GrantedInfrastructureDecided 7 July 2021

St Marks Special School, Station Road, Piercetown

Demolition of an existing school and construction of a new 14-classroom school building.

21424 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 31 March 2021

Reference: 21424
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 31 March 2021

Summary

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The project involves demolishing the existing school to build a new split-level, single and two-storey 14-classroom school. The 2,731 sqm facility will feature a general-purpose hall, play areas, sensory garden, solar panels, and revised parking and drop-off access.

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Floor area: 2,731 m²

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Official record

Development description

The demolition of the existing school and associated out buildings and the construction of a new spilt level single and two storey 14-classroom school building with a total floor area of 2,731sqm and incorporating a general-purpose hall, additional special needs classrooms, library, staff rooms and all ancillary accommodation. The building will also include photovoltaic panels on the roof. Works to the new school grounds will consist of the provision of 2 no. Hardcourt play courts, 2 no. Playgrounds, sensory garden and associated hard and soft landscaping throughout. The development will also include new vehicular and pedestrian access arrangements to incorporate revised entrance and boundary treatments on the station road. The revised access from station road will incorporate an internal drop-off and pick-up area for both cars and buses, the provision of 12 no. Car parking spaces, incorporating 2 no. Disabled parking spaces, 16 no. Bus spaces and 10 no. Bicycle parking stands. New entrance/exit accesses from morristown woods to allow access to 22 no. Staff parking spaces at the northern end of the site are also proposed. To allow for the construction of the new school while the existing school building remains operational, permission is sought for temporary construction access arrangements from the station road and morristown woods and temporary drop off and staff parking areas at station road. Permission is also sought for associated drainage works and boundary treatments, including acoustic screen onto part of station road, and all other site development works.

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
331 Station Road, Rickardstown, Newbridgeprice excludes VAT	Mar 2025	€462,555	135 m
10 The Willows, Pierce Park, Newbridgenot full market price	Oct 2025	€310,000	142 m
2 The Willows, Pierce Park, Station Roadprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€348,018	168 m
Apartment 5 The Elm, Pierce Park, Station Roadprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€317,137	178 m
7 The Elm, Pierce Park, Station Roadprice excludes VAT	Jul 2026	€317,137	180 m
1 The Elm, Pierce Park, Station Roadprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€334,862	182 m
142 The Meadows, Morristownbiller, Cornelscourt	Jun 2026	€515,000	184 m
37 The Meadows, Cornelscourt, Newbridge	Jul 2025	€375,000	216 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 received31 March 2021
Further information requested19 May 2021
Further information received11 June 2021
Decision due8 July 2021
Decision issued7 July 2021
Grant issued3 September 2021
Permission expiry2 September 2026

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