Mountrath Community School, Dysartbeagh, Mountrath
Major sports facility upgrades at Mountrath Community School, including new pitches, lighting, and tracks.
22535 · Laois County Council · Lodged 29 August 2022
- Reference
- 22535
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 August 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe school is seeking permission for extensive sports facility developments. This includes a new all-weather multi-sport pitch, a running/walking track with solar lighting, upgrading an existing grass pitch, relocating basketball courts, constructing handball courts, a skills wall, a new tensile structure, and an obstacle course.
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Official record
Development description
Develop a)new all weather multi-sport pitch to include sports lighting, b) new running/walking track to include solar lighting, c) upgrade of the existing hurling/multi-sport grass pitch to include sports lighting, d) relocation and rearrangement of the basketball courts to include appropriate sports lighting, e) construction of 3 no. Handball/racket ball courts and a skills wall, f) proposed canopy over existing recreation area, g) construction of a new tensile structure, h) 3 no. Table tennis tables and 4 no. Skittles alleys, i) construction of new obstacle course, pathways, landscaping and all ancillary site and other works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for local neighbourhood, community, ecclesiastical, recreational and educational facilities.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
Objective set by the LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027 (2022–2028). 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| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Ard Erin, Mountrath, Co Laois | Mar 2026 | €375,000 | 375 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received29 August 2022
- Decision due23 October 2022
- Decision issued18 October 2022
- Grant issued21 November 2022
- Permission expiry20 November 2027
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