GrantedRetentionDecided 10 June 2021

Gaelcholaiste Phort Lairge, Bishopscourt, Ballygunner

Retention of school prefabs and temporary permission for classroom units at Gaelcholaiste Phort Lairge.

21313 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 19 April 2021

Reference: 21313
Authority: Waterford City and County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: RETENTION
Received: 19 April 2021

Summary

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Retention is sought for replacement prefabricated units following storm damage, alongside temporary 5-year retention for an additional classroom prefab. The application also seeks to extend temporary permission for 12 existing classroom prefabs and associated school facilities.

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Development description

Retention permission and planning permission at a 2.22 hectare site, retention permission is sought for 2 no. Prefabricated units (these 2 no. Units form part of the overall 12 no. Units on site which were permitted under reg. Ref: 16/642) for use as part of the existing school, of which 11 no. Units were constructed on site. The 2 no. Units are replacements for 2 no. Units previously permitted under reg. Ref. 16/642 following irreparable storm damage to the original 2 no. Units. Retention permission is also sought, for a temporary period of 5 years, for prefabricated unit no. 13 to the north east of the site entrance, for use as a school classroom. Permission is sought for temporary permission for a period of five years for the extension of the permission previously granted under reg. Ref. 16/642 for prefabricated single storey buildings comprising of 12 no. Classrooms and associated toilet blocks, locker room and store rooms, administration office, staff room and reception, translucent canopy and extension to the existing canopy over existing units nos. 3, 4, 5, 11 and proposed unit no. 12 and all existing associated site works, including site entrance, realigned roadside boundary, new footpath from the entrance gate to the school buildings, foul pumping station, storm attenuation system, car parking, fencing, connections to existing services and all associated and ancillary works.

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“Provide for and protect civic, educational, religious, community, health care and social infrastructure.”

National zoning type: Community facilities

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 18 Havenwood Retirement Villag, Bishopscourt, Ballygunner	Feb 2025	€150,000	137 m
17 Haven Wood Retirement Home, Haven Wood Retirement Village, Bishopscourt	Jan 2026	€108,500	137 m
2-3-4-7-8-9-10-11-13-15-21-22, Havenwood Retirement Village, Ballygunner	Feb 2025	€850,000	199 m
19 Havenwood Retirement Village, Bishopscourt, Ballygunner	Aug 2025	€115,000	205 m
97 The Crescent, Kilcaragh Park, Ballygunnernot full market price	Oct 2025	€114,000	344 m
93 The Crescent, Kilcaragh Park, Ballygunnernot full market price	Apr 2025	€120,000	361 m
76 The Court, Kilcaragh Park, Ballygunnernot full market price	Jun 2025	€108,000	408 m
58 The Court, Kilcaragh Park, Ballygunnernot full market price	Apr 2025	€105,000	445 m

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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

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Application received19 April 2021
Decision due13 June 2021
Decision issued10 June 2021
Grant issued21 July 2021
Permission expiry20 July 2026

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