Plans lodged for Longford's Templemichael College

The body charged with the coordination of education in the Midlands have lodged plans with Longford County Council for the development of Templemichael College.

The Longford and Westmeath Education Training Board development will consist of a new single-storey extension consisting of two special needs classroom units to the west side of the existing school and a new stand alone two storey gym building to the west of the existing school.

The permission sought includes the removal of part of the existing boundary hedge and the existing trees for a proposed site entrance from Templemichael Terrace and for a new roadway and footpath to the existing school. The school hopes to relocate the existing soccer pitch and provide for additional car parking and all ancillary site works.

Longford County Council planning department received the planning application at the start of the month and hope to have a decision by April 26, next.