Bush Post Primary School , Riverstown , Dundalk

What’s proposed

Permission for development to consist of (a) partial demolition of existing school including detached external store, permanent teaching structure and temporary teaching structures (b) construction of new two storey extension which will include Home Economics , Science, Art and general classrooms along with Special Needs Unit, offices, and ancillary stores (c) extension to include roof mounted photovoltaic panels (d) provision of new onsite ESB substation structure (e) provision of new on site proprietary wastewater treatment system with 24 hour storage (15.2m3) and sand polishing filter (400m2), (f) modifications to existing school elevation forming new general classroom space (g) modifications to existing front boundary including width increase of both existing site entrances (h) adjustment to existing bus set down to front of school (i) reconfiguration of existing onsite parking and provision of new staff parking areas with onsite visitor set down and parking facilities (j) the site is the subject of a hydrological assessment (k) and all ancillary site works

181023 is a planning application to Louth County Council for permission for development to consist of (a) partial demolition of existing school, received on 14 Dec 2018; permission was granted with conditions on 7 Feb 2019.

Planning details

Reference: 181023
Local authority: Louth County Council
Status: Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 14 Dec 2018
Observations close: 28 Jan 2019 (closed 2795 days ago)
Decision due: 16 Feb 2019 · decided 7 Feb 2019
Decision: Conditional on 7 Feb 2019
Proposed development: Permission for development to consist of (a) partial demolition of existing school including detached external store, permanent teaching structure and temporary teaching structures (b) construction of new two storey extension which will include Home Economics , Science, Art and general classrooms along with Special Needs Unit, offices, and ancillary stores (c) extension to include roof mounted photovoltaic panels (d) provision of new onsite ESB substation structure (e) provision of new on site proprietary wastewater treatment system with 24 hour storage (15.2m3) and sand polishing filter (400m2), (f) modifications to existing school elevation forming new general classroom space (g) modifications to existing front boundary including width increase of both existing site entrances (h) adjustment to existing bus set down to front of school (i) reconfiguration of existing onsite parking and provision of new staff parking areas with onsite visitor set down and parking facilities (j) the site is the subject of a hydrological assessment (k) and all ancillary 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 CN0084586LH
23 Dec 2021Louth, A91 W320matched by ref_exact
Seven day notice SN0004439LH
24 Jul 2019Bush Post Primary School, seecrin, Louthmatched by ref_exact

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 417741). 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/181023/0.

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Bush Post Primary School , Riverstown , Dundalk

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