Realt na Mara NS in Mill Street
Realt na Mara NS have been given the go ahead to add two temporary classrooms to the school in Mill Street.
They have been granted conditional planning permission by Louth County Council to add two single storey temporary classrooms and associated rooms to the school. These would be linked to the existing school on the ground floor to the rear of the school and would be connected to existing services.
St Peter’s Nursing Home in Castlebellingham
A new 32-bedroom extension is planned for St Peter’s Nursing Home in Castlebellingham.
Costern t/a Trinity Care have applied to Louth County Council for planning permission for the development at the Sea Road care facility.
As well as 32 en-suite bedrooms they hope to include a new dining room, day and visitor rooms, staff room, clinical room and ancillary spaces totalling 1,438sqm.
This would consist of a 12 bedroom single storey extension to the east side and a 20 bedroom single storey extension to the west side of the existing single storey 1,672sqm nursing home.
Site works would include the provision of a new feature landscaped courtyards, sensory gardens and revised landscaping, carparking and associated alteration to the existing surface water drainage system to provide a total of 57 parking spaces.
The local authority are due to make a decision on the matter by July 19th.
Realt na Mara NS in Mill Street
Realt na Mara NS are hoping to add two temporary classrooms to the school in Mill Street.
They have applied to Louth County Council for planning permission to add two single storey temporary classrooms and associated rooms to the school. These would be linked to the existing school on the ground floor to the rear of the school and would be connected to existing services.
The council are due to decide on the matter by June 14th.
St Joseph’s Hospital in Ardee
The HSE Dublin North East are hoping to build a new single storey extension to St Joseph’s Hospital in Townsparks, Ardee.
They have applied to Louth County Council for planning permission to partially demolish and alter part of the existing modern single storey wing to the rear of the main building and construct a new extension in its place.
Despite the hospital being a protected structure, alteration works will be limited to the modern wing and will consist of the construction of a new entrance porch and ramp to the north side of the wing and minor changes to internal room layouts.
The proposed new extension will contain 10 single bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, a living and dining room, a kitchenette, an IT room, visitor’s facilities and site works that will include connections to existing services.
Louth County Council are due to decide on the matter by February 25th.
Dealgan House
Dealgan House Nursing Home could be set to expand shortly.
The care facility on the Bellewsbridge Road at Toberona earlier this year put forward a planning application for a single storey extension to their premises, which was granted conditional planning permission last week by the council following the issuing of further information last month.
As part of the plans, the nursing home will also be looking to carry out internal alterations to the existing building, while they also hope to widen the entrance.
Realt na Mara National School in Mill Street are looking to build a two storey extension to the rear of the existing school.
The extension, which would be linked to the existing school, will accommodate two new classrooms.
The school’s Board of Management have applied to Dundalk Town Council for the facility and will hope to hear word back on it in the coming weeks, with a view to commencing the construction throughout the summer months.
Dealgan House
Dealgan House Nursing Home will shortly look to expand, Talk of the Town has learned.
The care facility on the Bellewsbridge Road at Toberona recently put forward a planning application to Dundalk Town Council for a single storey extension to their premises.
While the application was deemed to be incomplete, it shows plans to expand. The nursing home will also be looking to carry out internal alterations to the existing building, while they also hope to widen the entrance.
Darver Castle has been refused planning permission by Louth County Council to build on a 13 square metre extension to its reception.
Owner of the popular wedding venue, Aidan Carville, applied for the extension at the start of March but it was refused on two counts by the local authority recently.
The council found that the proposed plans did not compliment the existing protected structure under the Louth County Development Plan 2009-2015, while they also felt the proposed extension would be “detrimental to the character of the archaeological site or its setting.” On the latter, they said the applicants had not demonstrated that the proposed development would not be detrimental to the Tower House on site.
Dún Dealgan National School in Jocelyn Street will host an open day this Saturday from 12 noon to 2pm.
This is an opportunity for parents to meet with teachers and see all that the school has to offer.
All are welcome to attend with further details available by calling 042 9335902 or by emailing dundealganns@gmail.com
The school recently announced its intention to expand with planning permission submitted to Dundalk Town Council for a two-storey extension that would include four classrooms.
A decision on the matter will be made by May 4th.
Darver Castle are hoping to extend the reception area of the castle.
Owner Aidan Carville has applied to Louth County Council for planning permission for a 13 square metre extension to the 15th Century castle, which is a protected structure.
The local authority are due to make a decision on the matter on March 19th.
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