Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedRetentionDecided 24 February 2025

Lawlor's Hotel, Gleann Na Greine Naas East, Naas

Retention of various changes and extensions made to Lawlor's Hotel.

2461395 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 23 December 2024

Reference
2461395
Authority
Kildare County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
RETENTION
Received
23 December 2024

Summary

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Retention permission is sought for several completed elements of the hotel extension. This includes a reconfigured basement car park, ground floor footprint revisions, an increased bar area, a mezzanine level, and additional bedrooms, conference rooms, and plant space across multiple floors.

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Official record

Development description

For elements of the completed lawlor's hotel extension (planning reference 16/624) as follows: reconfiguration of basement car park consisting of 106 car parking spaces with mechanical ventilation, with revisions to the ground floor footprint and eastern courtyard elevation consisting of additional chimney flue to gable elevation with increase in bar area of 55.04m2 with additional staircore with additional "orangerie" feature tower with additional maintenance store and lobby with revised rear courtyard planting and outdoor seating areas with additional 104m2 mezzanine level between ground and 1st floor with additional bedroom and stairwell with reconfiguration to bedrooms and additional conference room of 119.47m2 nett additional area at 2nd floor level with additional bedroom and stairwell with reconfiguration to bedrooms and additional conference room of 120.53m2 nett additional area at 3rd floor level with additional bedroom and stairwell with reconfiguration to bedrooms and additional conference room of 172.36m2 nett additional area at 4th floor level with additional stairwell access and increase in plant room of 52.85m2 nett additional area at 5th floor with associated site works. The nett additional area totals 634.28m2 over that permitted in planning reg. Reference 16/624

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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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Apt 2 Friary Court, Friary Rd, NaasApr 2026€225,00071 m
Apartment 1, Poplar Square, NaasAug 2025€170,00079 m
5 Friar Court, Friary Rd, NaasOct 2025€275,00090 m
Apt 1, The Atrium, Johns LaneOct 2025€710,000159 m
Apt 1, The Atrium, Johns LaneDec 2025€190,000159 m
1 Friar Gate, Millbrook, NaasNov 2025€323,000203 m
5 Poplar Grove, Millbrook, NaasMar 2026€276,000222 m
14 Poplar Grove, Millbrook, NaasJul 2026€301,000222 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.

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  1. Application received23 December 2024
  2. Decision due25 February 2025
  3. Decision issued24 February 2025

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