Patrician Secondary School, Naas Road, Newbridge Co. Kildare.
Demolition of existing school buildings and construction of a new three-storey school building and sports hall in Newbridge.
22968 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 5 August 2022
- Reference
- 22968
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 5 August 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the phased demolition of existing school buildings, excluding the dining hall, to construct a new three-storey school building of 9,731.3 square metres. It will feature 37 general classrooms, a special needs unit, and a single-storey multi-use sports hall. Temporary classrooms will be used and relocated during construction to keep the school operational.
- Storeys
- 3
- Floor area
- 9,731 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
(1)the phased demolition of existing school buildings, with the exception of the existing dining hall (884.8m2), which is to be retained, (2) to allow the school to remain operational during the construction period, the retention and relocation of the existing temporary school accommodation units and, on completion of construction works, the decommissioning and removal of all temporary school classrooms, (3) the phased construction of a new 3-storey school building with a total gross internal floor area of 9,731.3m2 incorporating 37no. General classrooms, a series of support and specialist classrooms, a special needs unit, a library, multi media rooms, staff rooms and all ancillary accommodation including photovoltaic panels at roof level and separate external storage sheds (190m2) and refuse store (45m2), (4) the construction of a single storey multi-use sports hall (1,107m2), (5) the new school grounds will comprise the construction of 4no. Multiuse hard ball courts, outdoor seating and breakout areas, a sensory garden, a tech yard/engineering courtyard, riverside social courts and associated hard and soft landscaping along with the retention of the riverside buffer, (6) the retention of existing vehicular and pedestrian access arrangements from the naas road with modifications to the internal roadway and the provision of 85no. Car parking spaces (including 4no. Disabled parking spaces and 2no. Ev charge point spaces) and 170no. Bicycle parking stands providing 340no. Parking spaces, (7) the proposal also includes new foul and surface water drainage system works incorporating suds measures, attenuation, rainwater harvesting, a new substation (28m2), liquid petroleum gas (lpg) and air source heat pump (ashp) compounds and all other associated site and development works
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosebud Cottage, 694 Ol Connell, Newbridge | Apr 2025 | €650,000 | 155 m |
| St Josephs, Canning Place, Newbridge | May 2025 | €297,000 | 161 m |
| 37 Tower Green, Old Connell, Naas Road Newbridgeprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €427,313 | 171 m |
| 14 Tower Green, Old Connell, Naas Road Newbridgeprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €409,692 | 171 m |
| 7 Canning Place, Newbridge, County Kildare | Jun 2025 | €400,000 | 188 m |
| 65 College Park, Newbridge, Co Kildare | Feb 2026 | €350,000 | 214 m |
| 1962 St Dominics Park, Newbridge, Kildare | Mar 2026 | €317,500 | 223 m |
| Apartment 3 Liffey House, Lower Eyre Street, Co. Kildare | Jan 2026 | €91,667 | 229 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 received5 August 2022
- Further information requested27 September 2022
- Further information received20 December 2022
- Decision due25 January 2023
- Decision issued20 January 2023
- Grant issued2 March 2023
- Permission expiry1 March 2028
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