Mercy Convent National School at the rear of the Parish Church of Our Lady & St. David, Sallins Road Naas, Co. Kildare
Addition of a soft play area, sensory garden, and staff parking spaces at Mercy Convent National School in Naas.
2360316 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 20 October 2023
- Reference
- 2360316
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 October 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal seeks modifications to an existing permission at a school site. It includes incorporating an enclosed Special Educational Needs soft play area and sensory garden, plus adding three staff parking spaces near a building constructed in 1900, which is a Protected Structure.
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
For the incorporation of an enclosed special educational needs soft play area and sensory garden to the north of the new 3 storey school building; and the addition of 3 no. Carparking spaces to the staff carpark at the south of the existing 2 storey school building constructed in 1900, which is a protected structure, rps reference 19:201. These changes are modifications to the existing planning permission (kcc reg. Ref 13/50052)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for education, recreation, community and health.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 Millbridge Way, Mill Lane, Naas Kildare | Mar 2026 | €580,100 | 141 m |
| 65 Millbridge Way, Mill Lane, Naas | Mar 2026 | €308,500 | 236 m |
| 78 Millbridge Way, Mill Lane, Sallins Rd | Feb 2025 | €400,000 | 253 m |
| Apartment 1, Poplar Square, Naas | Aug 2025 | €170,000 | 279 m |
| Las Riberas, Abbeyville, Naas | May 2025 | €655,000 | 305 m |
| 3 Glenmore House, Victoria Tce, Naas | Jun 2026 | €510,000 | 308 m |
| 4 Glenmore House, Victoria Tce, Naas | Aug 2025 | €460,000 | 308 m |
| 5 Millbridge Way, Mill Lane, Sallins Rd | Oct 2025 | €421,000 | 315 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 received20 October 2023
- Decision due14 December 2023
- Decision issued6 December 2023
- Grant issued26 January 2024
- Permission expiry25 January 2029
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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