Permission for (I) The demolition of an existing sports hall, office building, canteen building, swimming pool…

Application details

Planning reference

2544047

Council

Cork City Council

Proposal description

Permission for (I) The demolition of an existing sports hall, office building, canteen building, swimming pool, changing rooms, sheds, canopies, playground basketball court, carparking, roads, ancillary hard-standing areas and landscaping, (II) The construction of a partly 3-storey and a partly 4-storey post-primary school extension (7,600sqm) comprising classrooms, science laboratories, specialist teaching rooms, offices, PE Hall, changing rooms, fitness suite, general purpose room, special education needs base, stores, toilets and ancillary spaces, plant rooms, roof mounted photovoltaic panels, canopies, a covered link bridge to connect to a new multi-use games area, (III) The construction of a standalone ESB substation building, (IV) Minor alterations to the existing school building and Glanmire House (A protected structure, PS1179), (V) The demolition of existing temporary buildings, the installation of single storey temporary buildings for the duration of construction of the new school extension, (VI) The site works will include the construction of a landscaped courtyard, play areas, multi-use games area with permitter fencing, roads, vehicular turning area, footpaths, steps, ramps, stepped seating areas, site retaining walls, set-down areas, surface car parking, sheltered bicycle parking, alterations to existing walls, alterations to existing boundary walls, gates and entrances from Church Hill, the drainage and surface water attenuation works, below ground static fire water storage tank, installation of air source heat pumps at ground level, LPG gas compound, bin storage, external storage building, fencing, gates, landscaping, signage, external lighting and all associated site works. Glanmire House, a protected structure, PS1179 is located on the school grounds.

Location / address

Colaiste an Phiarsaigh , Glanmire , Cork

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

28 Jul 2025

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

22 Sept 2025

Final grant date

3 Nov 2025

Planning timeline

Key dated milestones from the planning record.

1. Application received

   28 Jul 2025

2. Decision: CONDITIONAL

   22 Sept 2025

3. Final grant

   3 Nov 2025