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Wicklow County Council · 2360317 · PERMISSION

Blessington Community College Naas Rd , Blessington , Co. Wicklow

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Council received 2 Oct 2023We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (1076 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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2360317 is a planning application for permission at Blessington Community College Naas Rd , Blessington , Co. Wicklow, received by Wicklow County Council on 2 Oct 2023 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: demolition of the existing school buildings and the removal of existing prefabricated temporary accommodation on the site, the construction of a new 3 storey 1,000 pupil post-primary school comprising teaching spaces, ancillary spaces, physical education hall facility, special education needs suite, general purpose hall, social areas, library, administration areas, toilet and changing facilities, external stores, and associated ancillary accommodation with a total internal area of circa. 10,802m², the reconfiguration of the existing pedestrian and vehicular entrance to the site and all associated site works including bicycle parking, car parking and set down areas, open spaces/landscaping, boundary treatments, plant, bin stores, site services and connections to facilitate the development. The council granted permission on 14 May 2024, with conditions. The five-week observation window closed on 6 Nov 2023. Within 500 m there are 60 other decided applications in the last five years.

Appeal window closes 11 Jun 2024 closed 824 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (14 May 2024) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)

Proposal

demolition of the existing school buildings and the removal of existing prefabricated temporary accommodation on the site, the construction of a new 3 storey 1,000 pupil post-primary school comprising teaching spaces, ancillary spaces, physical education hall facility, special education needs suite, general purpose hall, social areas, library, administration areas, toilet and changing facilities, external stores, and associated ancillary accommodation with a total internal area of circa. 10,802m², the reconfiguration of the existing pedestrian and vehicular entrance to the site and all associated site works including bicycle parking, car parking and set down areas, open spaces/landscaping, boundary treatments, plant, bin stores, site services and connections to facilitate the development

Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
Conditional on 14 May 2024
Final grant
18 Jun 2024
Permission expires
17 Jun 2029
Site (from polygon)
3.96 ha
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 2 Oct 2023
    New application
    Observation window closed 6 Nov 2023
  • 20 Nov 2023
    Further information requested
  • 19 Apr 2024
    Further information received
  • 14 May 2024
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 11 Jun 2024

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    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 161845). 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/2360317/0.

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