Site planning risk brief

Demolition of an extension to the main school building (148 sq.m); removal of temporary prefabricated classrooms (510 sq.m), temporary dining hall (126 sq.m) and sheds (44 sq.m); refurbishment of the main school building (1769 sq.m); construction of 2 no. 2-3 storey extensions (4843 sq.m) to contain general and specialist classrooms, a special education needs (SEN) unit, PE hall, general purpose hall, offices, staff room, library, social spaces, sanitary facilities and ancillary spaces, including solar photovoltaic panels at roof level; removal of the existing play area and construction of 2 no. multi-use games areas; provision of a landscaped courtyard area, amphitheatre and SEN play area; reconfiguration of the existing staff and visitor car parking (58 no. spaces) area to provide a total of 61 no. staff parking spaces including 12 no. electric vehicle charging spaces and 5 no. accessible parking spaces; provision of 28 no. sheltered and 8 no. non-sheltered bicycle parking spaces; improvements to the existing bus drop off area and provision of a new car drop-off area with 2 no. new vehicular entry/exit points along the Mullingar Road; provision of general landscaping, upgraded boundary treatments, retaining walls, associated drainage, attenuation and other site services including an ESB substation and electrical switch room (24 sq.m) and external bin areas; and all related site development works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the planning application.

RETENTION permission of the following, (a) to retain southern boundary fence as per constructed on site and (b) to retain existing domestic garage with a total floor area of 51Sqm together with all associated site works

Development which will consist of the construction of a two-storey detached dwelling, the removal and replacement of existing dilapidated western boundary wall, proposed entrance off the public road and all ancillary site works. The works also include the repairing and restoring a section of roof on an existing protected structure RPS no: 007-005. The proposed development will be weathered into the same structure at roof level only. The proposed works are located within the vicinity of protected structures recorded in the Westmeath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (RPS: 007-004, 007-005, 007-006, 007-012)

Demolition of existing domestic garage & store, construction of a single storey rear extension to existing dwelling incorporating kitchen & living area, utility, bathroom & plant room, make internal alterations & modifications to existing dwelling, construction of a replacement domestic garage & store and all associated site development works

Permission for as-constructed 85.5 sqm attic floor space, 14.4 sqm conservatory and a 43 sqm domestic garage, retention permission is also sought for alterations to the front, rear and side elevations, roof type and height of existing dwelling

Development which will consist of revisions to a permitted single storey medium voltage substation as previously permitted as part of a solar farm permission by Westmeath County Council under Planning Reference No. 17/6361 to provide a revised 20kV substation which will have an increased footprint and floor area and a pitched roof in lieu of the previously permitted flat roof. Permission is also sought for minor track revision adjacent to the substation to accommodate emergency fire tender access