St. Johns JNS and St.Pauls SNS, Rathmullan, Drogheda
Changes to a previously approved school development in Drogheda, including a 50 square metre extension.
17481 · Louth County Council · Lodged 23 June 2017
- Reference
- 17481
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 June 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 50 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes changes to a previously granted permission to provide a 50 square metre extension to the approved school for parent education. It also includes window amendments, replacing clerestorey windows with roof lights, retaining a two-storey boiler house as a bin store, and modifying the boundary for emergency vehicle access.
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
Permission for development to consist of changes to previously granted planning permission (ref 11510084) to provide a 50m2 extension to the approved school to facilitate further education for parents. External finishes of the approved school will be render, with amendments to windows and clerestorey windows changed to roof lights. Site amendments consist of the retention of the existing 2 storey boiler house for use as a bin store, one additional parking space and a walking track. The boundary to the site will be modified with the adjustment of the approved set-down and construction of an access point along the rathmullan park road for emergency service vehicles to access to the rear of the school.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and protect civic, religious, community, education, health care and social infrastructure.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
Objective set by the Louth County Development Plan (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 Marley Ct, Drogheda, Louthnot full market price | Nov 2025 | €87,500 | 282 m |
| 36 Marley Court, Drogheda, Louth | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 310 m |
| 243 Rathmullan Park, Drogheda, Louth | May 2025 | €215,000 | 377 m |
| 194 St Finians Park, Drogheda, Louth | Sept 2025 | €200,000 | 379 m |
| 5 Rathmullen Park, Drogheda, Louth | Jul 2025 | €165,000 | 420 m |
| 217 St Finians Park, Drogheda, Louth | Aug 2025 | €287,000 | 424 m |
| 123 Cedarfield, Drogheda, Co Louth | Dec 2025 | €330,000 | 433 m |
| 1-58 Bayview Gardens, Drogheda, Co Louthprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €19,355,066 | 444 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 received23 June 2017
- Decision due17 August 2017
- Decision issued11 August 2017
- Grant issued11 September 2017
- Permission expiry10 September 2022
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