Tipperary secondary school gets go-ahead for eight classroom extension
A Tipperary secondary school will soon benefit from a new extension after Tipperary County Council granted planning permission for a large new development on their site.
CBS High School on Kickham Street in Clonmel applied to the council for permission to construct a a new two storey extension to the east of the existing school buildings and a single storey extension to the north of existing special needs unit (SNU) building.
The two storey extension consists of a new corridor link to the existing original school building and includes eight specialist teaching rooms, storage and ancillary accommodation, according to planning files.
The single storey extension to the existing SNU building includes three class base rooms, a practical activity room, central activities space and ancillary accommodation, as well as a separate single storey extension consisting of a new office, to the south east of the SNU building.
Other works on the site include the demolition of existing single storey building containing prep room and store to north east of school building, demolition of existing shed to west of SNU building, removal of existing vehicular access gate and pedestrian gates to the south site boundary to be replaced with new wider vehicular access gate, new pedestrian gate and new brick wall and railing to match the existing also form part of the plans.
Also included is the removal of existing vehicular access gate and splayed walls to the east site boundary replaced with new vehicular sliding gate and new brick wall and railing to match existing, the removal of existing vehicular access gate and splayed wall to the north east site boundary to be replaced with new vehicular access gate, new pedestrian gate and new stone wall and railing to match existing.
Tipperary County Council granted permission for the development subject to 13 conditions.