In the townlands of Dodsborough and Finnstown, Adamstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin.

• Adamstown castle educate together national school board of management intends to apply for permission at this site located within the adamstown strategic development zone (sdz), in the townlands of doddsborough and finnstown in adamstown, lucan, county dublin. The proposed development will consist of amendments to a permitted primary school granted planning permission under register reference sdz21a/0001. The proposed amendments include
• Alterations to the layout of the permitted school building including the relocation of the special education needs (sen) base resulting in an increase in the gross floor area of the school building from c. 5,582.6 sq. M to c. 6,096.2 sq. M (an increase of c. 513.6 sq. M)
• Revisions to the overall height of the school building from c. 13.6 m to c. 13.97 m (an increase of c. 0.37 m)
• Relocation of permitted fire escape exits and associated elevational changes to the school building
• Alterations to the location, size and number of permitted window and door openings on all elevations
• Revisions to the permitted main school recessed building entrance to include a raised external foyer and boundary planters, and replacement of permitted security gates with 2.9m security shutters
• Relocation of the permitted vehicular exit at adamstown park to tandy's square, relocation of the permitted vehicular entrance at adamstown park further to the south, and associated revisions to the permitted vehicular and pedestrian circulation within the school grounds, including the provision of 7 no. Additional pedestrian gates throughout the site
• Provision of 2 no. Additional pedestrian crossings at tandy's square and provision of 1 no. Pedestrian and cyclist crossing at adamstown park
• Omission of permitted set-down area along adamstown park and provision of a new set-down area within the school grounds
• Provision of a new sen set-down area for 3 no. Cars to be provided on adamstown drive
• An increase in the provision of car parking spaces from 40 no. Spaces to 42 no. Spaces, to include 4 no. Spaces for electric vehicle charging and 6 no. Accessible spaces
• An increase in the provision of sheltered bicycle spaces from 188 no. Spaces to 200 no. Spaces
• Revised landscaping, lighting and amenity areas to include the provision of landscaped buffer zones along adamstown park and tandy's square, relocation of the permitted sen garden/play area, provision of a new running track, reduction in the number of ball courts from 4 no. Courts to 3 no. Courts, and inclusion of an accessible roof garden
• Revisions to boundary treatments to include the extension of the low brick wall with steel railings and an overall height of 2.4 m at the western boundary of the site and a 1.8 m high feature wall around the relocated sen garden/play area
• Provision of 2.4 m high steel gates at all vehicular and pedestrian entrances/exits
• Alterations to the permitted surface water drainage system to omit the permitted attenuation tank and include treatment of surface water utilising sustainable drainage systems (suds) measures
• Provision of new heat pumps and incorporation of a mechanical ventilation heat recovery (mvhr) system
• Provision of new refuse and liquefied petroleum gas (lpg) storage areas; and
• Alterations to permitted site levels; and all related site development works. The planning application also seeks permission for a signal-controlled toucan crossing at adamstown park and 2 no. Uncontrolled pedestrian crossings at tandy's square including a 1.2m pedestrian guard rail adjacent to the school, resulting in an increase in the planning application boundary area from 1.43ha to 1.45ha

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 received3 May 2024
2. Decision due27 June 2024
3. Decision issued27 June 2024
4. Permission expiry26 June 2029

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