Ballapousta National School , Smarmore , Drogheda

What’s proposed

Permission for construction of the following A) Construction of new two storey extension including 6 new classrooms, library, multipurpose room, GP hall, associated stores and administrative offices, along with refurbishment of existing school building. B) Demolition of existing boundary wall to the west of the site and construction of new boundary wall with seperate in and out vehicle access points, on-site bus turning and set down area including car park, 2 ball courts and bin storage area. C) New waste water treatment plant and all ancillary associated site works

17285 is a planning application to Louth County Council for permission for construction of the following A) Construction of new two storey extension, received on 13 Apr 2017; permission was granted with conditions on 2 Jun 2017.

Planning details

Reference: 17285
Local authority: Louth County Council
Status: Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 13 Apr 2017
Observations close: 18 May 2017 (closed 3411 days ago)
Decision due: 7 Jun 2017 · decided 2 Jun 2017
Decision: Conditional on 2 Jun 2017
Proposed development: Permission for construction of the following A) Construction of new two storey extension including 6 new classrooms, library, multipurpose room, GP hall, associated stores and administrative offices, along with refurbishment of existing school building. B) Demolition of existing boundary wall to the west of the site and construction of new boundary wall with seperate in and out vehicle access points, on-site bus turning and set down area including car park, 2 ball courts and bin storage area. C) New waste water treatment plant and all ancillary associated site works
As published by the register.
Site area: 99 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

Commencement notice CN0084066LH
6 Dec 2021Smarmore, Ballapousta, Louth, A92 XD53matched by ref_exact

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 417055). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/17285/0.

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Provenance

Ballapousta National School , Smarmore , Drogheda

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 11 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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