The development will consist of a new school building for St. Ita’s and St Mary’s Special…

Commenced date

14 Sep 2026

Planning permission

2360225

Local authority

Louth County Council

Floor area

19,172 m²

Estimated construction value

€34m to €46mOur estimate from floor area and project type, at January 2026 prices, building works only. Not a stated figure. How we estimate

The development will consist of a new school building for St. Ita’s and St Mary’s Special Schools, provided in a part single, two and three-storey building arranged as 2 linked blocks, including upgraded access road to be constructed for the shared use with the adjacent Pitch & Putt club. The proposed building will contain 20 no. classrooms for St. Ita’s, 17 no. classrooms for St. Mary’s, associated clinician and educational support rooms, hydrotherapy pool and all ancillary spaces with total floor area of circa 9,586 m². Proposed site works to include the construction of new play areas, including soft play areas, MUGA, multisensory garden together with all associated paths and paving, 130 no. car-parking spaces, 8 no. covered minibus set-down bays and a further 12 no. queuing spaces, together with boundary treatments, 20 no. bicycle stands, ancillary infrastructure works, ESB sub-station landscaping and a stormwater connection including upgrade works to the existing drainage network located in the public road and footpath in Riverview.