St Attracta's National School, Convent Road, Ballaghaderreen
Demolition works and construction of school extensions, classrooms, and energy upgrades.
2560142 · Roscommon County Council · Lodged 1 April 2025
- Reference
- 2560142
- Authority
- Roscommon County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at St Attracta's National School involves extensive demolitions of existing blocks, walls, and stairs. It will construct new two-storey and single-storey extensions for classrooms and special needs facilities, alongside energy upgrades with a PV array, car park reconfiguration, and drainage works.
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 which will consist of removal of external metal fire exit staircase, demolition of roadside boundary wall, demolition of three no. Single-storey blocks, demolition of two-storey toilet block and links, partial demolition of single-storey bungalow, construction of two-storey and single-storey extension consisting of mainstream classrooms accommodation, multi-purpose room, two-storey fire exits, ancillary facilities and special needs education facility, energy upgrade with pv array on flat roof, extension and upgrade of existing foul drainage network connecting to existing public sewer, surface water connected to new attenuation tank with hydrobrake linking to existing surface water drain, reconfiguration and extension of car park, bus drop-off, bicycle parking, street lighting, ev charging, boundaries and other associated siteworks 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: Existing residential
Objective set by the Roscommon County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). 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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Friarshill Close, Ballaghadereen, Roscommon | Jun 2026 | €150,000 | 83 m |
| 23 Friarshill Close, Convent Rd, Ballaghadereen | Jul 2025 | €198,000 | 164 m |
| Convent Rd, Ballaghaderreen, Roscommon | Feb 2026 | €175,000 | 204 m |
| New Street, Ballaghadereen, Co Roscommon | Oct 2025 | €145,000 | 208 m |
| 20 Castlecourt, Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon | Mar 2025 | €71,500 | 305 m |
| Apt 9a Brooklawn, Castlrea Rd, Ballaghaderreen | Jul 2025 | €110,000 | 311 m |
| 21 Castlecourt, Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon | Apr 2025 | €71,500 | 314 m |
| 22 Castlecourt, Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon | Dec 2025 | €71,500 | 321 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 received1 April 2025
- Further information requested26 May 2025
- Further information received10 June 2025
- Decision due7 July 2025
- Decision issued7 July 2025
- Grant issued12 August 2025
- Permission expiry11 August 2030
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