GrantedInfrastructureDecided 12 May 2016

Scoil Mhuire Junior and Scoil Mhuire Senior National Schools, Standhouse Road, Ballymany

Demolition of a prefab and construction of a school extension with a Special Education Needs unit in Ballymany.

16279 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 21 March 2016

Reference: 16279
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 21 March 2016

Summary

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The project involves removing an existing single-storey prefabricated classroom and constructing a new part-single, part-two-storey extension between the junior and senior schools. The extension will feature a Special Education Needs (SEN) unit, mainstream classrooms, tuition rooms, and link blocks to connect the schools.

Infrastructureschoolextensionsen unitdemolition

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Official record

Development description

Removal of an existing single storey prefabricated classroom unit located to the rear/southern boundary of the applicant site, the construction of a new part single storey and part two storey extension, with replacement accommodation, to the rear/southern boundary of the applicant site, located between the junior and senior schools. The new building will include a special education needs unit (sen unit) containing 2 no. Sen classrooms, 2 no. Safe base rooms, multi sensory room, central activity room, toilets and shower rooms, linen/sluice room, para educational room, storerooms, an office and ancillary accommodation. The new building will also include 2 no. Mainstream classrooms, a playroom, 4 no. Special education tuition rooms, (set room), 2 no. Offices, boiler-house and toilets and ancillary accommodation, 2 no. Single storey flat roofed link blocks to connect the proposed extension to the senior school to the east and the junior school to the north, the provision of new rooflights to existing classrooms in both the junior and senior schools, the construction of a new retaining wall with palisade fence on top along part of the southern boundary adjacent to an open space area in “the elms” housing estate, the provision of an extended yard area/access road alongside the proposed extension to allow access into the existing playing fields, together with all associated siteworks

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Ardlea, Standhouse Road, Newbridge	Dec 2025	€435,000	76 m
3 Standhouse Lawns, Newbridge, Kildarenot full market price	Sept 2025	€230,000	155 m
67 Standhouse Lawns, Newbridge, Kildare	Feb 2026	€390,000	160 m
18 Standhouse Lawns, Newbridge, Kildare	Apr 2025	€389,000	174 m
260 The Oaks, Newbridge, Kildare	Jun 2025	€355,000	184 m
15 Standhouse Lawns, Newbridge, Kildare	May 2025	€453,000	185 m
24 The Elms, Ballymany, Newbridge	Nov 2025	€501,000	192 m
5 Beechtree, Curragh Farm, Ballymanyprice excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€392,070	205 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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Application received21 March 2016
Decision due15 May 2016
Decision issued12 May 2016
Grant issued4 July 2016
Permission expiry3 July 2021

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