Commercial fit-out · Co. Laois

Lennons Bar, Mary Street, Durrow Townparks, Durrow, Co. Laois

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Key facts

  • Planning application 2660751 at Lennons Bar, Mary Street, Durrow Townparks, Durrow, Co. Laois: Change the use of the existing pub and guesthouse/hostel permitted…
  • The applicant is Marc Lennon. The agent is Kirsty McDonnell.
  • It was received by Laois County Council on 16 Oct 2026.
  • Status: Not yet validated by the council.
  • The council has not yet validated this application (checked that it is complete). Its decision date can change once it does.

Source: the Laois County Council planning register, checked 17 Oct 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

Change the use of the existing pub and guesthouse/hostel permitted…

change the use of the existing pub and guesthouse/hostel permitted under Reg. Ref. 2460198 to be used as accommodation for International Protection Applicants (IPAS) only. The change of use relates to the following works: 1) The change of use of the existing bar on the ground floor and private accommodation on the first floor (both floors permitted as Guesthouse/Hostel use) for use for accommodation on both ground floor and first floor, comprising of 9 no. bedrooms with 33 no. bedspaces. 2) Ancillary rooms, kitchen dining area (20.7 m²), communal living area (23.81 m²), dining room (22.62 m²), study/communal space (6.52 m²), and 2 no. storage areas (7.46 m²). 3) Ground Floor Female Bathroom facilities: 2 no. WC, 2 no. Showers, and 2 no. WHB. Ground Floor Male Bathroom facilities: 3 no. WC, 2 no. Showers, 3 no. WHB, and 2 no. Urinals. First Floor Mixed Bathroom facilities: 1 no. WC, 1 no. WHB and 1 no. Shower. 4) New laundry (12.5 m²), storage (11.91 m²) and refuse storage (7.79 m²) area located to rear, attached by a covered canopy (84 m²).

Location
Durrow, Co. Laois Map
Planning reference
2660751
Application type
Permission
Applicant
Marc Lennon
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Numbers and dates

Floor area
197 m²
Project type
Commercial fit-out
Received
16 Oct 2026

Site history

This site's history

  1. Earlier permission 2460198 for this site: granted 26 Sep 2024, work started 21 Oct 2024.

    1. retain the construction of a toilet block to the rear of the site measuring approximately 31m2 2. retain of the construction of an… Named in this application's description

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