Flynn's Field, Townspark, Carrick on Shannon

Construction of a 3-storey mixed-use building comprising a 72-room tourist hostel with associated facilities and three ground floor retail units with maintained pedestrian access to bridge street via a ground-level right of way. The ground floor will accommodate hostel reception, café, staff facilities, admin office, linen store, toilets, service areas including bin and bike storage, and three retail units (507m²) with direct access to the street. Esb substation and switch room accessed from flynn’s field. The 1st and 2nd floor will contain guest accommodation in a range of room types including double, family, accessible, and shared dormitory-style rooms, designed to accommodate up to 244 guests. The development includes all ancillary hostel facilities such as co-working area, luggage storage, utility/service rooms and extensive roof-mounted solar panels to optimise energy consumption. There is provision for 5 staff parking spaces to the rear. The total gross floor area of the proposed development is 3,522m², comprising 3,015 square metres allocated to hostel use and 507 square metres for retail use.

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.

1. Application received25 July 2025
2. Further information requested17 September 2025
3. Further information received10 December 2025
4. Decision due15 January 2026
5. Decision issued8 January 2026
6. Grant issued10 February 2026
7. Permission expiry9 February 2031

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