Written answers
Tuesday, 27 March 2018
Department of Education and Skills
Schools Building Projects Data
Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school building projects that have been required to apply to local authorities for an extension of duration of planning permission due to delays; and the detail of each. [13758/18]
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Seven major school building projects at Architectural Planning Stage have been required to apply to local authorities for an extension of duration of planning permission due to delays. The detail of each project are listed in the attached spreadsheet.
While it is a rare occurrence, it can happen that a project may experience delays following a grant of planning permission for a number of reasons. For example, a need to appoint a replacement architect or engineer on the design team, a legal challenge to a grant of planning permission, delays in securing a site or an extension to a site and changes sought in the brief by the school following the grant of planning permission. In some cases the delay can be attributable to an underperforming design team.
Included on the attached spreadsheet are two projects where an extension of planning permission has been sought and a decision is currently awaited from the Local Authority.
| County | Roll No | School | Date Grant of PP extended from | Comment re delays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavan | 19439B | Holy Family Special School | 12/01/18 | Changes to brief by the school following the grant of planning permission, need to appoint a replacement M&E engineer on the design team and delays while various decant proposals explored. |
| Longford | 19429V | St. Christopher's Special School | 17/07/17 | Issues with Design Team |
| Donegal | 19927O | Scoil Mhuire Stranorlar | 12/05/17 | Site acquired with conditional planning permission. Revised Brief Formulation Report necessary to take account of PP conditions imposed. Fire Safety Certificate appealed to An Bord Pleanála. |
| Cork | 19415K | Scoil An athar Tadhg | 09/01/18 | Significant changes proposed by school to scope of project. |
| Cork | 19993E | Gaelscoil An Ghoirt Álainn | 08/12/16 | Planning Permission appealed to An Bord Pleanála twice & a legal challenge to Planning Permission pending acquisition of site. |
| County | Roll No | School | Extension of PP application with Local Authority with effect from | Comment re delays |
| Meath | 17705J | Whitecross | 22/01/18 | Full grant of Planning Permission received 13/1/14. Delays occurred due to school submitting various options for temporary decant and subsequent need to apply for statutory approvals for temporary decant off site. |
| Meath | 18106P | Lismullen | 19/02/18 | Full grant of Planning Permission received 13/9/13. Issues with the Design Team contributed to delays. |
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