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St Conleths Infant School & St Conleth & Mary's Primary School, Naas Road, Newbridge

Major school expansion in Newbridge including temporary buildings, new two-storey extensions, and a special needs unit.

17278 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 14 March 2017

Reference: 17278
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 14 March 2017

Summary

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The project involves the installation of a temporary 20-classroom building and the subsequent removal of existing prefabs. It includes constructing new two-storey extensions for both the primary and infant schools, a new double-height general purpose hall, a single-storey special needs unit, and associated external ballcourts.

Infrastructureschooleducationextension

Storeys: 2
Floor area: 3,736 m²

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Development description

(a) 20 classroom temporary system buildings of part 1 and part 2 storeys, of 1,600sqm in area, to be removed on completion of the development. (b) the removal of existing single storey prefabricated structures of 992sqm on completion of the development. (c) the refurbishment and extension of the primary school will consist of:(i) new 2 storey building providing 9 no. Classrooms and support spaces with floor area of 686sqm; (ii) reconfiguration and refurbishment of 5 no. Classrooms and associated support spaces in existing school building. (d) the refurbishment and extension of the infant school will consist of: (i) new 2 storey building providing 9 no. Classrooms and support spaces with floor area of 531sqm; (ii) new double height general purpose hall and support spaces with a floor area of 272sqm; (iii) reconfiguration and refurbishment of 7 no. Classrooms and associated spaces in existing school building. (e) new special needs unit 1 storey extension, providing 3 no. Special needs unit classrooms and associated spaces with a floor area of 649sqm and a new 1 storey link corridor, with a floor area of 47sqm. (f) external works will include 4 no. Ballcourts 2,340sqm, 2 no. Junior play areas of 860sqm, a secure hard and soft play area of 200sqm, a sensory garden of 100sqm, a total of 66 car park spaces, widening and associated works to the existing vehicular entrance, a new vehicular exit road, and associated site landscape works on an overall site area of 1.95hectares

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Rosebud Cottage, 694 Ol Connell, Newbridge	Apr 2025	€650,000	153 m
37 Tower Green, Old Connell, Naas Road Newbridgeprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€427,313	159 m
14 Tower Green, Old Connell, Naas Road Newbridgeprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€409,692	159 m
7 Canning Place, Newbridge, County Kildare	Jun 2025	€400,000	162 m
St Josephs, Canning Place, Newbridge	May 2025	€297,000	167 m
Apartment 2 Liffey House, Lower Eyre Street, Co Kildare	Jan 2026	€91,667	203 m
Apartment 3 Liffey House, Lower Eyre Street, Co. Kildare	Jan 2026	€91,667	203 m
Apartment 1 Liffey House, Lower Eyre Street, Co. Kildare	Jan 2026	€91,667	203 m

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Application received14 March 2017

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