St. Martin’s Special School , St. John’s Villas , Lower Grange Co Waterford X91 WPC0
CONDITIONALPlanning application 2460557
Waterford - Waterford City and County Council
Proposed Development
for the construction of a single-storey extension to our existing school building comprising of 4 no. additional classrooms with associated teaching spaces, toilet and shower / changing areas, multi-activity room and office, plant room and services compound, and the installation of solar photovoltaic panels to new roof area, in addition to adjustment / relocation of existing external hard and soft play areas and existing ball-court, the formation of new soft-play areas, new sensory garden, new hard and soft landscaping, 16 no. new carparking spaces (including provision for electric vehicle charging locations and 1 no. new disabled carparking space), new on-site road crossing on internal road network and extension to existing on-site drop-off area / lay-by and extension to associated drop-off canopy, complete with all necessary alterations to accommodate the works including the formation of a temporary contractor entrance to the south-western corner of the site and reinstatement of existing wall and fence upon completion of the works, and all associated site works and ancillary accommodation
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Application received
24 Sept 2024
Further information requested
15 Nov 2024
Further information received
4 Dec 2024
Decision: CONDITIONAL
14 Jan 2025
Decision due
15 Jan 2025
Grant issued
28 Feb 2025
Application Details
- Location
- St. Martin’s Special School , St. John’s Villas , Lower Grange Co Waterford X91 WPC0
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Site Area
- 1.656 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 24 September 2024
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 14 January 2025
- Grant Date
- 28 February 2025
- Permission Expires
- 27 February 2030
Location
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