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Meath County Council · 2660164

Dunshaughlin Community College, Drumree Road Knocks, Dunshaughlin Co. Meath

Approved in Aug 2026. No sign of building yet.

  1. 13 Feb 2026Received
  2. 14 Jul 2026Conditional
  3. 27 Aug 2026Final approval
  4. 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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Zoning

R2 — Existing residential

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.

S5 — Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure

Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.

Protections nearby 250 m

  • Recorded monument · 19
    Ringfort - rath; Enclosure - large enclosure

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 DatabaseCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 18:51open
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.