New school for Tipperary

Tipperary Co Council has granted conditional planning permission for a new 800-pupil secondary school in Roscrea.

The new Coláiste Phobal site development is to include general and specialist classrooms, a general purpose hall, PE hall, offices, staff room, library, sanitary facilities and ancillary spaces.

Tipperary Education & Training Board last week received permission to demolish a number of existing school buildings and extensions, with the demolition/removal of all existing prefabs from the site. Minor alterations to the original school building are to be retained.

The plan also involves an enlarged school vehicle, pedestrian and cycle entrance from Corville Road with drop-off/collection area, cycle and footpaths, bicycle spaces and 80 car parking spaces.

Further planned are five ball courts, landscaped gardens, an external social space, heat pump and gas storage areas, external stores and bin storage area, landscaping works, boundary treatments, associated drainage, all other site services, site development and all ancillary siteworks.