Arklow CBS, Coolgreaney Road, Arklow

What’s proposed

The council’s description

Demolition of the existing two-storey school building and single-storey extensions (c. 2570 sq.m) and removal of temporary classrooms on site (c. 120 sq.m); construction of a three-storey school building (c. 7535 sq.m) including general and specialist classrooms, a special education needs (SEN) unit, offices, general purpose hall, PE hall, fitness suite, staff room, library, social spaces, sanitary facilities and ancillary spaces with solar photovoltaic panels at roof level; upgrading of the existing vehicular entrance to the sports pitch and the creation of a new vehicular entrance on Coolgreaney Road to provide dedicated vehicular entrance and exit points as part of a new one-way traffic system through the site; removal of the existing main vehicular entrance and provision of a new pedestrian/cyclist entrance on Coolgreaney Road; provision of a car set-down area within the school grounds and construction of a 56m bus set-down area along Coolgreaney Road; provision of a new pedestrian/cyclist access from John Paul Avenue; removal of 32 no. existing car parking spaces and provision of 70 no. car parking spaces including 1 no electric vehicle parking space and 4 no. accessible parking spaces; provision of 100 no. sheltered bicycle parking spaces; provision of external play and amenity areas including a SEN play area and 3 no. multi-use game areas; provision of landscaping, boundary treatment, site lighting, provision of a covered work area, bin stores and storage shelters; provision of associated drainage, attenuation and other site services including an ESB substation and switch room (c. 25 sq.m); and all related site development works