AVONDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE , RATHDRUM , COUNTY WICKLOW
- 27 Apr 2023Received
- 21 Jun 2023Conditional
- 1 Aug 2023Final grant
- 31 Jul 2028Permission expires
- Status
- Granted with conditions
- Decision
- Conditional · 21 Jun 2023
- Council
- Wicklow County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 2.41 ha
What’s proposed
In summary, the proposed development will consist of the: demolition of the existing one to two storey school buildings (c. 4,790 sq.m) and removal of temporary classroom accommodation (c. 372.1 sq.m); construction of a two to three storey school building (c. 10,937 sq.m) including classrooms, specialist teaching rooms, a Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit, a general purpose hall, multipurpose hall and administrative and ancillary spaces with solar photovoltaic panels at roof level; development of external play and social amenity areas, including the provision of 3 no. multi-use games areas / ball courts and an SEN garden; upgrade of the existing vehicular and pedestrian entrance off Poundbrook Lane; provision of a new set-down area for cars and school buses within the school grounds; implementation of traffic management measures to Poundbrook Lane relating to on-street parking; upgrade of existing car parking areas to provide a total of 89 no. new staff car parking spaces, including 1 no. electric vehicle parking space and ducting for future electric vehicle parking spaces, and 6 no. accessible parking spaces; provision of 200 no. bicycle parking spaces; provision of an internal emergency vehicular access route along the north-west boundary of the site; construction of an external storage shelter, covered work area and bin store; provision of landscaping, boundary treatments and site lighting; provision of associated drainage, attenuation and other site services, including the provision of an ESB substation and switch room; and, all related site development works. A full description of the proposed development is set out in the Planning Report prepared by RPS and submitted as part of the planning application package
2360018 is a planning application to Wicklow County Council for in summary, the proposed development will consist of the: demolition of the existing one, received on 27 Apr 2023; permission was granted with conditions on 21 Jun 2023.
Planning details
- Reference
- 2360018
- Local authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 27 Apr 2023
- Observations close
- 1 Jun 2023 (closed 1201 days ago)
- Decision due
- 21 Jun 2023 · decided 21 Jun 2023
- Decision
- Conditional on 21 Jun 2023
- Proposed development
- In summary, the proposed development will consist of the: demolition of the existing one to two storey school buildings (c. 4,790 sq.m) and removal of temporary classroom accommodation (c. 372.1 sq.m); construction of a two to three storey school building (c. 10,937 sq.m) including classrooms, specialist teaching rooms, a Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit, a general purpose hall, multipurpose hall and administrative and ancillary spaces with solar photovoltaic panels at roof level; development of external play and social amenity areas, including the provision of 3 no. multi-use games areas / ball courts and an SEN garden; upgrade of the existing vehicular and pedestrian entrance off Poundbrook Lane; provision of a new set-down area for cars and school buses within the school grounds; implementation of traffic management measures to Poundbrook Lane relating to on-street parking; upgrade of existing car parking areas to provide a total of 89 no. new staff car parking spaces, including 1 no. electric vehicle parking space and ducting for future electric vehicle parking spaces, and 6 no. accessible parking spaces; provision of 200 no. bicycle parking spaces; provision of an internal emergency vehicular access route along the north-west boundary of the site; construction of an external storage shelter, covered work area and bin store; provision of landscaping, boundary treatments and site lighting; provision of associated drainage, attenuation and other site services, including the provision of an ESB substation and switch room; and, all related site development works. A full description of the proposed development is set out in the Planning Report prepared by RPS and submitted as part of the planning application packageAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 2.41 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Full planning report for 52.93465, -6.23538
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage constraints — everything for this area in one PDF.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- Radon risk area · 1
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 165994). 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/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360018/0.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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