GrantedInfrastructureDecided 2 September 2021

Dunningstown Road and Lousybush Lane, (the L-10075 local road), townlands of Lousybush and

Construction of a new 37-classroom school building and associated works in Kilkenny.

21327 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 23 April 2021

Reference: 21327
Authority: Kilkenny County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 23 April 2021

Summary

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The development consists of a part 3-storey, part 2-storey 37-classroom school building spanning 10,564 sqm with solar panels and green roofs. The grounds will feature 6 ball courts, a sensory garden, a substation, and a new access roadway connecting to the proposed Loughmacask Link Road.

Infrastructureschooleducationsolarinfrastructure

Storeys: 3
Floor area: 10,564 m²

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Development description

The development will consist of the construction of a part 3-storey, part 2-storey 37-classroom school building with a total floor area of 10,564 sqm and incorporating associated support teaching spaces, offices and meeting rooms, a multi-use hall, library, staff rooms and all ancillary accommodation, including photovoltaic panels and green roofs at roof level. Works to the new school grounds will consist of the provision of 6 no. Ball courts, outdoor seating and breakout areas, a sensory garden, a covered tech yard, external store building (50 sqm) and substation (22 sqm) and associated hard and soft landscaping throughout. Provision is made for the future development of a full sized sports pitch, but which does not form part of this proposal. The development will also include the construction of a new access roadway incorporating footpaths, cycleways, public lighting, and landscaping, that will tie into kilkenny county council's proposed loughmacask link road at its dunningstown road junction at lousybush. Parking and access arrangements will incorporate an internal drop-off and pick-up area for cars and an external set down for buses, the provision of 92 no. Car parking spaces, incorporating 5 no. Disabled parking spaces, and 342 no. Bicycle parking spaces, 264 no. Of which are sheltered. Permission is also sought for new foul, water and surface water drainage system works, associated with both the school and the roadway and incorporating a swale, attenuation, rainwater harvesting, and a flood storage compensation area, boundary treatments, including retaining walls, and all other site development works

Land-use zoning

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Community FacilitiesCI

“To protect, provide and improve community facilities.”

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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
1 Turlough View, Bishops Lough, Bonnettstown Roadprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€570,000	164 m
12 The Square, Fox Meadow, Loughmacaskprice excludes VAT	Oct 2025	€577,093	250 m
Coolgrange House, Granges Rd, Kilkenny	Jul 2025	€915,000	270 m
11 The Way, Cluain Glasan, Kilkenny	Jun 2026	€463,000	287 m
9 The Grange, Dunningstown Rd, Kilkenny	Apr 2026	€570,000	295 m
2 Park Crescent, Bishopslough, Kilkennyprice excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€303,965	305 m
3 Park Crescent, Bishops Lough, Kilkennyprice excludes VAT	Mar 2025	€289,775	305 m
14 The Walk, Cluain Glasan, Ayrfieldprice excludes VAT	May 2025	€321,586	309 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 received23 April 2021
Further information requested16 June 2021
Further information received9 August 2021
Decision due5 September 2021
Decision issued2 September 2021
Grant issued20 January 2022
Appeal submitted7 September 2021
Appeal decided20 January 2022
Permission expiry19 January 2027

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