Mount Temple Comprehensive School Malahide Road, Dublin 3 – Planning application for a new school

Councillor Heney wishes to advise constituents that a planning application has been submitted for the construction of a new school at Mount Temple Comprehensive School. The planning reference number is 4498/19 and the last day for observations is 3 January 2020; a full description of the application is as follows:-

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of: the construction of a new predominantly 3 storey 1000 pupil Post Primary School building, with roof mounted photovoltaic panel arrays, an external store; an ESB substation and switchroom, 47 car parking spaces to the north and 25 car parking spaces to the south of the proposed building, new site lighting and associated ancillary hard and soft landscaping works. The development will include the demolition of 6 no. existing buildings on the site; 5 no. of which are currently in use by the school. All will be demolished on a phased basis to accommodate the development. The development is located within the curtilage of Mount Temple Lands upon which there are 3 no. Protected Structures – Mount Temple House, its Clocktower and the Gate Lodge. No works are proposed for these Protected Structures. Gross internal floor space of the proposed development is 10,685sqm; all on a site of 9.49 hectares.