Dunshaughlin Community College, Drumree Road Knocks, Dunshaughlin Co. Meath
Approved in Aug 2026. No sign of building yet.
- 13 Feb 2026Received
- 14 Jul 2026Conditional
- 27 Aug 2026Final approval
- 26 Aug 2031Approval runs out
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Conditional · 14 Jul 2026
- Council
- Meath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 7.22 ha
What’s proposed
In plain English
New school extension and site upgrades at Dunshaughlin Community College
The applicant proposes building a new 2 and 3 storey school extension. This involves demolishing 3 existing single storey college buildings.
- Adds 98 car parking spaces and 5 coach spaces
- Includes 140 covered bicycle spaces and 5 new hardcourts
- Installs roof mounted solar panels and heat pumps
- Creates a temporary construction access route through the local GAA club
Written by AI from the council’s description
An AI model rewrote the council’s description below in everyday words on 9 Oct 2026. It was told to use only that text, and every number it wrote was checked against it. It says nothing about whether the application will be approved. The council’s wording and planning file are the record.
The council’s description
the construction of a new 2 and 3 storey 11,405m2 extension on the site of 3 no. existing single storey college buildings at the site of Dunshaughlin Community College, Drumree Road, Knocks, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath, A85 TY22. With roof mounted photovoltaic panel arrays, heat pumps and air handling unit; 98 no. new carparking spaces and 5 no. new coach spaces to the east and north of the proposed extension; covered bicycle shelters for 140 no. bicycles; realignment and upgrading of the internal vehicular, cyclist and pedestrian routes serving the existing College and the existing Community Sports Centre to the south, approximately 500m2 single storey temporary college accommodation to the south west of the existing college buildings; external store building; 5 no. new hardcourts to the south of the site; new pedestrian and vehicular entrance gates to the existing Drumree Road college entrance; formation of a temporary construction access route through Dunshaughlin & Royal Gaels GAA Club to the west which will be removed upon completion of the proposed development, new site lighting and associated ancillary hard and soft landscaping works. The development will include the demolition of 3 no. existing single storey college buildings on the site, which are currently in use for education only. These will be demolished on a phased basis to accommodate the development
Planning details
- Reference
- 2660164
- Local authority
- Meath County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 13 Feb 2026
- Observations close
- 20 Mar 2026 (closed 225 days ago)
- Decision due
- 16 Jul 2026 · decided 14 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Conditional on 14 Jul 2026
- Site area
- 7.22 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
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- Awaiting decisionDrumree Road , Roestown Dunshaughlin , Co. Meath
- GrantedDunshaughlin Community Centre , Drumree Road , Dunshaughlin Co. Meath
- WithdrawnDunshaughlin Community Centre , Drumree Road , Dunshaughlin Co. Meath
- Commenced5 The Court Knocks , Dunshaughlin , Co. Meath
- GrantedDRUMREE ROAD , DUNSHAUGHLIN , CO. MEATH
- Commenced1 Hazel Manor , Cooksland Dunshaughlin , Co. Meath
- Withdrawn1 Hazel Manor , Cooksland , Co. Meath A85 F430
- Granted57A Ardlea , Dunshaughlin , Co. Meath A85 HP21
- Withdrawn57A Ardlea , Dunshaughlin , Co. Meath A85 HP21
- GrantedNavan Road , Cooksland , Dunshaughlin Co. Meath
- WithdrawnNavan Road , Cooksland , Dunshaughlin Co. Meath
- Granted2 Dun Rioga Crescent , Dunshaughlin , Co. Meath A85 E372
- GrantedThe Fairway , Drumree Road , Dunshaughlin Co Meath
- CommencedDrumree Road Readsland , Dunshaughlin , Co. Meath
- Withdrawn2 Dun Rioga Crescent , Dunshaughlin , Co. Meath
- Granted3 Hazel Manor , Cooksland Dunshaughlin , Co Meath A85 TK30
- Withdrawn3 Hazel Manor , Cooksland , Dunshaughlin
- Commenced43 Eden Court , Knocks , Dunshaughlin
- GrantedDunshaughlin and Royal Gaels GAA Grounds , Drumree Road , Dunshaughlin Co. Meath
- Withdrawn43 Eden Court , Knocks , Dunshaughlin
- GrantedDunshaughlin and Royal Gaels GAA Grounds , Drumree Road , Dunshaughlin Co. Meath
- CommencedDunshaughlin GAA Club , Drumree Road Dunshaughlin , Co. Meath A85CK22
- Appeal decidedEast Of Greenane , Dunshaughlin Barony Of Ratoath , Co. Meath
- GrantedSeachnall Park Drumree Road , Dunshaughlin , County Meath
- Commenced1 Dun Rioga Close , Dunshaughlin , Co. Meath
- CommencedDrumree Road , Dunshaughlin , Co. Meath A85 XV82
- CommencedWoodhaven , Drumree Road , Dunshaughlin Co. Meath A85 R230
- GrantedMain Street , Dunshaughlin , Co. Meath
- Granted7(a) College Green , Dunshaughlin , Co Meath
- WithdrawnEast Of Greenane , Dunshaughlin , Barony Of Ratoath Co. Meath
- Withdrawn7a College Green , Dunshaughlin , County Meath
- WithdrawnEast Of Greenane , Dunshaughlin , Co. Meath
- Withdrawn7 (a) , College Green , Dunshaughin
- GrantedDrumree Road , Readsland , Dunshaughlin Co. Meath
- WithdrawnDrumree Road , Readsland , Dunshaughlin Co. Meath
- Commenced40 College Park , Dunshaughlin , Co. Meath A85 EY62
- Commenced52 Greenane , Dunshaughlin , Co Meath
- GrantedDrumree Road , Dunshaughlin , Co. Meath A85 XV82
- WithdrawnDrumree Road , Roestown , Dunshaughlin Co. Meath A85 XV82
- Granted17 The Rise , Dunshaughlin , Co. Meath A85 EE02
- Refused81 College Park , Dunshaughlin , Co. Meath
- Withdrawn81 College Park , Dunshaughlin , Co. Meath
- Granted45 Eden Court , Knocks , Dunshaughlin Co Meath
- Withdrawn45 Eden Court , Knocks , Dunshaughlin Co Meath
- CommencedDunlin , Drumree Road , Dunshaughlin Co. Meath
- WithdrawnDrumree Road , Roestown , Dunshaughlin Co. Meath A85 XV82
- CommencedDrumree Road , Dunshaughlin , Co Meath A85 K278
Homes nearby
- For sale7 College Green, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath, A85 WY04
- For saleDrumree Road, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath
- For sale21 The Rise, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath, A85 YN73
- For sale46 Dún Rioga Crescent, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath, A85 H672
- For sale4 Fingal Court, Main Street, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath, A85 XP90
- For sale107 Grange Hall, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath, A85 RX67
Zoning
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.
Protections nearby 250 m
- Recorded monument · 19
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51.
Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 | open |
Summary
2660164 is a planning application to Meath County Council for the construction of a new 2 and 3 storey 11,405m2 extension on the site of 3 no., received on 13 Feb 2026; permission was granted with conditions on 14 Jul 2026.