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St. Anne's Special School, Ballymany Cross, The Curragh

Demolish existing school buildings to construct a new Special Educational Needs school.

211722 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 7 December 2021

Reference: 211722
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 7 December 2021

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The development involves the demolition of the original single-storey school building and two prefab units. In their place, a new permanent Special Educational Needs school will be built, consisting of a single-storey Junior School and a part two/three-storey Senior School with solar panels.

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Storeys: 3

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Development description

This is a resubmission of planning application reference 21/419 which was deemed withdrawn. The development will consist of the demolition of the original single storey school building (apart from the single storey extension constructed under planning permission reference 10/1131), the demolition of the two existing prefabricated units located to the side and rear of the existing school and all associated siteworks, the construction of a new permanent special educational needs (sen) school consisting of a new single storey junior school building and associated works and siteworks to the front/upper level of the site, a new two storey and part three storey (water tank room only in three storey block) senior school building and associated works and siteworks to the rear/lower level of the site, the provision of solar photovoltaic panels (pv) on the roofs of the new buildings together with the provision of all associated and ancillary siteworks, acoustic fencing and screens, boundary treatments and landscaping works required as part of the redevelopment of the school. The new school accommodation will consist of 11 no. New classrooms for special educational needs students along with associated support accommodation, to include a g. P. Room, staff facilities, specialist rooms, a two storey link corridor block between the junior and senior schools, ancillary accommodation together with outdoor hard and soft play areas, new canopies to play areas, a replacement canopy to the existing bus set down area, and all-weather pitch, sensory garden and polytunnel, additional staff parking areas, an additional site exit onto the r413 public road to the south east corner of the site (kilcullen side of existing entrance) to facilitate an in-out traffic flow, new boundary treatments and all associated siteworks and the provision of a single storey temporary prefabricated administration office for the duration of the works. The single storey prefabricated accommodation constructed to the front of the site under planning reference 19/192 will be removed on completion of the permanent school accommodation for which permission is being sought as part of this planning application. Permission is also sought for a temporary site entrance (for construction traffic) onto the r413 public road to the north west corner of the site (m7 side of existing entrance) for the duration of the works

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Application received7 December 2021

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