GrantedInfrastructureDecided 19 January 2023

St. Mary's College, Sallins Road, Naas Co. Kildare.

Demolition of existing school buildings and construction of a new two and three-storey school building in Naas.

22969 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 5 August 2022

Reference: 22969
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 5 August 2022

Summary

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The development consists of the phased demolition of existing school buildings and the construction of a new school building up to three storeys high. The new facility will include 37 general classrooms, 20 specialist classrooms, a PE hall, and temporary accommodation units including a sports airdome during construction.

Infrastructureschoolredevelopmentdemolition

Storeys: 3
Floor area: 10,870 m²

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Official record

Development description

(1) the phased demolition of existing school buildings (2) the phased construction of a new two and three storey school building with a total gross internal floor area of 10,870m2 incorporating 37no. General classrooms, a series of 20no. Support and specialist classrooms, a special needs unit, a library, pe hall, staff rooms and all ancillary accommodation including photovoltaic panels at roof level and separate external storage sheds (50m2) and refuse sore (15m2), (2) to allow the school to remain operational during the construction period, the erection on site of new temporary school accommodation units along with the retention and relocation of the existing units and, on completion of construction works, the decommissioning and removal of all temporary school classrooms, (4) the erection, also on a temporary basis during the school construction period, of an airdome (1,050m2) on the proposed school ball courts, to be used for indoor sports use, (5) the school grounds will comprise the retained existing all weather pitch, 6no. Ball courts, outdoor seating and breakout areas, sensory gardens, a covered construction store area, hard and soft landscaping throughout with footpaths, public lighting, landscaping and all associated boundary treatments. (6) the existing site access from sallins road is to be maintained, while parking and internal movement arrangements are to include modifications to the car and bus drop-off areas, 92no. Car parking spaces, inclusive of 5no. Disabled spaces and 2no. Electric vehicle charge points, 40no. Double stacked non sheltered bicycle stands and 85no. Sheltered bicycle stands, together providing in total 330no. Cycle 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

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Strategic Open SpaceHA

“To preserve, provide for and improve recreational amenity, open space and green infrastructure networks.”

National zoning type: Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape

Objective set by the Naas Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027 (2021–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
53 Millbridge Way, Mill Lane, Naas Kildare	Mar 2026	€580,100	121 m
Las Riberas, Abbeyville, Naas	May 2025	€655,000	159 m
65 Millbridge Way, Mill Lane, Naas	Mar 2026	€308,500	199 m
78 Millbridge Way, Mill Lane, Sallins Rd	Feb 2025	€400,000	243 m
7 Moatville, Abbey Rd, Naas	May 2026	€310,000	289 m
3 Moatville, Abbey Rd, Naas	Aug 2025	€290,000	289 m
5 Millbridge Way, Mill Lane, Sallins Rd	Oct 2025	€421,000	323 m
Rosanna, Harbour Rd, Naas	Sept 2025	€625,000	329 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

Timeline

Application received5 August 2022
Further information requested26 September 2022
Further information received20 December 2022
Decision due25 January 2023
Decision issued19 January 2023
Grant issued2 March 2023
Permission expiry1 March 2028

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