GrantedInfrastructureDecided 5 April 2018

Jervis Street, Ardee, Co. Louth

Construction of a new single-storey primary school building in Ardee.

1882 · Louth County Council · Lodged 6 February 2018

Reference: 1882
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 6 February 2018

Summary

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The development consists of a new single-storey primary school building for Ardee Educate Together National School. It will feature 8 classrooms, a special needs unit, a general purpose room, play areas, and parking facilities.

Infrastructureschooleducationpublic works

Storey: 1
Floor area: 1,923 m²

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Official record

Development description

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Notice of intention to carry out works on a site measuring approximately 2.37 hectares at jervis street, ardee, county louth. The development will consist of: (i) construction of a single storey primary school building, ardee educate together national school, (1923 sq. M. Gross floor area); with associated external signage. The constituent elements of the new school building comprise: (a) a single storey south facing wing containing 8 classrooms and associated sanitary accommodation, (b) an east facing double class special needs unit incorporating multi-sensory room, para-educational room, central activities room and specialist sanitary accommodation and (c) a one and half storey general purpose room, library, multi-purpose room, special tuition, general sanitary and administration rooms within a central entrance wing. The immediate school site development works include (d) a single hard ball court, junior hard play, sensory play and sensory garden with general grass play areas (e) vehicular access to a bus set-down area, 19 car parking spaces and 2 universally accessible car parking spaces and (f) 22 bicycle racks for 44 bicycles. The general site estate development includes an access boulevard, pedestrian pavements and cycle lanes to be constructed from jervis street to service the school site and make provision for future development within the existing adjacent estate. The existing stone wall on jervis street shall be taken and realigned to form a new public access to this boulevard. The proposed development also includes hard and soft landscaping, boundary fencing, site attenuation, associated site services integration and services diversions. The areas for the proposed works are within the curtilage of a number of protected structures located adjacent or abutting the subject site, and includes the removal of freestanding gates, boundary walls and stone square piers, (protected structure reference no. Lhs 017-068 niah 13823034) along the north side of jervis street within the urban boundary of ardee local area plan. The proposed development is also in the ardee architectural conservation area. Louth county council has undertaken appropriate assessment screening, the details of which are available to the general public

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Institutional LandsCI

“To conserve and protect the setting of institutional buildings.”

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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Market St, Ardee, Louth	Mar 2026	€445,000	409 m
No 4 Ashwalk, Ardee, Co Louth	Aug 2025	€165,000	461 m
No 4 Ashwalk, Ardee, Co Louth	Mar 2026	€175,000	461 m
57 Irish Street, Ardee, Co Louth	Jan 2025	€120,000	491 m
48 Irish St, Ardee, Co Louth	Feb 2025	€250,000	499 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

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Application received6 February 2018
Decision due2 April 2018
Decision issued5 April 2018
Grant issued7 May 2018
Permission expiry6 May 2023

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