GrantedInfrastructureDecided 20 September 2024

COLÁISTE ÍOSAGÁIN KILMALOGUE, PORTARLINGTON, CO. OFFALY R32 HV25

Demolition of the existing school and construction of a new post-primary school in Portarlington.

24100 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 29 July 2024

Reference: 24100
Authority: Offaly County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 29 July 2024

Summary

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The development consists of the demolition of the existing school and the construction of a new part 3-storey, part 2-storey post-primary school building measuring 12,646.3 sqm. It will include 48 classrooms, specialist rooms, a sports hall, and 104 parking spaces.

Infrastructureschooldemolitioncommunityeducation

Storeys: 3
Floor area: 12,646 m²

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Official record

Development description

Development on a site measuring approximately 6.2 hectares at coláiste íosagáin, kilmalogue, portarlington, co. Offaly, r32 hv25. The development will consist of: (i) demolition/removal of the existing school and removal of temporary buildings, (ii) construction of a new permanent part 3-storey, part 2-storey post primary school building for coláiste íosagáin, portarlington (12,646.3 sq. M floor area) with associated external signage. The constituent elements of the new school comprise (a) 48 general classrooms, 24 specialist teaching rooms with associated preparation rooms, 4 special needs classrooms within a special educational needs suite, double height mp hall and associated pe ancillary accommodation, library, staffroom, administration rooms, toilets, stores and general ancillary accommodation and a double height general purpose hall with associated kitchen and store. (iii) external covered area, external construction studies store, bin store, air source heat pump compound and esb substation (iv) site development works including revisions to vehicular/pedestrian access arrangements to provide car parking and set-down spaces including 104 no. Standard car parking spaces for staff/visitors, 6 no. Universally accessible parking spaces, 120 no. Cycle parking spaces, temporary and permanent vehicular access and cycle/pedestrian access onto bog road; (iv) 7 no. Hard play/muga courts (v) roof mounted photovoltaic array. The proposed development also includes hard & soft landscaping, resource areas, activity courtyards, sen garden/play spaces, a grass pitch, associated site and service infrastructure works. Following a requirement of offaly county council, a natura impact statement will be submitted to the planning authority in connection with the application.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Public/Community/EducationalCI

“The use of land as ‘Public/ Community/ Education’ shall be taken to include the use of land for the above stated uses”

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
15 Birchfields, Bog Road, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT	Oct 2025	€325,000	185 m
5 Birchfields, Bog Road, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€295,154	185 m
61 Birchfields, Bog Road, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT	Feb 2026	€295,154	185 m
59 Burchfields, Bog Road, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT	Jul 2025	€321,586	185 m
6 Birchfield, Bog Road, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT	Jan 2026	€335,000	185 m
10 Birchfields, Bog Road, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€295,154	185 m
60 Birchfields, Bog Road, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€286,344	185 m
4 Birchfields, Bog Road, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€295,153	185 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 received29 July 2024
Decision due22 September 2024
Decision issued20 September 2024
Grant issued31 October 2024
Permission expiry30 October 2029

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