four storeys high.

F22A/0582 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 1 August 2023

Reference
F22A/0582
Authority
Fingal County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
1 August 2023

Summary

AI-generated

The project involves the demolition of all existing and temporary buildings at Portmarnock Community School. A replacement school building of one to four storeys will be constructed, featuring 37 general classrooms, 20 specialist classrooms, a special educational needs unit, sports facilities, and solar panels.

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Storeys
4

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Official record

Development description

  • The development will consist of
  • Demolition of all existing buildings and removal of all temporary buildings on the site
  • Construction of a part one/two/three/four storey replacement school building and associated facilities comprising i) 37 no. General classrooms, 20 no. Specialist classrooms and a 4 no. Base special educational need unit (sen); ii) a general purpose/dining area, multi-use hall, library, staff and administration offices, staff room, pupil social areas, fitness suites and changing rooms facilities; iii) an external play/tier seating area adjacent to the multi-use hall; iv) an external play area/sensory garden adjacent to the special educational need unit; and v) installation of solar pv panels heat pump technology on the roof
  • Construction of a single storey bin store and external store building to the east of the school building
  • All other associated site works required to facilitate the proposed development including; i) the provision of 4 no. Multi-use-games areas (muga); ii) the retention of the existing grass playing pitch; iii) the provision of 70 no. Surface staff car parking spaces, 4 no accessible set-down car spaces and a bus/car set-down area; iv) the provision of 240 no. Cycle parking spaces; v) upgrade works to the access road from carrickhill road upper including associated road markings; vi) internal access roads and ;pedestrian and cyclist routes; vii) upgraded perimeter/boundary landscaping and fences; viii) hard and soft landscaping of the site; and ix) installation of signage on the northern (front) elevation of the proposed school building. A natura impact statement (nis) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. Ai received 01/08/23

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

CI - Community InfrastructureCI
Provide for and protect civic, religious, community, education, health care and social infrastructure

National zoning type: Community facilities

Objective set by the The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
39 Woodlands, Carrickhill, PortmarnockOct 2025€810,000153 m
33 Woodlands, Portmarnock, DublinMay 2025€715,000163 m
4 Lime Kiln, Carrickhill Road Upper, PortmarnockMar 2025€1,235,000236 m
2 Woodlands Court, Portmarnock, DublinMay 2025€825,000239 m
8 Woodlands, Portmarnock, Dublinnot full market priceOct 2025€290,000254 m
22 The Quarry, Portmarnock, Co DublinMay 2025€400,000313 m
19 The Quarry, Carrickhill Rd, PortmarnockFeb 2026€300,000313 m
126 Ardilaun, Portmarnock, DublinMar 2025€690,000327 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

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  1. Application received1 August 2023
  2. Decision due25 September 2023
  3. Decision issued25 September 2023

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