PHOTOS: Great news as €1.4m extension to Kildare school is approved

By Kildare Reporter
Published 21st Sep 2025, 09:00 GMT
A design image of the development (McCarthy O'Hora Architects)placeholder image
A design image of the development (McCarthy O'Hora Architects)

Includes new two-storey SEN (Special Educational Needs) facility

Planning permission has been granted for a €1.4 million extension to Scoil Naisiunta Naomh Padraig on Bracknagh Road, Rathangan, Co. Kildare.

The development will see the construction of a new two-storey SEN (Special Educational Needs) Base extension, with a total floor area of 934 sq.m.placeholder image
The development will see the construction of a new two-storey SEN (Special Educational Needs) Base extension, with a total floor area of 934 sq.m.

The ground floor will provide two class bases with associated safe spaces, WCs and changing places, storage, a central activities space, an office and a boiler room.

The first floor will include four classrooms, each with ensuite WCs, as well as a resource room and storage space.placeholder image
The first floor will include four classrooms, each with ensuite WCs, as well as a resource room and storage space.

The project also includes a number of site improvements, including:

Removal of existing prefabs and replacement with a new tarmacadam play area Partial removal of the existing boundary and trees, to be replaced with new boundary treatment Demolition of the existing changing rooms (48 sq.m) and construction of new changing rooms (87 sq.m) Creation of a new enclosed sensory garden and SEN play area Provision of four additional car parking spaces in the existing car park Installation of a new gas tank and secure fence enclosureplaceholder image
Removal of existing prefabs and replacement with a new tarmacadam play area Partial removal of the existing boundary and trees, to be replaced with new boundary treatment Demolition of the existing changing rooms (48 sq.m) and construction of new changing rooms (87 sq.m) Creation of a new enclosed sensory garden and SEN play area Provision of four additional car parking spaces in the existing car park Installation of a new gas tank and secure fence enclosure

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Associated landscaping, drainage, and site works will also be carried out.

The extension is expected to provide much-needed additional classroom space and modern facilities for students, particularly those with special educational needs, in the Rathangan area.

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