Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 22 October 2024

Lough Rynn Castle Estate & Gardens at Rinn Townland, Mohill, County Leitrim

Construction of three extensions at Lough Rynn Castle Hotel to add 51 guest bedrooms, a restaurant, and a leisure centre.

2460006 · Leitrim County Council · Lodged 10 January 2024

Reference
2460006
Authority
Leitrim County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
10 January 2024

Summary

AI-generated

The development consists of three extensions to the existing hotel to provide 51 additional guest bedrooms, a restaurant, a leisure centre, a swimming pool, a gym, and a spa. The works involve extensions to the conference centre, the former walled enclosure, and the former farmyard.

Commercialhotelleisure centreextension
Storeys
3
Floor area
5,196 m²

Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.

Official record

Development description

Construction of three extensions at the existing hotel to provide 51 no. Additional guest bedrooms (increasing the total accommodation to 95 no. Guest bedrooms), restaurant, leisure centre, spa and treatment rooms as follows: (1) a single-storey extension (436.82 sq. M. Floor area) to conference centre (reg. Ref. 06/817) to provide a restaurant, kitchen and glazed walkway; (2) a part single storey and part two storey over basement extension (4035.45 sq. M. Floor area) within the former walled enclosure to provide 28 no. Bedrooms, leisure centre, swimming pool, gym, spa, treatment rooms, changing areas, reception, lobby, library and bar with glazed walkway to the stables courtyard. The extension incorporates part of the partially completed basement (built pursuant to reg. Ref. 04/1829) and the refurbished machinery shed; and (3) a single storey extension (723.87 sq. M. Floor area) to the refurbished southern (164.12 sq. M. Floor area) and northern (190.78 sq. M. Floor area over two floors) ranges of the former farmyard to provide 23 no. Bedrooms with glazed walkway to the eastern range. The proposed development also consists of the removal of approx. 39m. Of stone walls to provide for the entrance to the leisure centre, new vehicular entrance to the former farmyard, new entrances at the new restaurant and new opening in the south wall of former walled enclosure, hard and soft landscaping, upgrade of the on-site wastewater treatment system, 18 no. Disabled parking spaces, cycle parking, site services, and all ancillary and associated works on a circa 3.37 hectares site at the lough rynn castle estate & gardens. The proposed development will comprise the carrying out of works to a protected structure (rps no. 107) and within the curtilage of protected structures (rps nos. 103-106 and 108-113) at the lough rynn castle estate & gardens. The application is accompanied by a natura impact statement.

Built & sold

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 5 May 2025.

Notified floor area: 436.82

3 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
6 Earl Court, Lough Rinn, MohillNov 2025€199,000131 m
4 Clements Court, Lough Rynn, MohillOct 2025€56,667190 m
5 Clements Court, Lough Rynn, LeitrimApr 2025€150,000194 m
21 Crofton Court, Louth Rinn, MohillNov 2025€190,000200 m
6 Clements Court, Lough Rynn, LeitrimJul 2025€189,000201 m
8 Clements Ct, Lough Rynn, LeitrimMay 2025€185,000203 m
13 Lord Leitrim Court, Louth Rinn, LeitrimNov 2025€235,000216 m
6 Crofton Court, Lough Rynn Estate, MohillMar 2026€185,000232 m

Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.

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

  1. Application received10 January 2024
  2. Further information requested5 March 2024
  3. Further information received29 August 2024
  4. Decision due23 October 2024
  5. Decision issued22 October 2024
  6. Grant issued22 November 2024
  7. Permission expiry21 November 2029

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