Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedExtensionDecided 28 August 2025

ST COLMANS NS, MUCKLAGH, CO. OFFALY

A single-storey extension to the front of St Colmans National School to provide three special education tuition rooms.

2560285 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 4 July 2025

Reference
2560285
Authority
Offaly County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
4 July 2025

Summary

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The project involves building a single-storey extension at the front of the existing school. The extension will house three Special Education Tuition (SET) rooms, and the works will also include adding four rooflights to the existing roof and minor elevation alterations.

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Development description

A single storey extension adjoining the front of the existing school, this extension will consist of 3 no. Special education tuition (set) rooms. The works will include an addition of 4 no. Rooflights in the existing school roof and minor alterations to the existing elevations and all ancillary site works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Community Services/FacilitiesCI
The purpose of this zoning is to protect, provide and allow expansion of a wide range of different community facilities, civic facilities and social services, from educational, childcare and health facilities to places of worship and community centres.

National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses

Objective set by the Offaly 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
AddressDatePriceDistance
10 Lynally Grove, Mucklagh, TullamoreJul 2026€335,500232 m

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Key dates

Timeline

  1. Application received4 July 2025
  2. Decision due28 August 2025
  3. Decision issued28 August 2025
  4. Grant issued2 October 2025
  5. Permission expiry1 October 2030

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