Proposed Building Project - Update March 2023
The planning Application for our proposed building project was submitted to Wicklow County Council on 21st March 2023.
This project will include the following on the school site:
- Demolition of the 'old school' (1988 single storey building)
- Removal of temporary classroom accommodation (prefabs)
- Refurbishment of part of the existing two-storey (new) school building
- Construction of a three-storey extension (c. 8,023sq.m), including classrooms, a Special Education Needs (SEN) unit, library
and administrative and ancillary spaces
- Development of a central activities spoace / dining hall
- Development of external play and amenity areas including the provision of 2 no. new multiuse games areas (MUGA), outdoor classroom /
biodiversity area, a SEN external play area, and relocation of existing sports pitch
- Upgrades to the existing set-down area adjoining the R412 regional road to provide for cars only;
- Provision of a new bus only set-down area in the northwest portion of the site utilising existing
access off the R412 regional road
- Provision of 200 no. sheltered bicycle spaces;
- Provision of solar photovoltaic panels at roof level
Classrooms include new facilities for:
- General teaching spaces
- Construction Studies
- Engineering
- Science
- Art
- Home Economics
- Design & Communication Graphics
- a four-classroom SEN base with ancillary spaces