GrantedCommercialDecided 23 February 2017

Lawlor's Hotel, Poplar Square and Gleann Na Greine, Naas

Retention of a courtyard suite and construction of a major multi-storey hotel extension following demolition works.

16624 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 15 June 2016

Reference: 16624
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: RETENTION
Received: 15 June 2016

Summary

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This application seeks retention of an 80.7 sqm courtyard suite. It also requests permission to demolish a two-storey house, sheds, and walls to construct a hotel extension of up to five storeys over basement, adding 80 bedrooms, a sky restaurant, and 140 basement parking spaces.

Commercialhoteldemolitionretentionexpansion

Storeys: 5
Floor area: 11,520 m²

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Official record

Development description

The single storey courtyard suite (c. 80.7 sqm) at the rear of the existing hotel and for permission for the demolition of a two storey dwelling house (330 sqm) sheds and walls including approximately 35m of the boundary wall at the entrance all at “gornagrena” and the demolition of an external store at the hotel delivery yard and the construction of a part single storey part three storey part four storey part five storey over basement hotel extension (c. 11,520 sqm total new floor area) comprising the following main elements: (1) new additional hotel entrance, set down, entrance plaza and access to basement car park at gleann na greine; (2) lobby, reception, lounge, bars (260 sqm), conference/function rooms (465 sqm), breakfast room (328 sqm), garden room (183.5 sqm), kitchen, service areas, toilets and new link to existing hotel at ground floor level; (3) 80 no. Hotel bedrooms at first, second and third floor levels: (4) new link corridor to existing hotel at first floor and second floor levels: (5) new “sky” restaurant with bar (335 sqm) and kitchen at fourth floor level; (6) 140 no. New car parking spaces, service areas, access ramp and staff facilities at basement level; (7) landscaped garden area, tree planting and the restoration of existing boundary wall; (8) alterations to goods delivery yard including new ramp to basement car park; and all ancillary works on an overall 0.773 hectares site at lawlor’s hotel, poplar square, naas, and “gortnagrena”, gleann na greine, naas, co. Kildare. The proposed extended lawlor’s hotel will comprise 140 no. Bedrooms and a total floor area of 17,832.5 sqm. All goods deliveries will continue at the existing delivery yard at friary road/poplar square and the existing lawlor’s hotel entrance and frontage at poplar square will remain unchanged. Revised by significant further information consisting of retention permission for the single storey courtyard suite (c. 80.7 sq. M. ) at the rear of the existing hotel and for permission for the demolition of a two storey dwelling house (330 sq. M. ) sheds and walls including approx. 45m of the boundary wall all at "gornagrena" and the demolition of an external store at the hotel delivery yard and the construction of a part single storey part two storey part three storey part four storey part five storey over basement hotel extension (c. 10,790sq. M. Total new floor area)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Town CentreUC

“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of the town centre.”

National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area

Objective set by the Naas Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027 (2021–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 18 June 2018.

Notified floor area: 10,790 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 2 Friary Court, Friary Rd, Naas	Apr 2026	€225,000	63 m
Apartment 1, Poplar Square, Naas	Aug 2025	€170,000	68 m
5 Friar Court, Friary Rd, Naas	Oct 2025	€275,000	81 m
Apt 1, The Atrium, Johns Lane	Oct 2025	€710,000	150 m
Apt 1, The Atrium, Johns Lane	Dec 2025	€190,000	150 m
1 Friar Gate, Millbrook, Naas	Nov 2025	€323,000	200 m
5 Poplar Grove, Millbrook, Naas	Mar 2026	€276,000	217 m
14 Poplar Grove, Millbrook, Naas	Jul 2026	€301,000	217 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received15 June 2016
Further information requested9 August 2016
Further information received7 December 2016
Decision due23 February 2017
Decision issued23 February 2017
Appeal submitted22 March 2017
Appeal decided28 September 2017
Permission expiry27 September 2022

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