Application description published by Kildare County Council.
For the phased construction of a new 2 storey, 37 classroom post primary school (Curragh Community College) with a total floor area of circa 10,883.8sqm along with ancillary accommodation including an external bin store, electricity substation, external caretakers office, storage shed, heat pump enclosure, car parking, drop off, bicycle parking, grass playing pitch (to be shared with adjoining Kildare Town Educate Together and Gaelscoil Mhic Aodha), external ballcourts, including adjusted/ additional ballcourts in the grounds of Kildare Town Educate Together and Gaelscoil Mhic Aodha, Photovoltaic panels on roof, circa 135m length of access road from Melitta Rd, a service road connection off the existing access road to the south east of the site and all ancillary site development works. Phase 1 will include the construction of c.4,982sqm of (2 storey) school accommodation incorporating photovoltaic panels on roof, 16 classrooms, specialist classrooms, sports changing rooms, fitness suite, temporary staffroom and GP Hall / dining space (to be converted to specialist classrooms in Phase 2), along with ancillary accommodation including an external bin store, electricity substation, external caretaker office, storage shed, bicycle parking and 2 No. ballcourts and heat pumps. Phase 1 also includes a temporary permission for an interim school entrance on the south façade, temporary drop off and car parking area, a temporary school vehicular and pedestrian access off the existing access road to the south east and all associated site development works. Phase 2 will include the completion of c.5901.8 sqm of (2 storey) school accommodation incorporating 21 classrooms, specialist classrooms, a general purpose hall, a PE hall, a special needs unit, library, staff room and all ancillary accommodation. Phase 2 also includes 92 No car parking spaces, additional bicycle parking, an SEN garden, a drop off, a grass pitch area, 3 additional ballcourts plus hard and soft landscaping to replace the temporary (Phase 1) drop off and car parking to the south, adjustment of existing ballcourts and 2 additional ballcourts for Kildare Town Educate Together, adjustment to existing car parking and 1 additional ballcourt for Gaelscoil Mhic Aodha, a service access off the existing access road to the south east along with circa 135m length of access road from Melitta Rd and all ancillary site development works. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of: Alteration
Application and appeal history
Structured appeal stages, outcomes and source documents currently tied to this application.
ABP-321159-24Submitted 31 October 2024 / decided 31 January 2025
No appeal document has been bound to this case yet; the timeline will enrich as indexing continues.
Decision details
Core application dates and identifiers from the public planning record.
Application ref
2360321
Received
24 October 2023
Decided
09 October 2024
FI requested
Yes
Authority
Kildare County Council
Application type
PERMISSION
Outcome
Conditional grant
Source status
Documents indexed. Reason extraction for Kildare has not started yet.
Planning analysis
Refusal reasons and planning conditions extracted from the public decision file.
Refusal reasons
No refusal reason on record
Documents are indexed. Reason extraction for Kildare has not started yet.
Conditions
No conditions
No conditions are on record for this application yet.
Planning a project near Former Magee Barracks Kildare Town, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare.?
Get a site risk brief with the local decision pattern and up to 80 detailed nearby comparables (40 refusals and 40 grants), including extracted reasons and source links. €29 incl. VAT, PDF by email.