Ballymany Cross, The Curragh, Co. Kildre.
Demolition of school buildings to construct a new Special Educational Needs school with solar panels.
21419 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 30 March 2021
- Reference
- 21419
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 March 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of an original single-storey school building and two prefab units. A new permanent Special Educational Needs (SEN) School will be built, consisting of a single-storey Junior School, a two-to-three-storey Senior School, solar panels, and 11 new classrooms.
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Official record
Development description
The demolition of the original single storey school building (apart from the single storey extension constructed under planning permission reference 10/1131), 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 to the front/upper level of the site, a new two story and part three storey (water tank room only in three storey block) senior school building and associated works 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, 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 exist 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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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgefort, Green Rd, Curragh | Apr 2026 | €745,000 | 470 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received30 March 2021
- Further information requested19 May 2021
- Application withdrawn26 November 2021
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