O'Carolan College, Nobber, Co. Meath

What’s proposed

EXTENSION OF DURATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION KA180532 - demolition of existing school buildings and associated site works, removal of the existing pre-fabricated buildings, demolition of the single storey former metalwork building located to the south east of the Céard Scoil, a building listed in the Record of Protected Structures, construction of a three storey school building with rendered elevations and metal standing seam pitched roofs, incorporating PV cells on south facing roofs and with accommodation comprising 20 classrooms, 5 specialist classrooms, 4 science laboratories, 2 arts & crafts rooms, home economics room, 3 construction engineering rooms, library, general purpose hall and ancillary spaces, multi purpose hall and ancillary spaces, special needs suite, administrative offices, pastoral rooms, staff room, toilets, cloakrooms, vertical and horizontal circulation, plant rooms and store rooms. The development will also include site works comprising a 52 bay car park and associated car and bus set down areas located immediately to the south east of the Céard Scoil building, with associated re-configured entrance from and exit to the R162 Navan to Kingscourt Road, pedestrian entrance on the site of the existing main entrance, a separate new vehicular entrance to the south-east of the existing main entrance, serving fire brigade access, goods deliveries and a special needs unit, fire brigade access road, steps, enclosed garden and 3 bay car parking area serving the special needs unit, ramps, paths and hard surfaces, gas tank enclosure, sewerage pumping station, surface water attenuation tank, 4 fenced play courts, football pitch and associated landscaping including tree planting and site boundary screening