Bunscoil McAuley Rice, Kilkenny Road, Callan
A two-storey extension to Bunscoil McAuley Rice in Callan.
19674 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 20 September 2019
- Reference
- 19674
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 September 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves constructing a two-storey extension to the west end of the school, providing new classrooms, special education rooms, and a library. It also includes re-aligning disabled parking spaces and creating a temporary construction entrance.
- Storeys
- 2
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 construction of a two storey extension to the west end of the existing school building comprising: on the ground floor, 3 no. Set rooms, 1 classroom with toilet accommodation and an entrance corridor and on the first floor, 1 classroom with toilet accommodation, a library and a store room, together with the reconfiguration of an existing staircase at ground and first floor levels. Externally, the re--alignment of 3 no. Existing disabled car parking spaces with access way and the formation of a temporary vehicular entrance off kilkenny road, for construction vehicles, together with all associated drainage, landscaping and site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To allow for local civic, community, educational and religious facilities and associated ancillary amenity facilities, open spaces/recreational areas to serve the immediate surroundings and hinterland.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
Objective set by the Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021-2027 (2021–2027). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Friary Walk, Roscreaprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €268,465 | 325 m |
| 9 Bridge St, Callan, Kilkenny | May 2025 | €108,000 | 328 m |
| 4 Friary Walk, Roscreaprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €255,558 | 340 m |
| 4 Lower Bridge Street, Callan, Co. Kilkenny | Mar 2026 | €148,000 | 348 m |
| 6 Friary Walk, Roscreaprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €305,975 | 352 m |
| 5 Friary Walk, Roscreaprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €317,181 | 359 m |
| 14 Friary Walk, Roscreaprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €305,975 | 380 m |
| 15 Friary Walk, Roscreaprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €251,101 | 384 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 September 2019
- Decision due14 November 2019
- Decision issued12 November 2019
- Grant issued13 December 2019
- Permission expiry12 December 2024
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