Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats)
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108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the new secondary school build to be based in Charlesland, Greystones, County Wicklow; when planning permission to build will be lodged; and the planned timeline for completion. [45742/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The project referred to by the Deputy is in early architectural planning which involves site surveys, school design stages and the preparation of Planning Permission.

As part of the conditions of sale, the lodgement of planning permission is under the remit of Vendor. My Department has been working closely with the vendor to expedite a planning application for the new school.

As with all school building projects, pre-planning meetings are required with the Local Authority in advance of preparing a planning application to ensure the highest probability of a successful planning application in the shortest time possible. A considerable amount of work is required following the pre-planning meeting to prepare a suitably detailed application. It is anticipated that the planning application for Greystones CC will be lodged in Q4 2021.

It is not possible to provide an indicative timeframe for the progression of the project to tender and construction stages until such time as the necessary statutory approvals have been secured.