For development. The development will consist of the demolition of the existing school & a number of associated outbuildings & construction of a new 2-storey 37-classroom school building with a total floor area of 10,276sqm & incorporating a general-purpose hall, a PE hall, a special needs unit, library, staff rooms and all ancillary accommodation including an external bin store, electricity substation & storage shed. The school building will also include photovoltaic panels on the roof to the southern corner. Works to the new school grounds will consist of the provision of a half-size GAA pitch with ball stop nets, two MUGA pitches, a basketball court, play and horticultural areas, a sensory garden & associated hard & soft landscaping throughout. The development will also include modifications to the existing vehicular and pedestrian access arrangements to incorporate new entrance gates and internal access roadway & footpath, an internal drop-off area for both cars and busses & the provision of 93no. car parking spaces (incl.4 no. disabled parking spaces), 122 no. sheltered bicycle parking spaces for students and 28no. bicycle spaces for visitors. To allow for the construction of the new school while the existing school building remains operational, permission is sought for enabling works to include for the re-routing of ESB cables on the site and temporary drop-off and staff parking arrangements. Permission is also sought for all other associated drainage, boundary treatment and site development works.
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