St. Thomas' Junior National School, Jobstown, Tallaght, Co. Dublin

Demolition of the existing single-storey c. 2,605sq. M. Junior school building; demolition of the existing single-storey c. 211sq. M. Junior school ancillary structures; construction of a new part three/part two-storey c. 4,998sq. M - junior school building, located to the west of the existing senior school building. The new school will accommodate 27 classrooms, a 3-class base special education needs facility and all ancillary accommodation (the senior school does not form part of planning application); 2 single-storey temporary accommodation units, c. 400sq. M, located to the south of the site, to facilitate the construction of the new school building; renewable energy design measures, pv panels and/or heat pumps located at roof level; new school signage comprising wall-mounted lettering on the front elevation of the new building; external hard play area and 2 multi-use games areas; all located to the south of the site; redevelopment of the existing staff car parking and set-down facilities within the school site comprising: provision of 40 junior school staff car parking spaces and 6 car set-down spaces, resurfacing of 22 existing senior school car parking spaces, 106 bicycle parking spaces, new access road, new footpaths, landscaping and all ancillary site works; boundary treatment comprising of repair works to the existing low-level blockwork wall and new metal railings to an overall height of 2.4m along fortunestown road; replacement of the existing palisade fencing with new 2.4m high railings along kiltalown park rd to the south; replacement of the existing pedestrian and vehicular entrance gates; works in the public road outside the school site: including 5 set-down spaces along fortunestown road, and services connection required to facilitate the development.

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.

1. Application received21 July 2021
2. Decision due14 September 2021
3. Decision issued14 September 2021
4. Grant issued26 October 2021

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