Planning application · Kilkenny County Council

Construction of a new standalone 3,879.1 sq.m extension

Colaiste Mhuire Urlingford Road, Warrenstown Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny

2560287 · KilkennyGranted

up to 2 storeys · 4.76 ha · Granted · permission to Dec 2030

Planning application 2560287 to Kilkenny County Council: Construction of a new standalone 3,879.1 sq.m extension, at Colaiste Mhuire Urlingford Road, Warrenstown Johnstown. Granted by the council on 4 November 2025. The register gives the permission's end as 4 December 2030.

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Further information requested
  3. Further information received
  4. Council granted
  5. Permission ends (date on the register)

The end date is the one the council register states. An extension or a commencement changes it.

Key facts

Reference
2560287
Planning authority
Kilkenny County Council
Received
23 May 2025
Decided
4 Nov 2025
Status
Granted
Floor area (estimated)
3,879 m²
Read from the description, not stated on the register.
Site area
4.76 ha
Further information requested
16 Jul 2025
Further information received
9 Oct 2025

Homes and mix

  • 17 car parking spaces
  • ESB substations

Read from the description, not stated on the register. Shown only where the parts add up to the total.

Proposed development

for 1) The construction of a new standalone 3,879.1 sq.m extension. The building height varies from 1 to 2 storey. Accommodation provides for, 13 General Classrooms, 11 SET rooms, 2 Science Laboratories with associated preparation room, 1 home economics room, 1 Textile room, 1 Engineering room with associated prep room, 1 Art room with associated project store, 1 graphics room with associated project store, 1 Staff room, 1 kitchenette, 1 Library, 1 General purpose hall, ancillary accommodation and circulation. 2) Construction of a new access road, 2 No. delivery set down areas, 1 No. Maintenance set down area and a shared pedestrian and vehicular surface area, linking into the existing one-way system. 3) Relocation of 1 No. pedestrian crossing. 4) Construction of 64 No. cycle spaces and 17 No. car parking spaces. 5) New signage comprising of a wall mounted metal signage near the main building entrance. 6) Construction of foul pump station and soakaway 7) Construction of ESB substation and switch room 8) Relocation of 2 No. existing 2x1 tonne gas tanks to the north, removal of 1 No. 600kg gas tank and replace with 1 No. 1 tonne gas tank. 9) Construction of LPG, Bin store and heat pump compounds, 10) The removal of 3 No. existing prefabricated classrooms 11) All associated ancillary site development and landscaping works

Planning status

Permission was granted on 4 Nov 2025. The four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded, so the permission is final. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the register gives its end as 4 Dec 2030.

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