St Michael's National School, New Road, Castlereagh Townland
Demolition of an annex and construction of a two-classroom school extension, plus retention of a garden room.
20501 · Roscommon County Council · Lodged 26 November 2020
- Reference
- 20501
- Authority
- Roscommon County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 November 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe project at St Michael's National School involves demolishing an existing standalone annex, porch, and sensory garden wall to build a single-storey, two-classroom extension. It also includes a new bus set-down area, a new vehicular entrance, and retention permission for a 15 square metre garden room.
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Official record
Development description
(i) permission to demolish an existing standalone annex building, porch and sensory garden wall enclosure and to construct a single storey, 2 classroom extension to the south-east of the existing school block, including extending site boundary into castlerea community school lands (zoned community & educational use) to north- east with bus set down area and new vehicular entrance to site, together with connections to services and all other associated site works. (ii) retention permission for a garden room, floor area 15 sqm (temporary structure), located to rear of existing school at
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“See detailed explanation on the Roscommmon County Development Plan website (rosdevplan.ie).”
National zoning type: Other mix of uses
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galtee House, 9 Church Road, Castlerea | Jan 2026 | €133,500 | 175 m |
| Patrick St Castlerea, Castlerea, Roscommon | Oct 2025 | €155,000 | 188 m |
| St Patricks St, Castlerea, Roscommon | Dec 2025 | €225,000 | 195 m |
| Church Rd, Castlerea, Roscommon | Aug 2025 | €38,333 | 206 m |
| St Patricks St, Castlerea, Roscommon | Sept 2025 | €90,000 | 206 m |
| 9 Church Road, Castlerea, Co Roscommon | Jun 2026 | €140,000 | 224 m |
| 7 Kilkeevan Park, Castlerea, Roscommon | Jan 2026 | €175,000 | 238 m |
| Knockroe, Castlerea, Co Roscommon | Jun 2026 | €209,000 | 269 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received26 November 2020
- Further information requested29 January 2021
- Further information received12 February 2021
- Decision due11 March 2021
- Decision issued3 March 2021
- Grant issued7 April 2021
- Permission expiry6 April 2026
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