Maynooth Educate Together, RailPark, Celbridge Road Maynooth
Construction of a new two-storey, 16-classroom primary school building in two phases.
17383 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 10 April 2017
- Reference
- 17383
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 April 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves building a new 3,200 sqm primary school. Phase 1 includes an 8-classroom school and a 2-classroom special education wing, followed by the demolition of the temporary school. Phase 2 will add an 8-classroom extension.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 3,200 m²
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
- For a new two-storey 16 classroom primary school building constructed over two phases with a total floor area of 3,200m2; -phase 1- incorporating;- a) provision of a 1,820m2 two-storey, 8-classroom primary school building, including staff and pupil facilities and ancillary spaces; the provision of a 495m2 special education two-classroom, single storey wing, with support rooms; with associated site works and landscaping; retaining the existing car parking and drop off arrangement with an additional
- No car parking spaces and new ball courts to the rear and new boundary walls and railings to the east and south boundaries;- and upon completion of the new building, the demolition of the existing 1,440m2 temporary 8-classroom with 2-classroom special education building;- and phase 2 incorporating;- b) the provision of a new 885m2 two-storey 8-classroom extension with ancillary spaces connected to phase 1 in the location of the demolished existing temporary school building including all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for education, recreation, community and health.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
Objective set by the Maynooth and Environs Joint Local Area Plan 2025 - 2031 (2025–2031). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 217 Griffin Rath Hall, Maynooth, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €319,880 | 237 m |
| 215 Griffin Rath Hall, Maynooth, Kildare | Oct 2025 | €300,000 | 243 m |
| 128 Griffin Rath Hall, Celbridge Rd, Maynooth | Jan 2026 | €445,000 | 257 m |
| 129 Griffin Rath Hall, Maynooth, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €444,000 | 261 m |
| 25 Rockfield Park, Maynooth, Kildare | May 2025 | €550,000 | 264 m |
| 177 Griffith Rath Hall, Maynooth, Co. Kildarenot full market price | Sept 2025 | €186,000 | 282 m |
| 139 Griffin Rath Manor, Celbridge Rd, Maynooth | Dec 2025 | €456,500 | 308 m |
| 187 Griffin Rath Hall, Maynooth, Kildare | May 2026 | €353,000 | 313 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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
Timeline
- Application received10 April 2017
- Further information requested1 June 2017
- Further information received30 June 2017
- Decision due27 July 2017
- Decision issued27 July 2017
- Grant issued12 September 2017
- Permission expiry11 September 2022
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